Cognizant to acquire SAP partner DyFlex ahead of SAP's 2027 maintenance deadline
shashib · x · 2026-10-22
Cognizant has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DyFlex Solutions, a Perth-based SAP Platinum Partner, with closing expected in Q1 2027 pending regulatory approval; financial terms were not disclosed.
Key figures: DyFlex has 300+ employees (up from 150 in Feb 2025), including a Philippines delivery team; Cognizant already has 1,500+ staff in Australia/NZ; Rest of World accounts for 6.0% of its Q2 2026 revenue.
The author's angle: the value of these SAP systems lives in master data typed in by maintenance planners long before AI — and the quality of those records will constrain any AI built on top. The deal also plays into migration demand ahead of SAP's 2027 maintenance deadline.
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