Google trims $50 million from its 10-year-old annual contract to HCLTech; 1,000 employees to be impacted

Google has reportedly reduced the scope of a decade-old IT services contract with HCLTech. A report claims that the tech giant is trimming about $50 million in work from the approximately $200 million annual engagement. According to a report by The Economic Times, the reduction is expected to affect around 1,000 HCLTech employees, who are likely to be redeployed to other projects, highlighting how automation and AI are reshaping traditional IT services work.

The contract cut comes as technology companies increasingly review vendor spending and automate software development tasks.