Ayan Pramanik

Stories by Ayan Pramanik

How can 'Bees' help India Inc?

How can 'Bees' help India Inc?

Rediff.com   23 May 2017

Businesses across the world consider efficient delivery of shipments to be a growth driver, and IoT-based start-up Roambee fills this need with real-time reports to businesses using tracking data.

IT firms eye new markets in Japan, China, Germany

IT firms eye new markets in Japan, China, Germany

Rediff.com   22 May 2017

Stricter regulations in US forces industry to look at these countries with a market size of $300 billion

IT jobs: Worst challenge ahead

IT jobs: Worst challenge ahead

Rediff.com   16 May 2017

Expert staff in the line of fire in the tech sector. Analysts attribute these job losses to a slowdown in growth, automation of lower-end work.

How India's IT majors are becoming more customer-friendly

How India's IT majors are becoming more customer-friendly

Rediff.com   15 May 2017

As Indian IT service entities mature into multi-billion dollar organisations employing thousands, the pressure has increased on them from clients to identify and solve customer problems than working on predefined parameters.

Job cuts: Wipro explains why it's important to re-skill employees

Job cuts: Wipro explains why it's important to re-skill employees

Rediff.com   11 May 2017

Amidst fear of layoffs across many IT companies, Saurabh Govil, bottom left, head of Wipro's Human resources, explains who are the affected lot and why it is essential to re-skill for employees in this sector.

Now Tech Mahindra joins the pink slip club

Now Tech Mahindra joins the pink slip club

Rediff.com   11 May 2017

The firm, which has sacked 1,000 employees, says nothing new about it, laggards weeded out every year, this year is no different

Small IT firms to step up hiring in US

Small IT firms to step up hiring in US

Rediff.com   8 May 2017

To increase local talent mix in the US like their major peer Infosys

Cognizant to significantly expand local hiring in US

Cognizant to significantly expand local hiring in US

Rediff.com   8 May 2017

Firm to prune domestic costs through initiatives such as voluntary separation

How Infosys plans to boost digital tech services

How Infosys plans to boost digital tech services

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2017

Nia builds on Mana, the first AI platform introduced by the software services major last year. It also includes the robotic process automation capabilities of AssistEdge, another Infosys solution.

'Indian IT industry has to de-risk itself'

'Indian IT industry has to de-risk itself'

Rediff.com   28 Apr 2017

"Protectionism is not new. The attention that is given is because there is a political and emotional element to it." TCS COO N G Subramaniam on why his company is optimistic despite global headwinds.

IT cos on edge as major deals come up for renewal

IT cos on edge as major deals come up for renewal

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2017

Sixteen major contracts worth nearly $14 billion to be renewed by June 2018 but uncertainty looms large.

Why are Indian IT firms facing more US lawsuits?

Why are Indian IT firms facing more US lawsuits?

Rediff.com   25 Apr 2017

Delays in promised service delivery were earlier settled between client and service provider. More organisations now opt for a legal settlement to save cost and protect investor sentiment, say analysts.

Severance pay row: Why Rajiv Bansal may have the upper hand over Infosys

Severance pay row: Why Rajiv Bansal may have the upper hand over Infosys

Rediff.com   21 Apr 2017

Former finance head Bansal, who left Infosys in 2015, has gone for arbitration over severance pay

Indian IT industry sees red as H-1B visa window gets smaller

Indian IT industry sees red as H-1B visa window gets smaller

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2017

Analysts say the impact on Indian entities would not be immediate

IT firms stare at tepid Q4 numbers

IT firms stare at tepid Q4 numbers

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2017

Stronger rupee likely to take a toll; Infosys results on April 13 to be keenly watched

The H-1B visa blows keep coming

The H-1B visa blows keep coming

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2017

Amid headwinds across global markets, US issues fresh restrictions on H-1B visas. Ayan Pramanik & Raghu Krishnan list out the many ways in which this impacts the Indian IT industry.

Infosys rebuts Murthy over pay hike for COO

Infosys rebuts Murthy over pay hike for COO

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2017

'Pravin Rao's commitment and contribution to the company has been immense, and his partnership over the past three years has been critical to the successes and growth of our company,' said Vishal Sikka, chief executive officer at Infosys.

High-school students, HCL will make you software engineers

High-school students, HCL will make you software engineers

Rediff.com   24 Mar 2017

Indian IT major HCL Technologies will provide training for three months to 100 students each in its Lucknow and Madurai campuses.

When a workplace finds you. And offers you a job

When a workplace finds you. And offers you a job

Rediff.com   24 Mar 2017

Start-up Belong.co uses an unconventional way of hiring that trusts more on data available on social media or tweets than the resume.

Not outsourcing, this is right sourcing

Not outsourcing, this is right sourcing

Rediff.com   17 Mar 2017

Keshav Murugesh, CEO of the Nasdaq-listed WNS, discusses the impact of the Trump administration on BPO and BPM industry with Ayan Pramanik.