India manufacturers lag the world in using IT and leveraging engineering talent

We live in an experience economy. That calls for products which not only work but are designed exceptionally well. Are Indian manufacturers geared for this paradigm? We chatted with Chandan Chowdhury, Managing Director of Dassault Systemes India, and Sanchit Vir…

Amazon’s $5 billion cloud saga: What’s in it for India

Amazon amazed everyone by breaking out financial details of its secretive cloud computing business. Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, during first quarter earnings call, revealed that Amazon Web Services is “a $5 billion business and its growth is accelerating.” For the quarter,…

Analysts sceptical about Infy meeting targets

While the vision laid out by CEO Vishal Sikka for Infosys has been applauded, analysts are not convinced whether the company can achieve the set targets as it’s still in a transition phase given the changing dynamics in outsourcing. Some…

With $120 Mn Kallidus Inc Buy, Infosys Invokes The ‘Cloud Messenger’

Infosys on Friday announced the acquisition of Kallidus Inc, a US-based e-commerce tech solutions firm, in an all-cash, $120-million deal. The IT major also announced a minority stake buy in another US startup, Airviz, for $2 million. This is the second…

Healthcare ERP Software Key To Competitive Strength

The healthcare IT environment has traditionally focused strengthening patient care with clinical technologies, improving communications between professionals and cutting down on silos and inefficiencies in databases across functions within the practice. "While Information and Communications Technology has made waves across…

Analyst Perspective On Capgemini Acquisition Of IGATE Corp: Sanchit Vir Gogia

Perspective On Capgemini Acquisition Of IGATE_Corp by @s_v_g     Following IGATE’s acquisition of Capgemini, Greyhound Research’s Sanchit Vir Gogia, said that while the deal is good, it is on the expensive side. Greyhound Research believes that the acquisition of…

Capgemini To Become No. 3 MNC IT Employer In India

The Capgemini-IGATE merger will make the French company a leading employer of Indian engineers, thereby enabling it to better compete with domestic vendors for price-sensitive IT engagements, industry insiders feel. “Our estimate is that Capgemini-IGATE would currently employ 83,000 people…

Capgemini – IGATE Corp Deal: More MAs In India, Scramble For Clients In The Offing

Capgemini’s $4 billion offer to acquire iGATE–the largest buyout of an India-related IT services firm–could well be a harbinger of a clutch of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals involving mid-size firms, say industry watchers. “There are lots of such players…

NetNeutrality: Will Telcos Thrive On Ambiguity?

There have been raging debates on net neutrality in recent weeks from Airtel’s Zero to Facebook’s Internet.org and anything that’s coming on the way to block the Web. Those debating are either ‘for’ or ‘against’ the topic. However, Net neutrality…

Results Of Infosys And HCL Tech Indicate That Strategic Outsourcing Is Dying A Natural Death

From the results of two big IT service providers, namely HCL Technologies and Infosys, it is clear that Strategic Outsourcing (SO) is dying a natural death, believes Greyhound Research. “Strategic outsourcing deals are increasingly being replaced by cloud and/or managed…

With $120 Mn Kallidus Inc Buy, Infosys Invokes The ‘Cloud Messenger’

Infosys on Friday announced the acquisition of Kallidus Inc, a US-based e-commerce tech solutions firm, in an all-cash, $120-million deal. The IT major also announced a minority stake buy in another US startup, Airviz, for $2 million. This is the second…

Infosys: Analysts Bullish On The Path CEO Vishal Sikka Is Taking

The disappointing results Infosys has posted raise concerns in the near term, but industry watchers are bullish about the path laid out by Chief Executive Vishal Sikka. During the results, Infosys announced two developments — an acquisition and an investment in…

HCL Tech Net Misses Estimates, Sinks 12% In March Quarter

HCL Technologies recorded a 12% drop in net profit sequentially for the March quarter, missing street estimates as cross-currency movements impacted earnings adversely. The IT major’s net profit during the period stood at Rs 1,683 crore, while it also disappointed…

HCL Tech Profit Up 3.6% In Q3

HCL Technologies has reported a consolidated net profit of 1,683 crore during the third quarter ended March 31, up 3.6 per cent against 1,624 crore in the corresponding period last year. Led by geographical growth in both Europe and the US,…

HCL Tech Profit Up 3.6% In Q3

HCL Technologies has reported a consolidated net profit of 1,683 crore during the third quarter ended March 31, up 3.6 per cent against 1,624 crore in the corresponding period last year. Led by geographical growth in both Europe and the US,…

