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## Overview Atlassian Corp. announced an expansion of its multiyear partnership with Google Cloud, deepening integrations between its Rovo agent platform and Google Workspace and Gemini Enterprise, while committing to run key AI training workloads on Google's infrastructure (SiliconANGLE, April 22). The announcement was made at Google Cloud Next '26 in Las Vegas. ## Why It Matters Atlassian's Rovo is its enterprise AI agent platform for software development and IT workflows, competing in the same space as Microsoft Copilot and Salesforce Agentforce. Deepening ties with Google Cloud — both for distribution (Workspace/Gemini Enterprise integration) and infrastructure (training workloads) — signals Atlassian's strategic bet on Google as its primary AI infrastructure partner rather than diversifying across cloud providers, and reflects the broader trend of enterprise software vendors aligning with hyperscalers on agentic AI. ## Developments to Watch - Rovo adoption metrics and enterprise customer wins - Further integration depth with Gemini Enterprise's agentic taskforce - Whether Atlassian expands or diversifies its cloud infrastructure commitments