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Cognizant's fifth cloud-related acquisition this year

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Published : Jul 30, 2020, 12:39 PM IST

Updated : Feb 16, 2021, 7:31 PM IST

Global software major Cognizant announced it has acquired Cloud solutions provider New Signature for its newly-formed Microsoft Business Group. It is one of the world's largest independent Microsoft public cloud transformation specialists, for an undisclosed sum.

Cognizant's fifth cloud-related acquisition,new signature for newly-formed Microsoft Business Group
Cognizant's fifth cloud-related acquisition this year

New York: As per the tweet by Cognizant, this is Cognizant's fifth cloud-related acquisition this year and the latest acquisition would expand the company's hyper-scale cloud advisory services.

  • CEO Brian Humphries shares how New Signature — a leader in #cloud-native business transformation — will expand Cognizant's hyperscale #cloud advisory services and provide a foundation for a new Microsoft Business Group. #leadership https://t.co/UIDay6i9P9

    — Cognizant (@Cognizant) July 28, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

New Signature's more than 500 Cloud experts, based primarily in the US, the UK and Canada, will join Cognizant's newly-formed Microsoft Business Group.

"The pace of cloud adoption continues to accelerate across industries, with Microsoft's cloud solutions among the preferred technologies to help transform and strengthen businesses," Greg Hyttenrauch, President, Cognizant Digital Systems and Technology, said in a statement.

Cognizant's fifth cloud-related acquisition,new signature for newly-formed Microsoft Business Group
Cognizant's fifth cloud-related acquisition this year




"In joining Cognizant, we will have access to Cognizant's deep industry expertise and global scale, and together, provide best-in-class cloud solutions for the intelligent workplace, applied innovation, and managed services," said Jeff Tench, Chief Executive Officer, New Signature.

Also Read: AI could pose 'existential threat' to humanity unless developed to connect brains to computers, Musk

(Inputs from IANS)

New York: As per the tweet by Cognizant, this is Cognizant's fifth cloud-related acquisition this year and the latest acquisition would expand the company's hyper-scale cloud advisory services.

  • CEO Brian Humphries shares how New Signature — a leader in #cloud-native business transformation — will expand Cognizant's hyperscale #cloud advisory services and provide a foundation for a new Microsoft Business Group. #leadership https://t.co/UIDay6i9P9

    — Cognizant (@Cognizant) July 28, 2020 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

New Signature's more than 500 Cloud experts, based primarily in the US, the UK and Canada, will join Cognizant's newly-formed Microsoft Business Group.

"The pace of cloud adoption continues to accelerate across industries, with Microsoft's cloud solutions among the preferred technologies to help transform and strengthen businesses," Greg Hyttenrauch, President, Cognizant Digital Systems and Technology, said in a statement.

Cognizant's fifth cloud-related acquisition,new signature for newly-formed Microsoft Business Group
Cognizant's fifth cloud-related acquisition this year




"In joining Cognizant, we will have access to Cognizant's deep industry expertise and global scale, and together, provide best-in-class cloud solutions for the intelligent workplace, applied innovation, and managed services," said Jeff Tench, Chief Executive Officer, New Signature.

Also Read: AI could pose 'existential threat' to humanity unless developed to connect brains to computers, Musk

(Inputs from IANS)

Last Updated : Feb 16, 2021, 7:31 PM IST
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