Firm's dented image following Sikka's exit could bring down revenues in the margin rich US market and force Infy to hire fewer Americans, as hiring locals in developed markets comes at a cost.
Analysts are of the opinion that given the change in the business model, which is resulting in smaller deals spreading across the whole year, clients may be already renegotiating prices.
2019, however, will be a bigger test as the firm continues to deal with rising attrition and margin pressure.
Software services industry may have to relook its cost structure to maintain a higher margin.
The IT services company is building underlying tech for connected cars
Analysts are of the opinion that 55 may emerge as the new age to retire for techies in India
Gopinathan is aware of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
Wipro said recently it was expecting its revenue growth to drop 2.33 per cent or stay flat between $2,015 and $2065 million.
Stricter regulations in US forces industry to look at these countries with a market size of $300 billion
The route to that target is clear in Sikka's mind.
In July-Sept 2016-2017, TCS had missed street expectations with 7.8% growth in revenue.
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.
Sector added only 200,000 employees in FY16, down from 230,000 in FY15
Whether it's about colonising Mars or donning Net-connected apparel, 2022 is a year everyone seems to be planning for, says Nivedita Mookerji.
As Nasdaq-listed company indicates poor spending in financial services space, Indian firms feel jittery
Where do Indian IT firms stand compared to their global peers in this journey of transformation? Ayan Pramanik seeks answers from IT services analyst Phil Fersht.
Takes a knock after RBS changes plan on Williams & Glyn; contract loss to impact 3,000 Infy staffers
The jury is still out on whether this will lead to re-skilling.
At Infosys and Wipro, 8,200 roles have been impacted in six months.
Infosys is steadily trying to get back its lost ground under Sikka.
The film could have been shorter and better written. However, it isn't exactly bad the way it is
Sikka's regret over lack of strategic talk with clients hints at larger problem
'Cognizant's results indicate that digital related spends can more than offset headwinds in traditional services'
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.
Vishal Sikka has little time left to turnaround Infosys.
A left-leaning centralised socialist model has created a shortage/entitlement economy. In fact one of the reasons for India's limited progress is that post-independent India is at odds with its true nature. It is something that educated right of centre Hindus are trying to correct, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
