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Keynote: Who Owns Digital Transformation?
Below are excerpts of a recent Keynote by Sanchit Vir Gogia on the topic: Who Owns Digital Transformation?
Wipro Begins Monetising From Its Intra-preneurship Projects
India's third largest IT firm Wipro has begun offering solutions to customers from entrepreneurial projects of its employees in segments such as corporate treasury and software defined infrastructure. "I will not be surprised if monetization has already happened in Wipro…
Leading With Digital – Why This Transformation Matters For Traditional Orgs and Its CXOs
In today’s time, while leading with Digital is evident, who owns this transformation still remains a bone of contention. This journey needs to be co-owned by those who will be impacted first – the CXOs. Having said that, the starting point…
Ankur Warikoo Working On A New Script For Nearbuy
An old lady runs through the narrow corridors of a slum, chasing two thieves, who had apparently robbed her bag. Twenty seconds into the chase, the old lady grabs them and hits them on to the ground. The video ends…
Twitter India Head Quits, More Exits To Follow In Major Shake-Up
Rishi Jaitly’s resignation was not surprising for most Twitter India employees, who knew that the domestic market will be impacted by the micro-blogging site’s global restructuring programme, as the company failed to get new users and generate higher advertising revenue,…
Twitter’s India Head Steps Down Amid Slowing Revenues, Job Cuts
Amid a global slowdown in revenue growth and job cuts, head of Twitter’s India business, Rishi Jaitly, announced his exit from the company after a four-year stint. Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst and CEO of Greyhound Research, said both the…
Firms Relying On Digital Transformation To Counter Disruption In Ecosystem: Survey
Disruption appears to be the new norm in India, with over 90 per cent of enterprises stating they have experienced disruption, and another 26 per cent unaware of how their industry would look three years down the line, according to…
HCL Tech Q2 Profit Jumps 16.7%; C. Vijaykumar Promoted To Top Post
HCL Technologies Ltd, India’s fourth largest information technology (IT) firm, on Friday reported that its net profit rose 16.7% year-on-year to Rs2,014 crore in the September quarter, fuelled by strong growth in its infrastructure services business and improved margins. The…
Dell Technologies Research: Indian Organizations Most Digitally Mature Globally
Businesses consider digital start-ups a threat, either now or in the future. Specific to India, Dell Technologies conducted a study (DRIVING OUTCOMES FROM DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION – INDIA INC. APPROACH) to understand what 150 digitally mature organizations are doing differently, in partnership with Greyhound…
FirstCry Acquires BabyOye; Raises $34 Mn
Online baby products retailer FirstCry has agreed to acquire auto-to-software conglomerate Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd’s baby-care business BabyOye in a cash-and-stock deal that will help it consolidate its presence in the growing segment through an omni-channel strategy. Sanchit Vir Gogia,…
Big Business Houses Race For IT Infrastructure To Rival Startups
Sixty-three per cent of large businesses in India are scrambling to invest in IT infrastructure & digital skills to compete with start-ups who are posing a threat to traditional businesses and 62 per cent are planning to invest over 30…
Dell Tech To Tap Indian Digital Transformation
To tap into the country's digital transformation, Dell Technologies, outcome of the $67 billion Dell-EMC merger, is sharpening its focus on the country. Specific to India, a study by Greyhound Research (DRIVING OUTCOMES FROM DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION – INDIA INC. APPROACH) found that: In India,…
Digital Startups Will Disrupt Businesses: Study
Businesses believe digital startups pose a threat to their organisation, either now or in the future, while most fear that they may become obsolete because of competition from these startups. Specific to India, a study by Greyhound Research (DRIVING OUTCOMES FROM DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION –…
Greyhound Radio on Reliance Jio Launch
Catch Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst & CEO, Greyhound Research with Anshoo Nandwaani, VP & Principal Analyst, Greyhound Research in a conversation about the Reliance Jio announcement and its impact on the telecom sector in the country and across the globe on Greyhound Research’s knowledge sharing…
Reliance Jio Launch Set To Jolt India’s Telecom Sector
On 1st September 2016, Reliance Industries Chairman, Mukesh Ambani, announced details of the Reliance Jio launch in the company’s 42nd Annual General Meeting Per the company it will start offering services from 5th September but the commercial launch will be…
With Technology At Helm, South Korea Ready To Contribute To Global Innovation
With AWS’s Seoul Data Centre region going live in January 2016 and Microsoft announcing plans in May 2016, all eyes were set on IBM and Google. While the latter is yet to make any announcement on this topic, the former…
HCL Technologies Eyes 20% Revenue From Digital Play By 2020
HCL Technologies, India's fourth largest software services company, expects digital, cloud, analytics, automation and internet of things (IoT) to grow faster than the traditional business segments, accounting for up to 20 per cent of revenues in next three to four…
Top CEO Dilemma: Surviving Digital Disruption
Gone are the days when analysts and shareholders would spare organisations grappling with modest growth prospects. It's no wonder that in today's rapidly changing digital world, Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) are under constant pressure to deliver the goods. Additionally, CEOs…
Managing Technology Costs In A VUCA World
It's a cliche to say that we live in a VUCA world - one riddled with Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. However, organisations in this VUCA world that continue to strive to stay competitive and scale up either by acquiring…
Architecting Supply Chain In The Wake Of Digital
A company's Supply Chain is undoubtedly its backbone but a smooth process cannot be taken for granted. To remain competitive and secure earnings growth, organisations are looking at both process automation and newer technology systems to redefine their Supply Chain. The…
Making Cloud A Rewarding Experience
Cloud offerings are no longer the preserve of startups and small and medium businesses. They now meet the criteria of enterprise IT and are also supported by traditional IT vendors like IBM, Microsoft, SAP, Oracle among others. Cloud Computing as a…
Vodafone Renews Outsourcing Deal With IBM
Vodafone India has renewed its technology outsourcing contract with IBM for five years. Rivals such as Tech Mahindra, Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys were also in the fray for a deal that analysts say is worth $750-850 mn (Rs…
IBM Wins $750-million Vodafone India Contract
Vodafone India has renewed its IT outsourcing contract with IBM for another five years. The companies did not disclose the contract value. Below are excerpts from a Greyhound Research Freemium Research Note. The complete Research Note is available here. Sanchit…
IBM Hybrid Cloud To Bolster Vodafone India’s Customer Engagement
IBM and Vodafone India on Tuesday announced a five-year agreement running into multi-million dollars where the software giant will manage IT services support for Vodafone India to facilitate a better customer engagement. Below are excerpts from a Greyhound Research Freemium…