Cognizant announced a multi-year strategic partnership with Microsoft to help global enterprises become AI-powered frontier firms: organizations that redefine work, unlock new value, and scale innovation responsibly. Under this agreement, Cognizant and Microsoft will co-build industry-grade AI solutions, jointly co-sell globally and collaborate on large-scale deals across key sectors including Financial Services, Healthcare and Life Sciences, Retail, and Manufacturing. The partnership will embed agentic AI and Copilot powered by Work IQ, Foundry IQ and Fabric IQ capabilities into mission-critical workflows, accelerating productivity, customer experience and operational resilience.
This partnership also expands on the Cognizant Neuro®? AI Suite of offerings Cognizant is bringing to the market which leverage Microsoft cloud and AI services. Cognizant will scale Microsoft 365 Copilot and GitHub Copilot adoption across delivery and consulting teams, while upskilling associates on Microsoft Azure, Azure AI Foundry, and related technologies, creating an agile, AI-fluent workforce.
The collaboration will also harness Cognizant's proprietary platforms, including TriZetto, Skygrade, and FlowSource??, to deliver sector-specific advancements and modernize software engineering at scale.
