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Cognizant

Cognizant ranks #32 of the 48 ranked firms in the DCF Research directory of data consulting firms, with a DCF Evidence Score of 67/100. Public evidence on file: Snowflake Elite, Databricks partner, 7 capability pages, 2 public case studies, public GSA rates.

Publicly listedPublic company (Nasdaq: CTSH), per its October 2026 press release boilerplate. Founded in 1994 in Chennai as an in-house technology unit of Dun & Bradstreet (Wikipedia). Cognizant's Microsoft page says it acquired 3Cloud, described as Microsoft's largest Azure-dedicated partner (Wikipedia dates the deal to January 2026).

DCF Evidence Score67/100Rank #32 of 48See the breakdown

Headquarters: Teaneck, New Jersey, USA; Source: en.wikipedia.org
Founded: 1994; Source: en.wikipedia.org
Employees: 356,700 (as of 2026); Source: cognizant.com
Website: cognizant.com

DCF Evidence Score

Computed only from public evidence with a source link. It measures how much a buyer can verify, not delivery quality.

67/100

Rank #32 of 48 ranked firms

Sum of five components, rounded to a whole number.

Platform credentials27/30
Snowflake Elite (12); Databricks consulting partner (8); AWS partnership (2); Microsoft partnership (3); Google Cloud partnership (2)
Capability pages9/25
7 of 9 tracked capabilities are documented on 2 pages; 3 credited, because one page earns credit for at most 2 (3 each)
Public case studies16/25
2 public data/AI case studies counted (max 3), 2 naming the client
Industry pages10/10
4 industry practice pages counted (max 4)
Rate and review transparency5/10
Public GSA schedule rates for data roles (5)
Total67/100

How the DCF Evidence Score works

Platform credentials

Listings in Snowflake's and Databricks' public partner directories, and documented cloud partnerships, each with its source.

Snowflake

Cognizant Technology Solutions US CorpSnowflake EliteSnowflake directory, checked October 23, 2026

Databricks

CognizantDatabricks partner
Regions Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America
Solution areas AI, Data Warehouse Migrations, Financial Services, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Lakeflow, Manufacturing, Transportation & Energy, Retail, Consumer Goods & Travel, Security & Governance
Databricks partner directory, checked October 23, 2026 Firm's Databricks partner page

AWS, Microsoft and Google Cloud

AWSFirm's website
Cites AWS Global GSI Partner of the Year for migrations (also Life Sciences migrations and Greater China migration awards); no partner tier stated
Source: cognizant.com
MicrosoftFirm's website
20+ years of partnership, 20k+ Microsoft certified consultants, 25 Microsoft specializations and 25+ Partner of the Year awards (including 2024 Americas GSI US winner); acquired Azure specialist 3Cloud
Source: cognizant.com
Google CloudFirm's website
Listed as a strategic partner with nine Google Cloud Expertise designations; badges for Global Partner of the Year Data & Analytics in 2025 and 2026
Source: cognizant.com
Google CloudFirm's website
Cloud partner awards list on Cognizant's cloud page includes the label 'Google Cloud Diamond Service Partner' (Cognizant's wording; not checked against Google's own program tiers), plus 2026 Partner of the Year awards for Data & Analytics and Healthcare and Life Sciences
Source: cognizant.com
Google CloudPress release
Expanded alliance announced 2026-10-19 with a Gemini Frontier Capability Group backed by 18,000+ Cognizant associates; no partner tier stated
Source: news.cognizant.com

Capabilities

7 of 9 tracked capabilities have a dedicated page on Cognizant's website.

Data practice page: cognizant.com/us/en/services/ai

Data strategyData and AI Services Data strategy firms →
Analytics & BIData and AI Services Analytics & BI firms →
Data governanceData and AI Services Data governance firms →
Data engineeringData and AI Services Data engineering firms →
Platform migrationData and AI Services Platform migration firms →
Generative AIData and AI Services Generative AI firms →
Data science & MLArtificial Intelligence (AI) Solutions Data science & ML firms →

Public case studies

Published by the firm or its platform partner. Outcomes are as the firm reports them; DCF Research has not verified them.

Barry Callebaut leads the way in cocoa sustainability and compliance
Client
Barry Callebaut
Industry
Manufacturing
- Microsoft Azure
- SAP
Firm-reported outcome: Reports core EUDR compliance solution delivered in 12 months, with data on 1.2 million farmers and 46,500 sq km monitored.
Veidekke accelerates cloud transformation and AI adoption
Client
Veidekke ASA
Industry
Construction
- Microsoft Azure
Firm-reported outcome: Reports about 20% lower data center costs, provisioning lead time cut from months to minutes, and about 18% lower Azure consumption after migration.

Industries

Industry pages on Cognizant's website

Compare in the directory

Matched from the firm's industry pages, case studies, and Databricks solution areas.

Rates

Federal ceiling rates (GSA schedule)

Cognizant Government Solutions holds a GSA Multiple Award Schedule contract with 12 data-role rate records. These are federal ceiling rates: the maximum hourly price a US federal buyer can be charged, not a commercial quote.

Minimum: $141/hr
Median: $254/hr
Maximum: $398/hr

Labor category	Min. experience	Ceiling rate
AI Engineer / Entry	0 years	$141/hr
Data Scientist / Entry	0 years	$167/hr
Data Architect / Journeyman	2 years	$222/hr
AI Engineer / Senior	6 years	$269/hr
Data Scientist / Senior	6 years	$318/hr

Fully burdened hourly ceiling prices awarded on GSA Multiple Award Schedule contracts (current contract year). They are maximums for US federal buyers, not commercial quotes; commercial rates for the same roles are often higher. Source: GSA CALC+ labor rates.

DCF Research assessment

Editorial judgment by DCF Research, based only on the sourced evidence on this page. It does not change the score.

New Jersey-based global systems integrator. Snowflake's partner directory lists Cognizant as an Elite partner, and Databricks lists it as a consulting and SI partner. Its Data and AI Services page covers strategy, governance, BI, engineering, migration and generative AI; the case studies with checkable outcomes are Azure projects for Barry Callebaut and Veidekke.

Best for

Azure-centered data and cloud programs at enterprise scale
US federal agencies buying data and AI roles through GSA
Healthcare, life sciences, banking or retail data programs

Watch-outs

Most data capabilities sit on one overview page; only two case studies had checkable outcomes. Ask for references.
Acquired Azure specialist 3Cloud (January 2026, per Wikipedia); ask which team would deliver Azure data work.

Delivery regions (as stated by the firm) North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific

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Sources

Evidence checked October 23, 2026.

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