Microsoft is significantly expanding its strategic partnerships with India’s four largest IT services firms—Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Wipro—marking a major push to scale agentic AI adoption worldwide. Announced during Satya Nadella’s AI-focused visit to Bengaluru, the collaboration will see the firms collectively deploy more than 200,000 Copilot licenses, positioning them among Microsoft’s leading global partners in enterprise AI transformation. Puneet Chandok noted that these companies “are moving beyond experimentation to full-scale deployment, embedding Microsoft Copilot into the fabric of everyday work.”
As part of the expanded collaboration, Cognizant has been designated Microsoft’s client zero for Copilot—a role that gives the company early access to refine, test and shape enterprise-grade agentic solutions. Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S said the technology industry is witnessing “a historic, largest infrastructure investment” and emphasised the company’s ambition to “bridge the gap between these investments and extract business value.” The designation underscores Cognizant’s position in developing real-world Copilot-led workflows at scale across industries.
Infosys, meanwhile, is integrating Microsoft’s intelligence layer directly into its Topaz and Cobalt platforms. CEO Salil Parekh said this new foundation enables the company to evolve toward “a human plus agent powered AI-first enterprise,” reinforcing the fusion of talent and autonomous systems across its service lines. The partnership aims to drive next-generation engineering, operations and cloud modernisation capabilities for global clients.
Tata Consultancy Services is rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot and GitHub Copilot organisation-wide, ensuring that all employees have access to personalised AI assistance. CEO K Krithivasan said Microsoft’s cloud, data and AI stack is “integral to our business transformation,” and noted that democratising Copilot strengthens the company’s internal productivity and its ability to deliver AI-enabled solutions for clients.
Wipro has launched a dedicated Microsoft Innovation Hub and is embedding agentic AI across industry verticals. CEO Srini Pallia said Wipro Intelligence is driving “game-changing outcomes that are reshaping how enterprises work and compete in the AI era,” underscoring the firm’s ambition to scale AI-first delivery across cloud, digital operations, and managed services.
With India’s IT giants moving rapidly to operationalise agentic AI, Microsoft’s expanded alliances mark one of the most aggressive enterprise rollouts of Copilot globally—signaling a new phase in how AI agents will drive transformation across industries.
