Is AI slowly killing IT outsourcing? Inside Google’s $50 million HCLTech contract cut

For nearly a decade, HCLTech has been a key partner managing a significant share of Google’s application development and engineering operations. That long-standing engagement, however, is now being scaled back.

According to media reports, Google has reduced the size of its outsourcing contract with HCLTech by about $50 million annually as part of a broader strategy to consolidate vendors and expand the use of automation.