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Kyndryl and AWS Sign Expanded Strategic Collaboration Agreement to Advance Agentic AI Adoption Across Enterprise IT

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Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) expanded its multi-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS to help enterprises adopt and scale agentic AI on AWS while modernizing mission-critical workloads.

The partnership includes AWS investment in Kyndryl’s talent, joint solution engineering, AI specializations and industry-focused modernization capabilities worldwide.

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In the Jun 18 session, KD declined 3.93%, reflecting a moderate negative market reaction.

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Market Context

This announcement deepens KD’s AWS relationship to scale agentic AI using 11,000+ certified professi...
Analysis

This announcement deepens KD’s AWS relationship to scale agentic AI using 11,000+ certified professionals and industry blueprints. With similar AI partnerships historically moving about -1.23% on average, execution on tangible customer wins remains a key watchpoint.

Key Figures

AWS-certified professionals: more than 11,000 AI investment rate: more than 68% Revenue: $15.1 billion +5 more
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AWS-certified professionals more than 11,000 Kyndryl global AWS business and technical team
AI investment rate more than 68% Customers investing heavily in AI per Kyndryl Readiness Report
Revenue $15.1 billion Fiscal 2026 revenue from DEF 14A
Cash $2.6 billion Fiscal 2026 cash balance from DEF 14A
Available liquidity $4.8 billion Fiscal 2026 available liquidity from DEF 14A
Capital returned $304 million Share repurchases returned to stockholders in fiscal 2026
Shares in Form 144 46,760 shares Maryjo Charbonnier proposed sale over past 3 months
Aggregate sale amount $561,550.70 Value of shares listed in Charbonnier Form 144

Previous Partnership,AI Reports

3 past events · Latest: Nov 10 (Positive)
Same Type Pattern 3 events
Date Event Sentiment 24h Move Catalyst
Nov 10 AI partnership expansion Positive -1.1% Expanded AI and automation collaboration with Dow to modernize infrastructure applications.
Aug 06 AI cloud alliance Positive +2.6% Strengthened HPE alliance to support AI private cloud solutions across industries.
Mar 27 Gen AI partnership Positive -5.1% Expanded Google Cloud partnership to drive mainframe modernization with generative AI.

24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.

Pattern Detected

AI partnership announcements have often been followed by modest share price declines despite their positive strategic tone.

Key Terms

agentic ai, mission-critical workloads, aws european sovereign cloud, digital sovereignty
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agentic ai technical
"adopt, deploy and scale agentic AI as they modernize and operate"
Agentic AI refers to computer systems that can make their own decisions and take actions without needing someone to tell them what to do each time. It's like giving a robot a degree of independence to solve problems or achieve goals on its own, which matters because it could change how we work and interact with technology in everyday life.
mission-critical workloads technical
"modernize and run mission‑critical workloads on AWS"
Mission-critical workloads are the computer programs, data flows and processes that a business cannot run without — like the engine of a car or the heartbeat of an organization. If these workloads stop or slow, revenue, customer service and legal compliance can be harmed, so companies invest in extra safeguards, backup systems and reliable platforms. Investors watch them because their resilience and cost directly affect a company's continuity, expenses and risk profile.
aws european sovereign cloud technical
"launch partner for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud initiative"
A European sovereign cloud is a cloud computing service set up to store and run data and applications within European borders under stricter legal, technical and operational controls so governments and regulated organizations can meet local privacy and security rules. For investors, it matters because this kind of offering can open or protect access to public-sector and regulated customers, reduce regulatory risk, and shape competitive advantage and revenue potential—think of it as a trusted, local vault for sensitive data.
digital sovereignty technical
"AWS Competencies, including Mainframe Modernization, AI, Agentic AI and Digital Sovereignty"
Digital sovereignty is the idea that a country, organization, or individual controls its own data, digital systems, and the rules that govern them, rather than relying on foreign providers or distant rules. For investors it matters because laws, contracts, and technology choices driven by digital sovereignty can reshape markets, create compliance costs, alter where companies store and process data, and influence which vendors and suppliers win or lose—similar to how owning the keys and locks to a building determines who can access it.

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Expanded collaboration enables customers to adopt and scale agentic AI as they modernize and run missioncritical workloads on AWS

NEW YORK, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services, today announced the expansion of its multi-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help customers adopt, deploy and scale agentic AI as they modernize and operate mission-critical workloads on AWS.

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Under the expanded SCA, Kyndryl and AWS have committed to growing and strengthening Kyndryl's global AWS business and technical team that currently includes more than 11,000 AWS-certified professionals. Specifically, AWS is investing in Kyndryl's talent development, joint solution engineering, AI specialization and industry-focused modernization capabilities to accelerate agentic AI-powered innovation, modernization and business transformation.

