India, May 1 -- Cognizant's acquisition of Astreya is a decisive step in its transformation into an AI-first builder. The deal is not only about expanding capabilities but also about positioning itself at the centre of the largest data centres.

Astreya, headquartered in San Jose, brings more than two decades of expertise in managing workplace and data centre services. With long-standing partnerships across six of the "Magnificent Seven" hyperscalers, Astreya's credibility in operating at scale is well established. Its proprietary AI OpsHub platform, covering readiness assessment, signal intelligence, analytics, and agentic automation, will now be integrated into Cognizant's hybrid AI infrastructure strategy.

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