The Cognizant Octane solution provides frameworks, value accelerators, and industry-focused tools and services for Cloudenvironments leveraging the Microsoft Windows Azure Platformand Business Productivity Online Standard Suite (BPOS).

What’s Behind the Drive to Cloud Computing?

While differing in specifics, most analysts seem to agree that Cloud computing – insome form – is here to stay. IDC predicts a five-year annual growth rate of 26% – sixtimes the rate of traditional IT offerings. What’s driving this transformation? A perfectstorm of internal and external pressures: Organizations need to reach new customers,gain better visibility into supply chains, encourage collaboration between stakeholders,address the demands of a tech-savvy workforce, and develop higher-value solutions.

Core Technology

The Cognizant Octane Cloud Enablement Solution combines the Microsoft AzurePlatform and Business Productivity Online Standard Suite with Cognizant’s deep understanding of Microsoft implementation, Cloud transformation, and industry-specific context to help businesses transition intelligently to cloud.

A Practical Approach to Transformation

The Cognizant Octane Cloud Enablement Solution was developed to address ourcustomers’ most fundamental questions about Cloud Computing:

■ How do I know the Cloud capabilities best suited to my enterprise?

■ How do I identify which applications to move to the Cloud?

■ How can I minimize risk in a Cloud architecture?

■ How can I leverage Cloud computing to reduce cost?

■ How can I demonstrate faster time-to-productivity and value?

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Cognizant is a Microsoft World Wide Alliance Partner.Cognizant continually invests in innovative ways to capitalize on the strategic value of the Microsoft platform. The foundation of Cognizant’s value is its dedication to customers and ability to exploit thepower of IT to help solve business challenges andtransform organizations.

Cognizant Octane Cloud Enablement Solution

Microsoft® Business ProductivityOnline Standard Suite (BPOS)■ Microsoft-hosted messaging

and collaboration suite:• SharePoint Online• Exchange Online• Office Live Meeting• Office Communications Online

■ Streamlined communications with highavailability, comprehensive securityand simplified IT management

Microsoft® Azure™ Platform App Fabric■ Fully relational SQL cloud

database solution■ Navigate firewalls and network

boundaries using a variety of communication patterns

■ Provides application and service connectivity in the cloud or on-premises.

Cognizant Octane embraces an incremental approach to Cloudcomputing consisting of:

Cognizant Octane Foundation Suite employs proven frameworks, tools, and solution accelerators to reduce time-to-productivity and time-to-value:

■ Distributed Services Framework supporting a service-orientedarchitecture

■ Connected User Experience Framework enabling the deliveryof a richer, more intuitive, connected user experience acrossmultiple devices and ecosystems

■ Extended Monitoring & Management Framework ensuringthat applications are reliable and can be readily provisionedand scaled

■ Extended Data Synchronization Framework for securely transferring and synchronizing on-premise and off-premiseapplication data

■ BPOS Migration Kits to accelerate BPOS migration

■ Application Lifecycle Framework supporting software management across requirements, architecture, coding, testing, tracking, and release

Cognizant Octane Transformation Services extend the enterprise’s traditional application portfolio to the cloud using

an incremental and structured approach to ease transition alongthe transformation process.

■ Joint Readiness Workshops - Assess enterprise maturity andCloud suitability, define key drivers and risks, and develop aCloud vision

■ Portfolio Assessment - Evaluate the current portfolio and define the business case and transformation roadmap

■ Definition & Optimization - Define and optimize the Cloud solution and develop proof-of-concept prototypes

■ Agile Implementation - Develop Cloud functionality employingSCRUM, an iterative, incremental framework for project management, and feature-driven development

■ Certification & Global Rollout - Execute against a comprehensive plan for system and performance testing, user acceptance, and release

Cognizant Octane Industry Solution Fabric supports rapid implementation, migration, and management of cloud-enabledapplications specific to a vertical industry. Cognizant has implemented industry-specific Solution Fabrics that include aSaaS solution for multi-facility and multi-specialty healthcare organizations, a supply chain management solution for the oiland gas industry, and a functional design framework supportingthe product portfolio of insurance companies.

Cognizant Octane Cloud Enablement Methodology

Cyrus (Energy & Utilities)Trading Scheduling

Demand Planning

Alexandria (Insurance)Illustration Pervasive BI

Underwriting

PowerHealth(Healthcare)Electronic Health Record (EHR)

Patient Management System

Distributed services framework

Readiness Workshop

Portfolio Assessment

Definition & Optimization

Implementation

Certify & Rollout

Scope Assessment

Business Case

Portfolio Analysis

Roadmap for cloud enablement

Cloud-based Architecture definition

Optimization strategies

Proof-of-Concept development

New development using Azure/BPOS

Migration to Azure and BPOS

System Testing

Performance Testing

User Acceptance Testing

Roll-out

Enterprise IT cloud Vision workshops

Connected-user experience framework

Extended monitoring andmanagement framework

Extended data sync framework

BPOS migration kit

Application lifecycle management framework for cloud development

Octane Foundation Suite (solution accelerators)

Octane IndustrySolution Fabric

OctaneEnabling Next-Generation

Cloud-Enabled Services withCognizant and Microsoft

Octane Transformation

Services

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Why Cognizant and Microsoft?

No two vendors are better suited to enabling and facilitatingyour transformation to Cloud computing.

Only Microsoft has the spectrum of assets across developertools, management, identity and security, server and cloud to achieve consistency across private and public cloud and traditional on-premise solutions. Currently 70% of Microsoft’semployees are working on Cloud-related efforts.

Only Cognizant combines Cloud technology and industry-spe-cific expertise with unique “client-first” tools and programs toensure the highest level of customer satisfaction. Cognizant’s industry-leading growth has been widely recognized as a directoutcome of its superior transition and knowledge transferprocesses and adaptability and fit with clients.

Cognizant is a Gold Certified Partner and Top-10 GSI (Globalservice integrator) in the Microsoft Partner Network.

About Cognizant

Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) is a leading provider of informationtechnology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services. Cognizant's single-minded passion is to dedicate ourglobal technology and innovation know-how, our industry expertise and worldwide resources to working together with

clients to make their businesses stronger. With over 50 globaldelivery centers and more than 68,000 employees as of September 30, 2009, we combine a unique onsite/offshore delivery model infused by a distinct culture of customer satisfaction. A member of the NASDAQ-100 Index and S&P 500 Index, Cognizant is a Forbes Global 2000 company and a member of the Fortune 1000 and is ranked among thetop information technology companies in BusinessWeek’s Hot Growth and Top 50 Performers listings.

For more information on how to elevate your business resultswith Cognizant, contact us at inquiry@cognizant.com or visitour website at: www.cognizant.com.

About Microsoft

Microsoft’s mission is to enable people and businesses through-out the world to realize their full potential. Since its founding in 1975, the company has worked to achieve its mission by creating technology that transforms the way people work, play,and communicate. Microsoft develops and markets software,services, and solutions that deliver new opportunities, greaterconvenience, and enhanced value to people’s lives. Microsoftdoes business throughout the world and has offices in morethan 100 countries.

To learn more, visit our Web site at www.microsoft.com.