Thirdera

Thirdera

Thirdera was acquired by Cognizant, the global IT services and consulting company, though the exact acquisition date is not publicly detailed in sources reviewed. The firm operates as a dedicated ServiceNow practice within Cognizant, leveraging the platform to automate enterprise workflows. Thirdera's strategy centers on deploying ServiceNow modules across IT operations, customer service, HR, and cybersecurity. Its services include unified DevOps, cybersecurity hardening, asset management, employee experience portals, and dispute management — each built as a managed service on ServiceNow. The firm reports 2,600-plus ServiceNow specialists, 70-plus certified architects, and over 14,000 combined ServiceNow and industry certifications. It serves clients globally, with a stated focus on retail, financial services, and other regulated sectors. The team operates primarily from the United States, with headcount data and additional office locations not publicly listed. Thirdera maintains no separate investment vehicle, family office structure, or philanthropic arm; it exists as a wholly owned operating unit within Cognizant's enterprise platform services division. Thirdera's structural differentiator is its scale as a single-platform specialist embedded within a $19B IT services parent. That combination — deep ServiceNow expertise with Cognizant's enterprise client access — gives it a distribution and certification density that boutique consultancies rarely match.