NTT DATA to Acquire WinWire, Adding 1,000 Azure Engineers to Scale Enterprise AI
May 18, 2026
NTT DATA to Acquire WinWire, Adding 1,000 Azure Engineers to Scale Enterprise AI
NTT DATA, a global leader in AI, digital business, and IT services, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire WinWire, an award-winning Microsoft partner specializing in Agentic AI and cloud-native development. The deal marks a strategic push to help enterprises move beyond AI experimentation and into large-scale deployment, as demand for production-ready AI solutions intensifies across industries.
The acquisition will add more than 1,000 skilled Azure engineers and AI specialists to NTT DATA's workforce, significantly expanding its capacity to deliver cloud and AI solutions built on Microsoft platforms, including Microsoft Fabric and Azure AI Foundry. This infusion of talent strengthens NTT DATA's global Microsoft practice and accelerates the delivery of next-generation AI and cloud services to enterprise clients.
WinWire, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with global delivery centers in India, is a six-time Microsoft Partner of the Year Award winner. The company brings deep expertise in agentic AI, data engineering, and modern application development, along with its proprietary Agentic AI @ Scale framework, which enables the design and deployment of intelligent, autonomous systems embedded directly into enterprise workflows.
Industry analysts estimate the global AI market will grow from $390 billion to nearly $3.5 trillion over the next decade, underscoring the scale of adoption that enterprises are preparing for. By combining NTT DATA's full-stack capabilities, industry expertise, and managed services with WinWire's specialized strengths, the combined entity is positioned to help clients develop and scale AI solutions that unlock enterprise-wide value.
"The acquisition of WinWire is a decisive step in advancing our enterprise AI strategy and expanding our leadership in Microsoft Azure and AI-powered cloud transformation," said Abhijit Dubey, CEO and Chief AI Officer of NTT DATA, Inc. "By combining WinWire's deep expertise in cloud-native development and agentic AI with NTT DATA's global scale, this positions us to lead the shift to enterprise AI, enabling clients to move from experimentation to enterprise-wide deployment and achieve meaningful business outcomes."
The deal builds on NTT DATA's long-standing strategic partnership with Microsoft. NTT DATA's Global Business Unit for Microsoft Cloud, supported by more than 24,000 Microsoft certifications, operates across more than 50 countries. WinWire, a member of the Microsoft Agentic Partner Alliance Program, will complement this unit, further strengthening joint innovation and co-selling capabilities for industry-specific AI solutions.
Stephen Boyle, CVP of Enterprise Partner Solutions at Microsoft, noted the critical role of skilled partners in unlocking AI value. "By combining NTT DATA's global scale with WinWire's expertise in cloud-native development and agentic AI, this acquisition enhances our joint ability to co-innovate and deliver transformative solutions," he said.
Ashu Goel, CEO of WinWire, described the acquisition as an exciting new chapter. "Joining NTT DATA allows us to extend our capabilities to a much broader global client base. Together, we are well positioned to accelerate innovation and shape the next wave of AI-driven transformation for our clients," he said.
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Rothschild & Co acted as the exclusive financial advisor to NTT DATA on the transaction.
Source: nttdata
