Persistent Systems wins Google Cloud supply chain partner award for Gemini-led AI transformation

Recognition highlights growing enterprise demand for cloud-native visibility, automation and agentic AI across manufacturing and retail supply chains.

Persistent Systems has been named the 2026 Google Cloud Partner of the Year in the Services and Industry Solutions – Supply Chain and Logistics category, reflecting growing enterprise focus on AI-led supply chain modernisation across manufacturing and retail sectors.

The recognition highlights Persistent’s work around cloud-native supply chain transformation projects built on Google Cloud technologies, including Gemini.

The Pune-headquartered IT services company said enterprises are increasingly looking to modernise fragmented supply chain environments and improve operational visibility across logistics, procurement and inventory systems.

Persistent’s approach focuses on integrating operational data, cloud infrastructure and AI-driven automation into unified supply chain environments designed to support real-time decision-making and operational resilience.

The company said many enterprises continue to face challenges around disconnected operational systems, fragmented data environments and limited end-to-end visibility across supply chain operations.

These gaps often affect automation initiatives, delay operational decision-making and reduce efficiency across large-scale manufacturing and retail environments.

To address this, Persistent builds cloud-native data environments on Google Cloud that combine operational data, automation frameworks and AI capabilities within a single platform architecture.

The company is also using Gemini and agentic AI capabilities for use cases, including demand forecasting, inventory optimisation, logistics operations and automated exception management.

Persistent said enterprises are looking at AI not as a standalone productivity layer, but as part of broader operational workflows and business processes.

Supports AI-led supply chain operations

The company said organisations are prioritising connected supply chain environments capable of improving visibility, operational coordination and decision-making across distributed systems.

Persistent’s supply chain transformation approach combines Google Cloud infrastructure, AI models and data platforms to support operational orchestration and automation at scale.

Persistent’s chief operating officer, Technology, Jaideep Vijay Dhok, said the recognition reflects the company’s continued focus on AI-led enterprise transformation and cloud-native operational environments.

He added that enterprises are increasingly looking for supply chain systems capable of supporting real-time visibility, operational resilience and faster decision-making.

Google Cloud’s president, Global Partner Ecosystem and Channels, Kevin Ichhpurani, said the Google Cloud Partner Awards recognise partners delivering customer impact through technology expertise and industry-focused solutions.

Persistent Systems is a Premier Google Cloud Partner and has worked with Google Cloud technologies for nearly two decades.

The company currently holds over 50 Google Cloud expertise and specialisation areas alongside over 2,000 Google Cloud certifications.

The recognition also reflects growing enterprise investments in AI-driven operational transformation projects across manufacturing, retail and supply chain environments.

As organisations continue modernising operational systems, enterprises are increasingly looking for platforms capable of integrating logistics, procurement, inventory and operational data into unified environments.

There is also a broader industry movement towards embedding AI capabilities directly into operational systems rather than deploying AI as isolated productivity tools.

Within supply chain operations, enterprises are exploring AI-driven forecasting, intelligent inventory management, predictive planning and automated workflows to improve operational efficiency and responsiveness.

The use of agentic AI is also beginning to expand beyond pilot environments into production-oriented operational deployments.

The shift is also reshaping the role of system integrators and channel firms, particularly as enterprise supply chain modernisation moves beyond standalone automation projects towards integrated, AI-driven operational environments.

As organisations consolidate operational data, cloud infrastructure and AI capabilities into unified platforms, enterprises are increasingly relying on partners that can manage complex integration, orchestration and operational transformation initiatives at scale.