Everest Group has positioned Cognizant as a Leader in its Cloud Enablement Services – Market Trends and Services PEAK Matrix™ Assessment 2018: Containers and SDI Gathering Stream. Cognizant emerged as a leader due to its market success and cloud services delivery capability.

The PEAK Matrix report assessed 21 global cloud enablement service providers on their vision and strategy, scope of services offered, innovation and investments and delivery capabilities. Everest Group noted Cognizant’s strengths include its credible and increasingly mature end-to-end capabilities and expertise across cloud implementation, migration and managed services. It also highlighted Cognizant’s strong collaboration with multiple partners, which has enabled the company to develop industry-specific solutions for cloud and analytics. According to the report, 85% of Enterprises consider cloud to be the bedrock for their digital business.

“Cloud adoption is increasing as more enterprises seek to improve the performance and flexibility of their IT operations,” said Chirajeet Sengupta, Partner, IT Services, Everest Group. “But, as hybrid cloud deployments bring added complexities for IT infrastructure, organizations are turning to service providers to increase their speed and agility, improve digital experiences and fuel growth. Cognizant emerged as a Leader because of its differentiated approach in helping businesses leverage the cloud to accelerate their digital IT transformation.”

The report provides insight about leveraging cloud to enable business transformation and accelerate time to market of new releases, features and functionalities. “We have been helping our clients derive better insights, unlock new opportunities and unleash more flexible, efficient business models that meet the needs of the digital customer with our cloud services. We are delighted to receive recognition from Everest Group that acknowledges our commitment to drive the use of cloud technologies for the changing market needs,” said Venu Lambu, Senior Vice President and Global Head, Cognizant Cloud & Infrastructure Services.

A summary of the Cloud Enablement Services – Market Trends and Services PEAK Matrix™ Assessment 2018: Containers and SDI Gathering Stream is available here.