An American multinational information technology services and consulting company, Cognizant has agreed to acquire Broomfield, CO-based Thirdera, an Elite ServiceNow Partner specializing in advisory, implementation, and optimization solutions related to the ServiceNow platform.
The addition of Thirdera’s ServiceNow consultants in North America, Spain, Colombia, the Netherlands, and Australia, among other locations, and Thirdera’s leading position in ServiceNow training and certifications, including Certified Master Architects and Certified Technical Architects.
“ServiceNow is leading a market shift toward customer, employee, and creator products,” said Ravi Kumar S, Cognizant’s CEO.
“I believe the combination of Cognizant’s deep industry, AI, and platform expertise paired with Thirdera’s leading-edge offerings in enterprise transformation will position Cognizant at the forefront of thought leadership and innovation in the ServiceNow ecosystem”, Ravi Kumar S added.
It will create a combined Cognizant ServiceNow Business Group with more than 2,400 specialists and 14,000 certifications – together creating one of the largest and most highly accredited ServiceNow partners in the world.
The acquisition is expected to add more than 940 employees to Cognizant’s ServiceNow Business Group, creating one of the largest aggregations of ServiceNow professional certifications globally.
The acquisition is expected to close in January 2024, subject to satisfaction of closing conditions. Financial details were not disclosed.
Cognizant and ServiceNow have expanded their strategic partnership since Cognizant’s acquisition of ServiceNow consultancy Linium in 2021, including a June 2023 announcement regarding a strategic partnership to drive AI-driven automation and the path toward building a $1 billion combined business.
Earlier, the company had announced the official launch of its training initiative, Synapse, aimed at empowering more than one million individuals with cutting-edge technology skills—like generative artificial intelligence (AI)—for the digital age.
Cognizant’s Synapse will provide training ranging from basic digital literacy to generative AI, and will achieve this 1,000,000-person tech training milestone
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