Cognizant will adopt Gemini for Google Cloud
to accelerate velocity for its software developers and enable more
than 70,000 associates on Google Cloud's latest AI
technologies
TEANECK,
N.J. and SUNNYVALE,
Calif., March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/
-- Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) and Google Cloud today announced
an expansion of their partnership to enhance the software delivery
lifecycle and accelerate developer productivity.
Cognizant will adopt Gemini for Google Cloud in two ways: first,
by training Cognizant associates to use Gemini for software
development assistance; and second, Cognizant is integrating
Gemini's advanced capabilities within its internal operations and
platforms. Using Gemini for Google Cloud, Cognizant's developers
will be equipped to write, test, and deploy code faster and more
effectively with the help of AI-powered tools, improving the
reliability and cost efficiency of building and managing client
applications.
The potential impact of increased development productivity is
underscored by findings from a recent Cognizant and Oxford
Economics study, New Work, New World, which revealed generative AI
could inject up to $1 trillion into
the U.S. economy by 2032. Through the collaboration, Cognizant and
Google Cloud will utilize Gemini to deliver a broad range of
benefits to enterprise clients across industries, helping them
build applications quickly, rigorously test code, and swiftly
remediate issues to optimize performance throughout the software
delivery lifecycle.
"Software development is one of the jobs likely to benefit most
from the way generative AI is redefining the anatomy of work," said
Ravi Kumar S, CEO, Cognizant. "Cognizant has committed to investing
$1 billion in generative AI over
three years because we believe it is a powerful tool to amplify
human potential, and our partnership with Google Cloud is central
to this commitment, and to realizing this vision."
Over the next 12 months, and in line with the company's Synapse
initiative to upskill one million individuals globally by
2026, Cognizant will invest in enabling more than 70,000 associates
across multiple Cognizant functions on Google Cloud's AI offerings.
Additionally, Cognizant will work to integrate Gemini into its
suite of automated platforms and accelerators, beginning with the
recently announced Cognizant Flowsource™️ platform for
developers.
"Generative AI has the potential to significantly improve every
stage of the software delivery lifecycle, helping developers
quickly generate code, troubleshoot issues, and automate
processes," said Thomas Kurian, CEO,
Google Cloud. "By training and enabling its workforce on Gemini for
Google Cloud, Cognizant can expedite the speed and quality of
software development projects for joint customers."
Bringing gen AI capabilities into Cognizant's proprietary
internal operations and platforms will help the consulting firm
foster deeper insights, optimize processes, and improve user
experiences, securely and responsibly. Expected key benefits
include:
- Enhancing Cognizant's ability to analyze incident reports,
quickly identify root causes, and implement resolutions across its
platforms.
- New AI-powered chat capabilities within Cognizant Flowsource™️,
enabling users to accelerate development of code, automate tests
and documentation, and increase self-service automation for
business users.
- A more intuitive and personalized user experience for business
users and IT teams, applying Gemini's natural language interface
for Cognizant Neuro® AI and Cognizant Neuro®
IT Operations, so users can easily request status updates on
operations and request new services.
- Faster information retrieval and analysis within Cognizant
Neuro® IT Operations, enabling users to quickly extract
the insights needed to do their day-to-day work. Users can use a
natural chat interface to rapidly query knowledge base articles,
manuals, best practices, and more.
In line with Cognizant's plans to invest in deep AI-related
competencies, the company will establish a Gemini Studio within
each of its Cloud AI Innovation hubs in Bangalore, London, and Plano,
Texas, to help enterprise customers ideate, architect, and
scale AI solutions. Cognizant will also establish Gemini Centers of
Excellence within its new dedicated Google Cloud delivery centers
in Mexico and Romania, and it will continue its expansion in
India to accelerate customer
success with generative AI solutions.
Google Cloud will support Cognizant in the continued development
of AI-led software engineering best practices, and by helping the
Cognizant Google Cloud AI University launch advanced courses on AI
use cases.
Cognizant is a global systems integrator partner for Google
Cloud and a Luminary Sponsor for the Google Cloud Next '24
conference. In May 2023, Cognizant
announced a major gen AI partnership with Google Cloud. This
partnership was further expanded in August 2023 to create healthcare large language
model solutions and bring the potential of generative AI to a range
of healthcare business challenges.
About Cognizant
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) engineers
modern businesses. We help our clients modernize technology,
reimagine processes and transform experiences so they can stay
ahead in our fast-changing world. Together, we're improving
everyday life. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
About Google Cloud
Google Cloud is the new way to the
cloud, providing AI, infrastructure, developer, data, security, and
collaboration tools built for today and tomorrow. Google Cloud
offers a powerful, fully integrated and optimized AI stack with its
own planet-scale infrastructure, custom-built chips, generative AI
models and development platform, as well as AI-powered
applications, to help organizations transform. Customers in more
than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their
trusted technology partner.
For more information, contact:
U.S.
Name Ben
Gorelick
Email
benjamin.gorelick@cognizant.com
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Europe /
APAC
Name Christina
Schneider
Email
christina.schneider@cognizant.com
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India
Name Rashmi
Vasisht
Email
rashmi.vasisht@cognizant.com
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