Infosys CEO Salil Parekh refuted the threat of Microsoft and other Big Tech companies in AI services during a conference call after the firm's first quarter results for fiscal 2027, stating the company is "extremely well positioned" and that an influx of companies would be a "huge positive." Parekh noted Infosys has "over 300,000 people" working to make AI work as services for clients and works with "some 1800 clients," giving it a "completely different" scale and context. He clarified Infosys would not be a subcontractor for large companies like Microsoft, arguing the company has a better understanding of client needs than multinational tech giants. Parekh identified Infosys's market advantage in collaborating with or taking on smaller startups, stating that if someone with "a few hundred people or a few thousand people" gets excited about services, Infosys with "300,000 people" will be very excited.