SAP AG and Cognizant have signed a global services partnership agreement in an effort to streamline their engagement, thereby enabling both companies to respond quickly to the ever-changing needs of their customers.
The agreement was signed at the SAPPHIRE conference by Francisco D’Souza, President and CEO of Cognizant, and Bill McDermott, President of Global Field Operations, SAP AG, and member of the SAP Executive Board.
Cognizant already have a SAP Touchstone Center, set up in 2008 at Cognizant’s facility in Bangalore, India, which is working in coordination with SAP Co-Innovation Labs worldwide. Through this extended relationship Cognizant and SAP plan to expand their global reach.
“This expanded partnership is a testament to our collaborative relationship and an important part of our strategy to expand our ecosystem to drive continued customer success," said Zia Yusuf, Executive Vice President, Global Ecosystem and Partner Group, SAP AG.
With this agreement, Cognizant joins a select group of companies that are a part of the SAP global services partnership program.