HCL Tech Q3 Profit Rises 3.6%, Misses Estimates

HCL Technologies Ltd, India’s fourth largest software exporter, on Wednesday posted a 3.6% rise in net profit to Rs.1,683 crore for the three months ended March compared with the year-ago period, missing analysts’ expectations. Net sales rose 11% to Rs.9,267…

HCL Tech Misses Estimates, Disappoints Markets

HCL Technologies, the fourth-largest information technology (IT) services provider, followed in the footsteps of Tata Consultancy Services in disappointing the markets by missing the estimates for the January-March quarter. The company's financial year ends in June. "These results are a…

HCL Tech Misses Estimates, Disappoints Markets

(IT) services provider, followed in the footsteps of Tata Consultancy Services in disappointing the markets by missing the estimates for the January-March quarter. The company's financial year ends in June.  These results are a mixed bag - while on the…

Verizon Breach Report: An Analysis | Security Leaders on How India Must Respond to Trends

Verizon's recently released 2015 Data Breach Investigations Report finds that even as attacks rapidly increase in complexity, cyber criminals still rely on tried-and-true techniques such as phishing to compromise organizations. Technology alone cannot combat cyberthreats, says Sanchit Vir Gogia, chief…

Building Energy Efficient Data Centers

As IT heads reel under pressure to cut operational costs and scale up the IT infrastructure to meet the growing business requirements, the demand for energy efficient data center technologies is picking up.   Environmental certification organizations like International Organization…

Net Neutrality: What Industry Leaders Are Saying

Call it Net neutrality, free Internet or open Internet. They all mean the same: Free access to the Internet, irrespective of company, service or content. That is what is in practice in India currently, but now, The Telecom Regulatory Authority…

Five ways to resuscitate BSNL!

On the back of Rs 1,000 crore investment in network upgradation, a new CMD at the helm, a cut in mobile tariffs, and the inauguration of next generation network (NGN) technology launch, struggling state-run telco BSNL is leaving no stone…

Challenges for Building a Green Data Center

As CIOs reel under pressure to cut operational costs and scale up the IT infrastructure to meet the growing business needs, there is a heightened focus on taming the energy-hungry datacenters Datacenters are at the center of businesses today as…

Cloud specialists: IBM, Oracle looking for you

As Indian corporates and governments embrace cloud in a bigger way, technology firms operating in India are looking to build armies of cloud sales professionals to tap into the demand.From large firms like IBM and Oracle to more specialized players…

IT Giants IBM, Oracle, RedHat And Others Racing For Cloud Sales Specialists To Tap Rising Demand

As Indian corporates and governments embrace cloud in a bigger way, technology firms operating in India are looking to build armies of cloud sales professionals to tap into the demand.From large firms like IBM and Oracle to more specialized players…

Greyhound Radio with Minhaj Zia, Polycom Part 3 of 3

Catch Minhaj Zia, Managing Director - India & SAARC at Polycom in a conversation with Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst & Group CEO,Greyhound Research on Greyhound Research’s knowledge sharing series ONTrigger. Listen to the podcast here or on iTunes / SoundCloud: Can’t hear…

Greyhound Radio with Minhaj Zia, Polycom Part 2 of 3

Catch Minhaj Zia, Managing Director - India & SAARC at Polycom in a conversation with Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst & Group CEO,Greyhound Research on Greyhound Research’s knowledge sharing series ONTrigger. Listen to the podcast here or on iTunes / SoundCloud: Can’t hear…

Greyhound Radio with Minhaj Zia, Polycom Part 1 of 3

Catch Minhaj Zia, Managing Director - India & SAARC at Polycom in a conversation with Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst & Group CEO,Greyhound Research on Greyhound Research’s knowledge sharing series ONTrigger. Listen to the podcast here or on iTunes / SoundCloud: Can’t hear…

ONTrigger with Minhaj Zia, Polycom India – Part 3 of 3

Catch Minhaj Zia, Managing Director – India & SAARC at Polycom in a conversation with Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst & Group CEO,Greyhound Research on Greyhound Research’s knowledge sharing series ONTrigger. Don’t have enough bandwidth to stream a video? No worries! Hear…

ONTrigger with Minhaj Zia, Polycom India – Part 2 of 3

Catch Minhaj Zia, Managing Director – India & SAARC at Polycom in a conversation with Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst & Group CEO, Greyhound Research on Greyhound Research’s knowledge sharing series ONTrigger. Don’t have enough bandwidth to stream a video? No worries! Hear…