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Xebia Recognized as 2026 Google Cloud Partner of the Year for Benelux

April 21st, 2026

April 21, 2026
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Amsterdam, Netherlands — April 21st, 2026 — Xebia, a global AI-first, digital transformation, and engineering leader, today announced that it has received the 2026 Google Cloud Partner of the Year Award for Benelux, recognizing its impact in the Google Cloud ecosystem.

“The Google Cloud Partner Awards honor the strategic innovation and measurable value our partners bring to customers”. “We are proud to name Xebia a 2026 Google Cloud Partner Award winner, celebrating their role in driving customer success over the last year.”

Kevin Ichhpurani

President, Global Partner Ecosystem and Channels, Google Cloud

Operationalizing AI at Scale with Google Cloud

This award highlights Xebia’s ability to bring AI into production at scale, embedding generative AI and agent-based capabilities into core business processes across industries, including financial services, retail, and energy. Partnering with Google Cloud, Xebia helps enterprises scale AI adoption, modernize data platforms, and deliver measurable business outcomes.

<em>“We are proud to be recognized by Google Cloud as Partner of the Year for Benelux,”</em>.<em> “Our focus is simple: move beyond pilots and deliver real business impact. Together with Google Cloud, we help organizations operationalize AI in a scalable, responsible, and outcome-driven way.”</em>

Bart Verlaat

MD Cloud Benelux at Xebia

Accelerating Time-to-Value with AI-First Delivery

In 2025, Xebia accelerated its transition to an AI-first organization, operationalizing this strategy through scalable solutions, such as Migration Factory and the ACE (AI-Native Software Engineering™) framework. ACE applies AI to engineering workflows to accelerate delivery, improve quality, and ensure consistency across modernization and product development.

With its AI-first approach, Xebia is delivering results for enterprises across industries:

  • A leading retailer deployed enterprise-wide GenAI capabilities to improve employee productivity and accelerate decision-making.
  • A global financial institution modernized large-scale data platforms to enable compliant, real-time AI insights.
  • A major energy sector organization used AI-powered platforms to optimize operations and unlock new revenue opportunities.

Across these engagements, Xebia helped reduce time-to-production from years to months.

About Xebia

Xebia is a global AI-first, digital transformation, and engineering partner. With over 25 years of experience and a team of 4,500+ professionals across 16 countries, Xebia specializes in Artificial Intelligence, Data and Cloud, Intelligent Automation, and Digital Products and Platforms. With a strong focus on engineering excellence and a people-first culture, they equip organizations to apply emerging technologies that accelerate business innovation and drive sustainable competitive advantage. Xebia leads with a responsible and human-centric approach to AI, ensuring organizations shape a better tomorrow for all.

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