High-Tech GCCs in the AI Era: Building the Foundations for Global Product Ownership

For two decades, high-tech enterprises have used GCCs primarily to extend engineering capacity, increase development velocity, and provide global delivery coverage. That mandate is now broadening. As AI increasingly connects silicon, systems, software, cloud, data, and cybersecurity, the strategic question is no longer only how much engineering work a GCC performs, but how much of the product and technology life cycle it can influence and own.