New York’s CIO says the agreement will help boost security and data analytics while also encouraging more data sharing among agencies. Artificial intelligence also is part of this two-year effort.

The contract, worth $2.5 billion, is emblematic of how big tech companies are forging alliances to offer a broader menu of AI products.

By offering better integrations with Salesforce, Google hopes to encourage customers using Microsoft products to make the switch.

The new, seven-year deal, announced today, will enable Salesforce customers to run their Agentforce AI agents and its customer relationship management software on Google’s cloud infrastructure, where they can take advantage of an extensive range of data analytics products,