Wipro's American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) surged in pre-market trading on Thursday after the Indian IT major announced an expanded artificial intelligence partnership with Google Cloud. The company's ADRs rose as much as 7.1% to $1.95, reflecting a positive market reaction to Wipro's plans to scale the use of Google's Gemini AI technologies across its operations.
Under the expanded agreement, Wipro plans to train 10,000 specialists on Gemini, strengthening its workforce's ability to use advanced artificial intelligence tools for enterprise projects. The initiative includes around 1,500 Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) equipped with advanced AI capabilities designed to improve productivity, streamline workflows and support faster decision-making.
The partnership represents another major step in Wipro's strategy to integrate generative and agentic AI into its business. The company has been expanding its relationship with Google Cloud, using Gemini and other Google Cloud AI technologies to support application modernisation, cloud migration, data analytics and enterprise transformation.
Wipro has previously integrated Gemini capabilities into its FullStride Cloud Studio platforms and has trained employees in Google Cloud's AI technologies. The company said these technologies can help improve productivity in areas such as application migration and modernisation.
The latest initiative also builds on Wipro's broader adoption of Gemini Enterprise. The company has been deploying Gemini Enterprise across corporate functions including finance, human resources, sales, delivery and customer support. The objective is to improve operational efficiency, accelerate decision-making and enhance employee experience.
For Wipro, the expanded Google Cloud relationship could provide an important competitive advantage as global enterprises increase spending on artificial intelligence and cloud transformation. By developing a larger pool of AI-skilled specialists and engineers, the company aims to help customers move from experimental AI projects to more scalable, production-ready solutions.
Wipro has also been developing industry-specific AI agents with Google Cloud's Gemini models and Vertex AI. These solutions are being designed for sectors such as banking, healthcare, retail, manufacturing and other enterprise functions.
The sharp rise in Wipro's ADRs indicates that investors are closely watching the company's AI strategy. As demand for generative AI, agentic AI and cloud services continues to grow, Wipro's ability to combine its enterprise technology expertise with Google's AI platforms could become an increasingly important growth driver.
Overall, the latest Google Cloud pact reinforces Wipro's push toward an AI-led business model, while the plan to train 10,000 specialists on Gemini highlights the company's focus on building the workforce required to meet rising enterprise AI demand.
