Cognizant Launches Agent Foundry to Scale Autonomous AI Agents in Enterprises

Cognizant introduces Agent Foundry, a platform-agnostic framework enabling enterprises to deploy and orchestrate autonomous AI agents across business functions—boosting efficiency, decision-making, and customer experience at scale.

Cognizant’s new offering, Agent Foundry, helps organizations become “agentic enterprises” where AI agents and humans collaborate seamlessly. The platform combines reusable assets, proprietary and partner IP, and implementation services to embed autonomous AI agents across workflows, accelerating outcomes and unlocking business value.

Modular, Scalable, and Platform-Agnostic

Designed for flexibility, Agent Foundry supports continuous AI-driven transformation through a modular, composable framework. It integrates with existing enterprise systems (CRM, ERP, HRIS, cloud) and AI platforms like Microsoft Azure AI Foundry, Google Agentspace, Salesforce Agentforce, and WRITER. Key components include domain-specific small language models, industrialized agent templates, and a pre-built library of agents to speed deployment.

Four-Stage Lifecycle for AI Agent Deployment

The solution guides enterprises through Discover, Design, Build, and Scale phases:

• Discover: AI-powered process mining identifies automation opportunities.
• Design: Agent roles and frameworks are validated with change management planning.
• Build: Multi-agent orchestration and partner technologies enable agent integration.
• Scale: Enterprise-wide rollout includes governance, observability, and performance tracking.

Trusted Partnerships Drive AI Innovation

Collaborations with ServiceNow, Salesforce, and WRITER enhance Agent Foundry’s capabilities. These partnerships ensure secure, reliable, and industry-specific AI agent deployments that comply with regulations like GDPR, HIPAA, and the EU AI Act—addressing the needs of sectors such as financial services, healthcare, retail, and technology.

Cognizant Agent Foundry offers enterprises a practical, governed path to harness autonomous AI agents, transforming workflows and delivering measurable business impact in a rapidly evolving AI landscape.