Research and educational innovation with Google through OCRE

Established partnership

SoftwareOne is the number one partner for Google Cloud in 16 countries, with 750+ Google Cloud customers, and specialisations in Infrastructure, Data Analytics, Location-Based Services and Work Transformation

Best-in-class analytics access

Google’s industry-leading AI and analytics tools and SoftwareOne’s data and AI-driven research capabilities enable you to unlock deeper research insights and advance groundbreaking discoveries.

Support and expertise

Your cloud, data and AI journey is supported by a global team of 250+ Google Cloud Certified professionals, including cloud architects, data engineers, security experts and network engineers.

Security and compliance

SoftwareOne and Google prioritise security, governance and digital sovereignty, to ensure that all research can be conducted safely and securely, while maintaining full regulatory compliance, such as for GDPR and EHDS.

Cost management

SoftwareOne provides access to OCRE framework discounts and helps in building cost-optimised solutions on Google Cloud, so research and academic institutions can maximise budgets and meet tight projects timelines.

Industry knowledge

You can streamline workflows, automate analyses and accelerate discoveries with SoftwareOne’s deep expertise in public sector and education, and our pedigree of supporting institutions in 35+ European countries through OCRE.

SoftwareOne helps provide instant access to Google Cloud’s high-performance cloud platform and industry-leading toolset – the same tech that Google uses itself to drive innovation. We use our deep expertise and knowledge to help researchers take full advantage of Google Cloud technologies to unlock research insights, while delivering full security, compliance and the ability to meet timelines and stay within tight budgets.

Research and academic institutions can supercharge their research capabilities by tapping into the combined power of the SoftwareOne and Google Cloud partnership. We help institutions to take full advantage of Google’s wide-ranging and innovation-boosting portfolio, including data analytics, Gemini, NotebookLM, Vertex AI, Google Cloud’s AI Hypercomputer, DeepMind, AI Studio and AI Co-Scientist.

SoftwareOne and Google Cloud provide potent AI-driven research and data analytics capabilities to unlock deeper insights, make breakthrough discoveries and deliver educational impact. SoftwareOne offers both AI and GenAI capabilities and industry-specific AI agents built on Google Cloud. Our OCRE-ready Analytical Landing Zone further supports in identifying and implementing the most effective AI and analytics solutions that meet their specific needs.

SoftwareOne’s global team of over 300 engineers and architects holds a total of 1,300 certifications. We offer a full suite of services, from cloud migration and application modernisation to cloud financial management (FinOps) and advanced data analytics. We also help organisations to tap into pre-negotiated discounts on Google Cloud and Google AI solutions, making your move to the cloud faster and more cost-effective.

SoftwareOne’s Cloud Managed Services span everything from licensing to infrastructure management to fully managed lifecycle support with the flexibility to choose the precise level of support that fits your needs. With backing by our Enterprise Support service, we work as an extension of your team to design and implement your Google Cloud environment and provide support to help it to run smoothly and efficiently.

SoftwareOne has significant expertise in research and education, along with deep cloud technology, AI and data analytics. Combined with Google’s AI leadership and commitment to scientific innovation and academic excellence, we work together to help researchers and educators to scale and streamline workflows, automate analysis and accelerate new discoveries. As a Google Cloud Premier Partner since 2011, we have Google Cloud specialisations, including Infrastructure, Data Analytics, Work Transformation and Location-Based Services.