HCLTech and Microsoft Expand Partnership to Promote Innovation and Adoption of Generative AI By CIOTechOutlook Team

HCLTech and Microsoft Expand Partnership to Promote Innovation and Adoption of Generative AI

CIOTechOutlook Team | Friday, 16 June 2023, 02:52 IST

Leading global IT company HCLTech and Microsoft recently announced the expansion of their strategic relationship to support organisations in leveraging generative artificial intelligence and developing cooperative solutions to improve business transformation.

Clients will gain from cutting-edge solutions that boost worker productivity, simplify IT operations, hasten application development, and optimise business processes by leveraging HCLTech's in-depth domain expertise across numerous sectors and Microsoft's Azure OpenAI Service. The GPT-3, Codex, and Embeddings model series of OpenAI's language models are all accessible through the REST (Representational State Transfer) API of the Azure OpenAI Service.

To provide clients with individualised and data-driven experiences, enhance decision-making procedures, and promote business success, HCLTech will establish a Microsoft Cloud Generative AI Centre of Excellence. This centre will be dedicated to developing industry-specific solutions using the power of generative AI.

“By leveraging the latest Microsoft innovations in AI and machine learning, businesses can gain valuable insights into their operations, improve decision-making processes and achieve greater success. Whether enhancing customer experiences, streamlining supply chain operations or optimizing business processes, this powerful collaboration provides the tools and expertise companies need to succeed in this fast-paced digital landscape,” said Kalyan Kumar, Chief Technology Officer and Head, Ecosystems, HCLTech.

“HCLTech has deep domain expertise across industries, making it uniquely able to utilize Azure OpenAI to deliver solutions that help customers transform and drive growth,” said Kelly Rogan, Corporate Vice President of Global System Integrators and Advisory Partners, Microsoft.

With a goal of certifying 10,000 HCLTech engineers and architects in cutting-edge AI technologies, HCLTech is dedicated to advancing AI capabilities across the entire organisation and is collaborating with Microsoft to offer a complete skills development programme. Employees will get access to exclusive resources and tools as well as training and certification opportunities.