Proposed regulations like HR 170 and doubling of visa fees have increased the burden on local technology firms
IT Pride awardees included Oracle, Goldman Sachs, SAP Labs, and Intel, among others
Historically, companies in regions such as North America and Europe have been dominating the shared services/GIC space in India
Companies hiring more locals to work on future technologies, offer value-added services
'Despite the insourcing by banking clients, we have found a balance in North America'
Scaling up and the need to build digital capabilities will lead to faster consolidation among the mid-tier information technology companies in India, domestic ratings agency Crisil said Tuesday. The IT companies' legacy businesses such as time and material contracts have become commoditised, posing significant growth and profitability challenges, it said, spelling out the reasons which will drive this consolidation. Exit by promoters of tier II firms in the past two years who are capitalising on higher valuations and better growth prospects will also drive this trend, it said. The agency said it has analysed 22 such mid-tier IT firms with turnover between Rs 1,000 - Rs 10,000 crore and found that there is a consolidation opportunity in Rs 33,000 crore worth of market capitalisation. Without taking any names like Bengaluru's Mindtree which is being acquired by L&T, it said moves entailing switch of ownership for Rs 18,000 crore are already in progress. "Such ...
Besides increasing their fresher's intake, IT giants are also aggressively localising their workforce in the US, from where they draw at least 65 per cent of total revenue
TCS, Infosys do well but Wipro & HCL disappoint analysts; however, outlook for FY17 bullish in general
AIFITE and UNITE, the organisations that offer support to IT employees, in their letters urged the government to take steps against the alleged mass retrenchment by various IT companies
'It's going to happen again and again and again every five years,' said Pai
As hiring in US rises, with resulting cost pressure, these staffers in India are at risk; advent of digital tech another reason
The report further noted that Indian IT companies intend to hire mostly freshers, up to five years experience
Experts say no significant diversion from past accounting practices reported by the IT firm in recent quarters
Jobs will be added in Oracle's software development hubs in Seattle, the San Francisco Bay Area and India
Analysts are still cautious about the outlook for the banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) vertical
Higher attrition, elevated sub-contracting costs and pricing pressure are likely to negate benefits from a weak domestic currency
But a weakening pound sterling may erode some of the gains
India is the leading sourcing destination across the world, accounting for approximately 55 per cent market share of the $185-190 billion global services sourcing business in 2017-18
Despite the Chinese IT services market remaining the third largest globally, investments by the Indian industry have not been able to grow owing to unique challenges faced while setting up shop
Indian IT services firms such as TCS and Infosys have announced a record number of deal closures in the past couple of quarters