T-Systems will use Google Cloud's expertise to advise customers, help with migration and offer managed services.
"Our common goal is to help organizations digitize and improve business processes with the help of the cloud"
said Adel Al-Saleh, CEO of T-Systems.
"This partnership is a core element of our strategy. It consists of generating added value for our customers with managed cloud services."
T-Systems will set up a competence center for Google Cloud. This will help companies to first identify their business needs. The next step will then be customized cloud solutions.
Experts for business transformation from T-Systems will work in the new competence center.
"With T-Systems, we have found a partner to jointly provide customers with innovative cloud solutions and services"
says Thomas Kurian, CEO Google Cloud.
"T-Systems' experience in managing IT environments is useful for customers when implementing cloud solutions."
The partners are initially focusing on solutions for key industries such as manufacturing, automotive, logistics and the public sector.