Technology Magazine February 2025 | Page 24

COGNIZANT
gain agility , ensure compliance and innovate at scale .”
Cognizant ’ s strategy incorporates AI-driven unified management systems to optimise hybrid cloud operations consisting of diverse cloud fabric and form , ensuring businesses can manage diverse workloads securely and efficiently .
All of this raises additional security concerns , which Cognizant has undertaken efforts to address . Organisations transitioning to multi-cloud and poly-cloud environments face increasingly sophisticated cyber threats and complex compliance landscapes . Cognizant addresses these challenges through its enterprise cloud security programs , which integrate zero-trust principles and adaptive threat response mechanisms .
Over the years , Cognizant has invested heavily in developing proprietary security frameworks tailored for industry-specific regulations and regional compliance . By embedding security into every stage of the cloud journey – from strategy development to deployment – it has built trust with enterprises in highly regulated sectors such as finance , healthcare and manufacturing .
“ Our approach ensures that security becomes an enabler of innovation , not a bottleneck ,” says Sriram .
The role of partnerships Cognizant ’ s success in the cloud domain is not solely due to its internal capabilities .
Its partnership strategy plays a pivotal role in delivering comprehensive solutions to clients . Collaborating with hyperscaler partners like AWS , Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud , as well as hybrid cloud OEMs and emerging startups , has helped create an ecosystem that fosters innovation .
Sriram describes this collaborative approach as a shift from a “ Me to We ” construct , resulting in cross-technology stack solution . “ Our partnership strategy fosters transformative collaboration , accelerating customer growth through cross-technology solutions ,” he says .
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