The year 2020 has turned out to be a rather dramatic one so far. The COVID-19 pandemic has literally halted the world in its tracks. While parallels are being drawn to World War II, this pandemic is far graver and…
Sanchit Vir Gogia
Sanchit is the Chief Analyst, Founder & CEO of Greyhound Research, a Global, Award-Winning, Technology & Innovation Research, Advisory & Consulting Firm. Read more about Sanchit on http://bit.ly/svgworld.
Oracle Running TikTok In India Doesn’t Make Sense: Here’s Why
Earlier today, we published a research report on the possibilities and the likely outcomes if Oracle was to land TikTok. Since then, I've received many calls from friends in the media about the implication for TikTok's India business and whether or not…
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Oracle Landing TikTok Means A Lot Of Things, But Definitely Not An Ad Network
Sunday night just got exciting, and how! Reports have confirmed that Oracle has won the bid for the U.S. operations of TikTok (a ByteDance company), leaving behind both Microsoft and Walmart from the race. It's being touted that this deal will not…
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#CounterpunchWithSVG E06: Red Hat Believes Open Hybrid Cloud Is About As Close To A Panacea As There Is. But Is It?
The year 2020 has turned out to be a rather dramatic one so far. The COVID-19 pandemic has literally halted the world in its tracks. While parallels are being drawn to World War II, this pandemic is far graver and…
#CounterpunchWithSVG E05: IBM Believes It Can Deliver Security For The Modern Enterprise But I Had Questions That Needed Clarifying
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Qualcomm Brings DeepTech, Device, And Startup Prowess To Jio
On July 12, 2020, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) announced Qualcomm Ventures decision to invest INR 730 Crore for 0.15% equity stake in Jio Platforms, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RIL. Qualcomm Ventures has invested at an Equity Value of Rs 4.91…
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RIL’s Ambitions For Jio Are Broader And Deeper Than What Meets The Eye
Updated on July 13, 2020 The last 2+ months have been a rather busy one for Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). The company has announced twelve big investment deals - from Facebook, Silver Lake Partners, Vista Equity Partners, General Atlantic, KKR…
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China Complaining About Its Apps Being Banned Is As Good As Irony Gets
On June 29, 2020, the Government of India announced a ban on 59 apps of Chinese origin. In the long list of apps, many applications are unheard of, and it includes famous applications called TikTok, CamScanner and a few others…
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Intel Will Help Jio Platforms Expedite On Its “Compute To Cloud” Vision
On July 03, 2020, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) announced Intel Capital's decision to invest INR 1,894.50 Crore for 0.39% equity stake in Jio Platforms, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RIL. Intel Capital has invested at an Equity Value of Rs 4.91…
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World MSME Day During A Pandemic Is A Reminder Of Why MSMEs Must Believe In A Tech-Centric Future
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What Value Does Each Investor Bring To Jio Platforms?
Reliance Industries Limited has played many a masterstroke in the past 2 months. The company has managed to attract 10 strategic investments (from a total of 9 investors) and has raised US 14 Bn by divesting 22.38% in Jio Platforms.…
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What Are The Challenges Ahead For Jio Platforms?
A lot has been written about Jio Platforms and how RIL has created history by attracting investments worth INR 1 Trillion in less than 2 months. While RIL has been hugely successful so far with Jio, a large part of…
What’s Next For Jio Platforms?
Deal-making is both an art and a science, and Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) seems to have mastered it better than anyone else. In 7 weeks, RIL has closed 8 deals from 7 marquee global investors. It's hard to find a…
Could Thierry Delaporte Be That Knight In Shining Armour For Wipro?
On 29th May 2020, Wipro announced the appointment of Thierry Delaporte as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) Wipro Ltd. He replaces Abidali Neemuchwala who was the company's CEO since February 2016. #GreyhoundStandpoint 1 - First things first,…
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Google Wants In On The Indian Telecom Sector, Explores Stake With Vodafone Idea
On May 28, 2020, Financial Times reported that Google is exploring a stake in Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) to further its India presence. This news comes close on heels to the recent spate of investments in Jio Platforms, a wholly-owned…
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5 Lessons That COVID19 Has Taught Us So Far
COVID19 is a watershed moment, and a new set of realities are emerging as a consequence. Fact is, the impact of this pandemic will be felt in ripples that will hit us well after it is over. Like it or not,…
COVID-19 Is Evolving Quick, So Should You Dear Technology Decision-Maker
Nobody wants to be slotted or be identified as a specific type of individual. But the fact is, we are all, a particular type. We all have our strengths, our quirks, and a lot more that allows those around us…
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Contact Tracing: A Tool For Mass Monitoring Not Mass Surveillance
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COVID-19 Is Both A Rude Reminder And A Game Changer
COVID-19 is a rude reminder of the fragility in our systems of doing business. It’s also a game-changer for government and organisations if they take the right lessons from this world event and invest in the right people and technology…
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Greyhound Turns 7, But Then, This Is Not A Time To Celebrate
On March 23, 2020, we at Greyhound Research complete seven years of existence. Yes, time flies, and how! While in the normal course, this is very much a reason to celebrate, pop open a bottle of Moët & Chandon, and…
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Infosys’s Battle With Corporate Governance Is Not Just It’s Own
As if Monday morning blues aren't enough to rock one's world, folks at Infosys had it worse on Monday, 21st October. At about 9 am IST, the media reported another round of supposed corporate governance issues at Infosys. And post that,…
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#BoycottJio Controversy: No More Than A Storm In A Teacup
On October 9, 2019, I noticed my Twitter timeline was abuzz with a hashtag, #BoycottJio. Until then, I hadn't heard about the announcement by Reliance Jio to charge users 6 paise per minute for voice calls made to other networks.…
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HCL Tech Just Added Some Not So Sharp Tools In Its Shed (From IBM)
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Innovation Drives The Wheels Of Fortune: Sanchit Vir Gogia
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Walmart’s Acquisition of Flipkart – Key Questions Answered
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#CounterpunchWithSVG E02: Bjorn Engelhardt of Riverbed
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#CounterpunchWithSVG E01: Faiyaz Shahpurwala of IBM
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We Just Turned 5 and Have An Offer You’ll Love!
Dear Friends, Customers and Greyhound Supporters, Where I stand today, I couldn't be a happier man. While there's plenty and more for me to be chuffed to bits, today is remarkably special on two accounts. One, Greyhound Research completes 5…
Is Indian IT Industry “Digital Washing” Its Revenues?
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Existential Crisis For Mid-Sized IT Services Firms To Worsen in 2018-19: Five Red Flags Stakeholders Must Watch Out For
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