E7: #GreyhoundTV #ONTrigger with Paul Burton, General Manager, IBM Asia Pacific

Catch Paul Burton, General Manager, IBM Asia Pacific in an exclusive conversation with Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst & CEO, Greyhound Research on GreyhoundTV ONTrigger, our peer-to-peer dialogue series. https://youtu.be/JK5DIn-8roc Disclaimer. This video is brought to you by Greyhound Studios,…

E6: #GreyhoundTV #ONTrigger with Chris Hockings, CTO, IBM Security, Asia Pacific

Catch Chris Hockings, Chief Technology Officer, IBM Security, Asia Pacific in an exclusive conversation with Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst & CEO, Greyhound Research on #GreyhoundTV #ONTrigger, our peer-to-peer dialogue series. https://youtu.be/WmKpqnKTaQg Disclaimer. This video is brought to you by…

E5: #GreyhoundTV #ONTrigger with Ganesh Lakshminarayanan, CEO Enterprise & Head Cloud, Airtel Business

Catch Ganesh Lakshminarayanan, CEO Enterprise Business & Head Cloud Practice, Airtel Business in an exclusive conversation with Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst & CEO, Greyhound Research on GreyhoundTV ONTrigger, our peer-to-peer dialogue series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jV7FEWgA6E0 Disclaimer. This video is brought to…

Indian IT Companies Pull Plug On Russia

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Will Tata’s Super App Bet Pay Off?

While the Tata Neu app by itself looked promising, industry experts remained divided on the scope of the super app model in India as complications related to draft e-commerce rules, data privacy and app stickiness comes to the surface. “If…

N Chandrasekaran Reappointed As Tata Sons Executive Chairman

N Chandrasekaran has been reappointed by Tata Sons to continue as the Chairman for the second term of five years following Tata Group patriarch Ratan Tata expressing satisfaction on the progress and performance of the diversified conglomerate. “He was an…

IBM Business Split: One-Fourth Of India Staff May Be Part Of New Entity

With IBM Corp. splitting its business into two companies to build focus on hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence (AI), up to one-fourth of its India employees are expected to be part of the new entity, Arvind Krishna, chief executive officer, IBM said on…

IBM Splits Into Two – Initial Thoughts By Greyhound Research

While the Greyhound Research team is working on a more in-depth commentary about the IBM Split, broadly, we believe this move mirrors the tough call that IBM took ages ago when it let go of its PC business and sold…

US Imposes Fresh Curbs On H-1B Visa

The latest changes to the H-1B visa program introduced amid a tough US presidential election campaign are expected to directly affect technology companies, foreign workers, and employers who rely on these non-immigrant US visas. “IT services providers can expect delayed decision-making and…

Trump Takes Another Stab At H1B Little Realizing It May Cause More Harm Than Good

Last night the US administration sent yet another shock wave to the Indian IT by announcing changes to the H1B visa program again. Amongst the broader posture of clamping down aggressively on the number of visas issued, the Trump administration has…

Can NTT India Handle Client Needs In A Post-Covid World To Become A $1 Bn company?

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Hexaware Plans Voluntary Delisting, Board To Discuss Proposal

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NTT Elevates India CEO Kiran Bhagwanani, Rejigs APAC Leadership

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Cyient, TCS Slip Over 0.5% Amid Report Boeing 737 Max Crisis To Hit IT Cos

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#GreyhoundRadio #ONTrigger With Kiran Bhagwanani, CEO – South Asia, NTT Ltd.

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Cognizant Slashes Jobs As Part Of Cost Cutting, Revamp Plan

Cognizant Technology Solutions will eliminate as many as 7,000 mid-senior level jobs globally and reskill about 5,000 employees as part of a plan to save costs and simplify the company’s organizational structure. “Such layoffs are already happening quietly in the industry…

E4: #GreyhoundTV #ONTrigger With Kiran Bhagwanani, CEO – South Asia, NTT Ltd.

Catch Kiran Bhagwanani, CEO - South Asia, NTT Ltd. in an exclusive conversation with Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst & CEO, Greyhound Research on #GreyhoundTV #ONTrigger, our peer-to-peer dialogue series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xuw29x1hqs8

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,…

DXC Technology To Hire 10,000 People In India With Focus On Digital

DXC Technology plans to hire over 10000 people in India this year with a strong focus on candidates with digital technology skills, as the company looks to transform faster remain competitive. The US-headquartered tech services major, which was founded in 2017…

Small Contracts Are A Big Deal For IT

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ETTelecom 5G Congress 2019: Wider 5G Adoption Possible With Indian Standards

5G technology is poised as the latest iteration of wireless network connectivity to bring out the best potential of IoT driven innovations across industry. India is pushing for a local approach in bringing standard to enable relevant use cases for wider 5G adoption.…

Indian IT Looks Homeward As Digital Transformation Kicks In

Exports-focused Indian IT services firms have stepped up focus on the typically smaller footprint domestic market, driven by Indian companies transforming their business using digital technology and as the government moves to use technology to improve governance. In the past…

Vodafone-Idea, IBM Deal Set To Exceed USD 1 Bn

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) is believed to have finalised a new $700-800 million (Rs4,900 crore-5,600 crore) five-year technology outsourcing contract with IBM, a deal that is expected to contribute a major part to the Rs8,400 crore annual opex savings that…

Vodafone-Idea, IBM Set To Seal $700-800 Million 5-year IT Outsourcing Deal

Vodafone Idea is believed to have finalised a new $700-800 million (Rs4,900 crore-5,600 crore) five-year technology outsourcing contract with IBM, a deal that is expected to contribute a major part to the Rs8,400 crore annual opex savings that the telecom…

Theft Case May Leave Brand TCS Bruised

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Airtel, IBM Tech Outsourcing Deal Extended Till Jan-end

Bharti Airtel has temporarily extended its technology outsourcing contract with IBM till January end, and is in talks with the US firm for a new contract after that, which could be narrower in scope and lower in value, at $200-250…

Mphasis Eyes Double-Digit Revenue From Blackstone

Mphasis is eyeing double-digit revenue contribution from companies in the portfolio of Blackstone, American private equity firm that owns a majority stake in the software services firm, up from around 5% at present, said its chief executive Nitin Rakesh. Historically, the IT and business…

DXC’s Acquisition of Luxoft Will Likely Reduce Its Dependency On Mphasis

DXC Technology’s decision to acquire niche engineering services firm Luxoft may be considered as a step towards eventually reducing its dependency on Mphasis, said analysts. DXC, an IT and digital services company, was formed in April 2017 after the merger of CSC and the…

Vodafone Idea Outsourcing Deal To Exceed USD 1 Billion for IBM India

Vodafone Idea Ltd. (VIL), India’s top telecom operator, may miss an internal deadline of December 2018 to finalise new IT contracts, and is holding advanced talks with US software major IBM to finalise a multi-year deal by March end, which, some estimates suggest, could…