Ping Identity, a global leader in enterprise digital identity, has been named the 2026 Google Cloud Security Partner of the Year for Identity & Access Management (IAM). The award recognizes Ping’s innovation in securing AI-driven workloads and delivering identity-first security across the Google Cloud ecosystem, including Google Workspace and Chrome Enterprise.
Strategic Excellence: Recognized for helping enterprises implement passwordless access, browser trust, and real-time identity governance.
Identity for AI: Highlighted for its "Identity for AI" solution, which enables organizations to govern both human and AI agent activity during execution.
Marketplace Momentum: Achieved 66% year-over-year growth in Marketplace total contract value in 2025 and 3x growth in global sales across EMEA and APJ.
Chrome Enterprise Device Trust: Launched joint solutions with Google to modernize identity security for high-risk industries like healthcare and finance.
Individual Accolades: Earned two 2025 Google Cloud Partner All-Star Awards for Sales and AI Innovations.
Comprehensive IdP: Remains the only comprehensive Identity Provider (IdP) delivering its full platform through the Google Cloud Marketplace.
As AI agents move from pilot programs into production, the security challenge shifts from simply managing access to controlling execution. Ping Identity’s Runtime Identity capabilities allow organizations to continuously verify identity, context, and intent at every interaction. This ensures that AI agents operate within defined guardrails, reducing the risk of unauthorized actions in sensitive environments.
"Google Cloud is a critical partner in our strategy to bring identity-first security to AI. By combining Ping's runtime identity capabilities with Google Cloud's scale, we're helping organizations reduce risk, safely delegate authority, and confidently adopt AI." — Loren Russon, VP, Product & Technology at Ping Identity
The partnership has focused heavily on removing friction from the user experience while hardening security. Joint solutions like the Chrome Enterprise Device Trust connector allow security teams to use rich telemetry from the Chrome browser as a signal for conditional access. This shift allows organizations to move security controls from the network level directly to individual users and devices, supporting the transition to a Zero Trust architecture.
"The Google Cloud Partner Awards honor the strategic innovation and measurable value our partners bring to customers," said Kevin Ichhpurani, President, Global Partner Ecosystem and Channels at Google Cloud. "We are proud to celebrate Ping Identity’s role in driving customer success over the last year."
Ping Identity secures digital identities for the world’s largest enterprises, managing millions of users across cloud, hybrid, and on-premises environments. Its platform is designed to provide the scale and flexibility needed to fight fraud, enable passwordless experiences, and govern the next generation of AI-driven interactions.
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