Cognizant Partners With Microsoft To Expand GenAI Solutions
By: Geetanjali
On Monday, April 22, 2024, the American IT giants Cognizant IT Solutions and Microsoft Corporation partnered to broaden the reach of GenAI by Cognizant and Microsoft’s Copilots to the masses that will strengthen employees experience and facilitate innovation and customer experience across industries.
Under his collaboration Cognizant has purchased 25,000 Microsoft 365 Copilots, along with 500 sales Copilot and 500 service Copilot. Additionally, Microsoft is looking forward to deploying 365 Copilot to millions of new users within 2000 of their clients globally across 11 industries.
“Generative AI can be a game-changer for virtually every business in every industry, opening up new possibilities for innovation, efficiency and growth. That’s why we are investing $1 billion in generative AI over the next three years and leading the development of new research to explore its potential for our clients, their employees and end customers. We’re committed to helping them harness the power of generative AI at scale, and Microsoft Copilot is a proven tool that can bring transformative gains, unlocking talent and potential in ways we can only imagine,” said Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S.
Judson Althoff, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at Microsoft said, “Our expanded partnership with Cognizant will help organizations harness generative AI to transform business operations, enhance employee experiences, and deliver new value for customers”. “By combining Cognizant’s industry expertise with Microsoft’s Copilot capabilities—including Copilot for Microsoft 365 and GitHub Copilot—we will help drive AI adoption and innovation for millions of users across its network.”
Cognizant and Microsoft use this opportunity to deliver industry specific solutions, using Copilot Studio which is a platform used to custom make industry specific Copilots, leveraging GenAI large scale business model, business application, and company’s data. Emphasizing application across various industries like, retail, consumer goods, healthcare, financial services, life science, manufacturing, communication and media.