# HCLTech and Anthropic sign a global partnership to deploy governed agentic AI for enterprises

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/hcltech-and-anthropic-sign-a-global-partnership-to-deploy-governed-afcd0e9a
Date: 12 Oct 2026
About: [Anthropic](https://technooptimist.io/companies/anthropic.md) · [Claude Code](https://technooptimist.io/ai/claude-code.md)
Original source: https://www.hcltech.com/press-releases/hcltech-and-anthropic-sign-global-premier-partnership-scale-governed-agentic-ai

HCLTech and Anthropic signed a Global Premier Partnership on October 12 to help large enterprises move agentic AI from experiments to safe, governed deployment. HCLTech will set up a dedicated Anthropic business unit and a center of excellence that builds agent solutions in secure sandbox environments.

## Key facts

- HCLTech's Anthropic unit will use forward-deployed engineers to run Claude deployments in secure sandboxes.
- HCLSoftware will embed Claude into products including HCL BigFix and HCL AppScan; HCLTech will add Claude and Claude Code to its AI Force platform for IT support and code fixes.
- Workflows get policy guardrails, exception handling and human oversight for high-impact changes.
- The release gives no numeric targets or rollout dates; HCLTech reports more than 223,000 people in 60 countries and $14.8 billion in revenue for the 12 months to June 2026.

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