Microsoft ties up with TCS, Infosys, Wipro to boost Agentic AI in India

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella on Thursday announced wide-ranging strategic partnerships with four of India’s largest IT services companies—Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Wipro—to accelerate enterprise adoption of agentic artificial intelligence. Each company will deploy more than 50,000 Microsoft Copilot licences, taking the combined tally past 200,000 in what is being positioned as one of the largest coordinated AI rollouts globally.

The announcement comes a day after Microsoft unveiled a US$17.5 billion investment plan for India spanning cloud and AI infrastructure, skilling, and operational expansion between 2026 and 2029. The tech major is doubling down on India as a key market and as a global delivery hub for next-generation AI-led services.

Under the new partnerships, the four IT giants will integrate Microsoft 365 Copilot and other AI agents into core workflows across delivery, sales, finance, HR and customer engagement. Microsoft said the collaborations are designed to help enterprises shift from experimentation to scaled deployment, with AI embedded deeply into organisational processes.

“These global enterprises are moving beyond experimentation to full-scale deployment, embedding Microsoft Copilot into the fabric of everyday work,” said Puneet Chandok, President, Microsoft India & South Asia. “The blueprint is being written here—where speed, scale and impact converge to redefine what’s possible.”

Cognizant has expanded its longstanding partnership with Microsoft to make generative AI and Copilot platforms available to millions of enterprise users. Acting as “client zero”, Cognizant has been testing and refining agentic AI solutions internally before rolling them out to customers.

CEO Ravi Kumar S said companies globally are investing “hundreds of billions annually” in AI infrastructure, creating an urgent need to translate these investments into operational value. “Our collaboration with Microsoft and investment in Copilot are creating new opportunities for innovation, efficiency and growth,” he said.

Infosys is deepening its AI partnership with Microsoft as it evolves into what both firms describe as a “Frontier Firm” — organisations that redesign workflows around AI-human collaboration. With one of the world’s largest Copilot deployments underway, Infosys is integrating Microsoft’s Intelligence Layer with its own Topaz Fabric™ and Cobalt® cloud platforms to operationalise multi-agent workflows and improve decision-making at scale.

“As we scale AI across every dimension of Infosys, our collaboration with Microsoft is truly strategic,” CEO Salil Parekh said. The shift to an AI-first enterprise model, he added, is improving agility and enhancing value delivery for global clients.

TCS is working with Microsoft to overhaul sales, HR and finance operations using Copilot and GitHub Copilot. Tens of thousands of TCS professionals have already been equipped with Microsoft AI tools, and employees now have access to a personalised AI coach. Microsoft also supported TCS’ recent company-wide hackathon, which saw participation from more than 281,000 employees.
“At TCS, we are building a future-ready organization,” CEO and MD K Krithivasan said, noting that Microsoft cloud and AI platforms are central to the company’s internal transformation.

Wipro is also strengthening its Frontier Firm ambitions through a three-year strategic partnership with Microsoft that includes a new Microsoft Innovation Hub at its Partner Labs in Bengaluru. The company has already rolled out over 50,000 Copilot licences and trained more than 25,000 employees on Microsoft Cloud and GitHub technologies.

“Wipro Intelligence, our unified suite of AI-powered platforms, is helping deliver game-changing outcomes,” CEO & MD Srini Palla said. The partnership with Microsoft, he added, will accelerate agentic AI adoption across industry verticals including financial services, retail, manufacturing and healthcare.

Through these coordinated deployments, Microsoft and its Indian IT partners aim to set new benchmarks for enterprise AI adoption. By embedding autonomous, decision-capable AI agents into daily workflows, the companies expect to boost productivity, sharpen client service and drive measurable business impact.