Cognizant Releases 'Flowsource' to Enhance Productivity in Software Engineering Through Generative AI

Cognizant, a company specializing in information technology services, has rolled out its new  generative AI -driven platform, 'Cognizant Flowsource,' which aims to revolutionize the way businesses approach software development by seamlessly integrating all phases of the software development lifecycle.

As per their official announcement, this platform merges advanced  digital assets  and tools to empower collaborative engineering teams, allowing them to produce high-quality code more swiftly while offering enhanced oversight and transparency. The generative AI component ensures that all members involved in a project can coordinate their efforts harmoniously.

Key features include self-service templates for code and environment provisioning, automated testing and documentation, leveraging enterprise knowledge bases for code reuse, and expediting coding tasks with the assistance of trained AI copilots.

In an age dominated by generative AI, the push for innovation is compelling organizations to adapt more rapidly. However, it's crucial that this acceleration is sustainable, ensuring that an increase in speed doesn't lead to a surge in complications,” shared Prasad Sankaran, Executive Vice President of software and platform engineering at  Cognizant .

“Flowsource serves as a comprehensive, AI-empowered engineering platform that not only accelerates innovation but also enhances the experience and convenience for developers. This allows developers to channel their expertise and resources into satisfying business needs and delivering more robust features, all while the platform takes care of the intricacies involved in setting up tools for managing environments, continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), code quality assurance, and beyond,” he elaborated.

Optimizing Software Development for Organizations

Cognizant warns that advancements in technology, along with new competitors and shifting customer expectations, compel organizations to maintain a pace of transformation that is often unmanageable given the complexities of their technology landscapes, fragmented application of contemporary engineering practices, and the burdens of legacy systems and costs.

With Flowsource, businesses can achieve superior quality and consistency during the development process, leading to improved scalability and quicker market entry for new products.

“Flowsource meticulously reviews code generated by either AI assistants or manually, conducting security and compliance evaluations to help organizations reap the advantages of generative AI while mitigating risks and potential drawbacks,” explained Sankaran from Cognizant. “The platform is designed with AI-driven resilience, reliability, and operational excellence checks to produce strong applications that boost customer and user satisfaction while minimizing the costs associated with failures.”

Cognizant   aims to foster transparency and operational efficiency within the software engineering environments of organizations via the new platform. With this tool, both business and engineering stakeholders obtain crucial insights that lead to quicker problem resolution, improved comprehension of consequences, and smoother execution of strategies.

According to Cognizant, Flowsource offers versatility, allowing companies to incorporate external plugins to enhance workflow efficiencies. Moreover, this platform complements Cognizant’s existing offerings such as Cognizant Neuro IT Operations and Cognizant Skygrade, which collectively assist enterprises in managing IT complexities and transitioning to cloud-native solutions.