Cognizant, Microsoft announce global partnership

Cognizant (CTSH) and Microsoft (MSFT) announced an expanded partnership with the goal of making Microsoft’s generative AI and Copilots available to millions of users, to transform enterprise business operations, enhance employee experiences and accelerate cross-industry innovation. Cognizant, a leader in digital transformation services, operates at the intersection of industry and technology, and in conjunction with Microsoft’s advanced generative AI and Copilots, the combined strength of this partnership has the potential to deliver substantial innovation for enterprise customers, contributing to the projected $1T that AI is expected to inject into U.S. GDP over the next ten years. This partnership also has the potential to significantly accelerate AI adoption and innovation in India. AI is expected to add $450-500B to India’s GDP by 2025, accounting for 10% of the country’s $5T GDP target. As part of the partnership, Cognizant purchased 25,000 Microsoft 365 Copilot seats for Cognizant associates, along with 500 Sales Copilot seats and 500 Services Copilot seats to enhance productivity, streamline workflows and transform customer experiences. In addition, Cognizant will work to deploy Microsoft 365 Copilot to a million users within their global 2000 clients and across 11 industries. Through Cognizant’s Synapse skilling program, 35,000 Cognizant developers have been trained on Github Copilot, with an additional 40,000 developers slated to receive training.