Cognizant and Domyn Forge Strategic Alliance for Sovereign AI Solutions Across EMEA Regions
On July 2, 2026, Cognizant Technology Solutions, listed on NASDAQ as CTSH, and Domyn, a leading European player in sovereign AI infrastructure for regulated sectors, officially announced their strategic partnership aimed at providing sovereign AI capabilities across the EMEA region. This collaboration is set to empower organizations in heavily regulated industries to leverage AI solutions while ensuring their data remains in controlled environments, thus adhering to stringent European regulatory frameworks.
Domyn’s comprehensive AI system, encompassing computing capabilities, proprietary models, governance, and intelligent agents, is explicitly designed to tackle these challenges. By integrating Cognizant’s extensive expertise in enterprise integration and industry presence in EMEA, the partnership positions itself to effectively implement these advanced capabilities on a significant scale.
As part of this alliance, Domyn will be responsible for supplying the AI infrastructure layer while providing large language models (LLMs) that can be operated either on-premises or through private cloud configurations. Meanwhile, Cognizant will take charge of the application layer, ensuring seamless integration and execution tailored to specific domains. The company will also drive the training of Domyn's models, converting them into smaller, domain-specific models (SLMs), developing industry-specific intelligent agents and applications, and managing data pipelines which include legacy data management and the requisite adjustments for enterprise deployment.
The scope of their market strategy is broad, targeting businesses in several regions including the UK and Ireland, the DACH region, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, and the Middle East.
For corporate clients, this partnership means accessing a fully integrated offering in the realm of sovereign AI. They will be able to employ cutting-edge AI models and infrastructure without relinquishing control of their data, all while benefiting from Cognizant’s established proficiency in managing complex organizational transformations, integrating compliance frameworks with human oversight, and achieving measurable business results at scale. According to research from Gartner, the demand for truly sovereign AI solutions is increasingly being driven by geopolitical considerations, negatively impacting global providers of AI services such as hyperscale cloud operators. As geopolitical tensions escalate, local cloud providers are expected to grow in significance, reclaiming market share at a rate that will see 50% of AI workloads migrate to sovereign cloud AI deployment models by 2029, a steep rise from just 5% in 2025.
Manoj Mehta, Cognizant’s President for the EMEA region, emphasized that sovereign AI presents a substantial growth opportunity across Europe, with Cognizant uniquely positioned to lead this charge. Regulated organizations require artificial intelligence that delivers transformational outcomes without compromising data sovereignty, compliance, or security. The partnership between Cognizant and Domyn combines premier AI infrastructure with Cognizant's extensive know-how in translating that infrastructure into practical solutions tailored for specific industries, granting companies confidence to advance quickly with AI under their terms and within their national borders.
Uljan Sharka, CEO of Domyn, stressed that the next wave of AI in Europe will favor those who own and control the intelligence that forms the core of their operations. With Cognizant’s expansive industry relationships, Domyn is poised to extend its vision, providing even the most demanding institutions with the capability to confidently transition to AI while fully owning and overseeing the intelligence they develop.
This partnership aligns with Cognizant's triadic AI Builder strategy focusing on enhancing hyper-productivity, industrializing AI, and agentification, and comes with an arsenal of over 60 AI patents, more than 1,500 industry-specific agents, and proprietary AI labs located in San Francisco and Bengaluru. Additionally, this collaboration is crucial to Domyn’s mission of empowering regulated firms to take ownership and foster trust in the intelligent solutions that drive their critical workflows. Initially, the partnership's focus will be on clients within the EMEA region.
About Cognizant
Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a developer of AI solutions and a provider of technology services that connects AI investments with enterprise values through the creation of full-stack AI solutions for clients. Owing to its broad industry, process, and engineering expertise, Cognizant seamlessly integrates the unique context of businesses into technology systems that enhance human potential, yield tangible returns, and give global companies a competitive edge in an ever-evolving landscape. Learn more at www.cognizant.ai or follow them on Twitter at @cognizant.
About Domyn
Domyn is focused on developing responsible AI for regulated sectors, including financial services, public sector, and heavy industries. The company aids businesses with proprietary, fully controllable solutions built on a modular AI architecture that includes large language models (LLMs) and domain-specific AI agents. In collaboration with NVIDIA and the United Arab Emirates, Domyn is constructing one of the largest AI supercomputers for regulated sectors.