Cognizant, Infosys, TCS, Wipro deploy over 200,000 Microsoft Copilot licences

Microsoft Chairperson and CEO Satya Nadella announced strategic partnerships with four leading IT companies — Cognizant, Infosys, TCS and Wipro — as they join forces with Microsoft to accelerate the adoption of agentic AI.

On December 11, while addressing an audience of developers and AI experts as part of his AI India tour, at Whitefield in Bengaluru, Mr. Nadella said, “These companies are building deep AI factories.”

“These firms would emerge as ‘frontier firms’ with Microsoft deploying Copilot and agentic AI across their diverse operations. Each of these companies will deploy over 50,000 Microsoft Copilot licences, collectively surpassing 200,000 licences, and setting a new benchmark for enterprise-scale AI adoption.

“By embedding AI into core operations, these organisations are becoming ‘frontier firms’ — not merely adopting AI but redesigning their workflows around human-agent collaboration to deliver high-value outcomes and measurable impact across functions such as delivery, sales, finance, HR, and customer engagement.”

He said that Microsoft was joining hands with the four leading IT companies to deploy Microsoft 365 Copilot and transform the way organisations operate, innovate, and scale. This collaboration was enabling enterprises to enhance productivity, efficiency, and accessibility while driving AI-powered innovation across industries.

With AI at the heart of operations, these firms are setting new benchmarks for productivity, innovation, and enterprise transformation, according to Microsoft.

This announcement comes a day after Microsoft announced its plans to invest $17.5 billion in cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, skilling and ongoing operations in India over four years, between calendar years 2026 and 2029.

Puneet Chandok, President, Microsoft India & South Asia, said, “These global enterprises are moving beyond experimentation to full-scale deployment, embedding Microsoft Copilot into the fabric of everyday work. This bold adoption is inspiring a new era of enterprise transformation, powered by trusted digital collaborators. The blueprint is being written here — where speed, scale, and impact converge to redefine what’s possible.”