"Many organizations are focused on adopting agentic AI, but they are stuck in the experimentation phase instead of applying it in a way that actually makes a difference for their business," said Giovanni Carraro, Global Strategic Alliances Leader at Kyndryl. "Our expanded work with AWS is about supporting customers as they seek to unlock and use agentic AI in practical ways to manage systems more effectively, reduce manual effort, and support modernization without adding risk or complexity."

"Customers want to put agentic AI to work transforming their businesses, but moving from experimentation to production requires deep operational expertise," said Julia Chen, Vice President, Partner Core, AWS. "This expanded collaboration with Kyndryl gives organizations a practical path to automate operations, modernize workloads, and spend less time on routine operations and more time on innovation."

According to the Kyndryl Readiness Report, customer investments in AI are growing – more than 68% are investing heavily – but most aren't realizing the anticipated benefits or operational efficiencies. Kyndryl and AWS plan to help organizations address this challenge by co-developing new industry-specific agentic AI modernization blueprints, offerings and advanced delivery capabilities that will enable customers to rapidly adopt AI-powered solutions while maximizing the value, speed and resiliency of their existing AWS Cloud investments.

Kyndryl recently collaborated with AWS to successfully complete IT modernization and cloud migration for Alpitour World, one of the most important European players in the tourism industry, moving the company's core mainframe workloads to the AWS cloud platform.

"As we modernize our IT environment, it's important that AI supports how our systems actually operate day-to-day," said Francesco Ciuccarelli, Chief Innovation and Technology Officer at Alpitour World. "Working together with Kyndryl and AWS has helped us apply AI in practical ways as we move workloads to the cloud, while maintaining the reliability and control our business depends on. Having the teams aligned has made it easier to move forward with confidence as our environment evolves."

The skills and deep technical expertise fostered under the expanded SCA also will support the companies' collaboration in Europe, where Kyndryl is a launch partner for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud initiative, and further Kyndryl's broad portfolio of AWS Competencies, including Mainframe Modernization, AI, Agentic AI and Digital Sovereignty as well as multiple AWS Industry Competencies. The collaboration will center on applying AI, including agent-based approaches, to automate routine tasks, coordinate workflows, and support moving workloads to AWS across large, distributed environments.

Kyndryl and AWS will continue to team on joint go-to-market efforts to bring agentic AI capabilities and solutions to customers globally, helping organizations modernize their IT environments and use AI to improve how those systems are run and maintained.

Learn more about the Kyndryl and AWS strategic alliance.

About Kyndryl
Kyndryl (NYSE: KD) is a leading provider of mission-critical enterprise technology services offering advisory, implementation and managed services to thousands of customers in more than 60 countries. As the world's largest IT infrastructure services provider, the Company designs, builds, manages and modernizes the complex information systems that the world depends on every day. For more information, visit www.kyndryl.com.

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FAQ

What did Kyndryl (KD) announce about its expanded collaboration with AWS on June 18, 2026?

Kyndryl announced an expanded multi-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS focused on accelerating agentic AI adoption. According to Kyndryl, the companies will jointly help customers modernize and operate mission-critical workloads on AWS using AI-powered automation and industry-specific modernization offerings.

How will the expanded Kyndryl (KD) and AWS agreement support agentic AI adoption for enterprises?

The expanded agreement aims to help enterprises move from AI experimentation to production using agentic AI. According to Kyndryl, AWS will invest in talent, joint solution engineering and AI specializations to enable automation, workload modernization and improved operations on AWS.

How many AWS-certified professionals does Kyndryl have under its strategic alliance with AWS?

Kyndryl reports a global AWS business and technical team with more than 11,000 AWS-certified professionals. According to Kyndryl, the expanded agreement includes commitments to further grow and strengthen this team to support agentic AI and cloud modernization projects.

What role does Kyndryl play in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud initiative?

Kyndryl is a launch partner for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud initiative under the expanded collaboration. According to Kyndryl, skills and technical expertise from the agreement will support digital sovereignty, mainframe modernization, AI and agentic AI solutions for European customers.

How are Kyndryl (KD) and AWS using agentic AI to support IT modernization projects?

Kyndryl and AWS plan to apply agentic AI to automate tasks, coordinate workflows and move workloads to AWS. According to Kyndryl, co-developed industry-specific blueprints and offerings should help customers increase speed, resiliency and value from existing AWS cloud investments.

What example customer project highlights the Kyndryl and AWS collaboration on cloud migration?

Kyndryl and AWS recently supported Alpitour World in modernizing IT and migrating core mainframe workloads to AWS. According to Kyndryl, this project applied AI in practical ways while maintaining reliability and control as the tourism company moved workloads to the cloud.