KPMG and Microsoft Align to Infuse AI Into Professional Services

Partnership underscores AI’s increasing ubiquity in IT infrastructure, services, and workflows for channel partners.

By Larry Walsh

KPMG and Microsoft have announced a major expansion of their strategic partnership, committing over $12 billion to adopt Microsoft’s cloud and AI capabilities across KPMG’s global business over the next five years. This deal significantly deepens a decade-long alliance between the professional services firm and tech giant.

The expanded agreement aims to transform KPMG’s operations and service delivery through extensive integration of Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, and Azure AI services like CoPilot and the Azure OpenAI Service. KPMG will pilot Microsoft’s newest AI capabilities, integrating them into core service lines like auditing, tax, and advisory work to augment human professionals.

Microsoft’s AI and cloud will provide ...