'India is often skipping legacy cycles and moving directly to advanced AI-driven operations.'
'We've not seen a crypto exchange come back after about 45 per cent of the value on the platform was impacted.'
Romance may be personal, but when it enters the workplace, particularly in reporting hierarchies, it becomes a matter of governance.
'We sent just 500 people from India to the US on H-1B visas. There is no dependence on H-1B visas.'
'What we see now is a much stronger need for data sovereignty.'
'There is a shift in what customers are thinking about in the long term and better planned structures are going to emerge as winners.'
'This is the time to be creative, use AI in real-time operations, and unlock new demand and aspirations.'
'We have been following the micro-change philosophy, where every six weeks we implement these AI features into our internal systems, products, platforms and then release it to our employees.'
While TCS cited evolving business needs and future readiness as reasons, industry experts say the action is a cost-cutting measure aimed at improving operating margins that have remained below the firm's aspirational range despite multiple efforts.
'Unless we consistently show up with the right cars, at the right time, priced fairly, we risk becoming irrelevant very quickly.'
'What is working is quality management, great teams, engineers, platforms, and highly differentiated services.'
'The use of AI, especially genAI is only going to get worse, especially in an enterprise ecosystem.'
'We also realised that locking customers to our Cloud was not fair to them.'
'Our AI strategy -- AI in Everything, Everything for AI, and AI for Everyone -- is now in action.'
'Our vision is to become a GenAI managed services provider.'
'Our growth in banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) is a prime example.'
'GenAI programmes may not be large in terms of value, but have triggered a lot of new opportunities among clients.'
'Israel would make Iran and its proxies pay. They, along with Qatar, fund terror all over the world.'
"Humble", "kind", and "spiritual" are some adjectives used to describe K Krithivasan, chief executive officer designate and global head of banking, financial services, and insurance business, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), where he is an old stager. Krithivasan, based out of Chennai, has been part of the global technology sector for over 34 years. He joined TCS in 1989. During his long tenure at the company, he has held leadership roles in delivery, customer relationship management, large programme management, and sales.
'We added a significant number of freshers in Q1. You will see a good number of hiring in Q2 as well.'
'It will drive a lot of surrounding business, that is where we see some good projects coming in.'
'Domestic investors are opening up to the idea of high-growth Internet companies as a pool of value creation.' 'They like the execution that they see with Zepto, and for us, that is the most important factor.'
For two consecutive quarters, Tata Consultancy Services has recorded volume growth of five per cent, leaving its peers behind.
We have to continue to be agile on execution and regulatory fronts: N Chandrasekaran
HCL Technologies' stock has been on a run since the company announced its good first quarter results. An interview with Anant Gupta, president and COO, on the company's future strategies.
'We will have a strong exit as our third quarter is strong.'
Gulshan Rai, director general of the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team and coordinator of the committee on cyber laws, says the team is gearing up to address the increasing mobile Internet usage.
Interview with CFO & vice-president, Tata Consultancy Services
When big companies such as Infosys and Wipro are forecasting minor growth this financial year, TCS is all set to break the trend.
People tend to think that online means access to information on the fly. But that does not mean that any individual can access the data, says Sunil Chandiramani.
With revenues of $13.4 billion for FY14, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has managed to deliver consistent growth for both the fourth quarter and the full year.
Google's intent in India is to make it an 'online and mobile first' advertisement market.
He feels that, like in the past, the firm will prove detractors wrong, and create a business proposition that will be followed.
N Chandrasekaran, managing director and CEO of Tata Consultancy Services, maintains that his company has proved its adaption to merging trends by reporting consistent growth.
In an interview to Shivani Shinde, Chandrasekaran spoke on the general business environment, European crisis and growing concerns on staff attrition.
Having spent the first 90 days meeting employees and key clients, Jeya Kumar, new CEO of Patni Computer Systems, is clearly in control. While he acknowledges concerns due to the current slowdown, he has started restructuring the company. He details the growth plans in a chat with Business Standard's Shivani Shinde.
Som Mittal talks about the industry challenges, the next big disruption for the IT industry.
'We are looking at the next target which is to be a $1 billion ARR firm in the next 4-5 years.'
iGate Patni is all set to compete with the likes of IBM, Accenture, Infosys and Congnizant.
TCS's chief operating officer and executive director, N Chandrasekaran, tells Shivani Shinde he'll focus on cost efficiency.