One of the biggest lessons for cities fighting the Covid-19 pandemic has been the criticality of access to data. Mumbai, which has shown significant success in managing the second wave of the pandemic, is a case in point, reports Shivani Shinde.
Earlier last month, for the first time ever, an anonymous hacker was served with a restraining order as a non-fungible token (NFT), reports Shivani Shinde.
'This is a race where every technology can be used by the bad guys and good guys.'
'We are anticipating that the hiring trend will continue to see double-digit growth at least for the current financial year.'
83% of the CEOS plan to hire more in the new year.
'At present Metaverse is a hype cycle.' 'If it succeeds, then I would like to see TCS there, too.'
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'We do realise it is time to have a larger ambition.'
'India is still a small market but whatever we do, we do it with full focus.'
'With nearly double the market share of our nearest competitor, we are shaping the digital transformation journey of close to 1,000 clients in India.'
'The absence of cyber security framework for ATMs is like a dream come true for hackers.'
The analyst community tracking the Indian IT services industry took special note of Accenture's first quarter (Q1) performance, which showcased the rapid growth of its consulting business that outperformed its outsourcing business. Bookings indicate that the trend will continue. Consulting bookings increased 41.6 per cent year-on-year (yoy) to $9.4 billion, higher than the 17.6 per cent growth in outsourcing to $7.4 billion. The management commentary was also more bullish on the consulting business.
'We have focused on profitable revenue, cash generating businesses, throughout our journey.'
TCS, Infosys ramp up onshore hiring; Infosys committed to hire 25,000 over 5 years.
'The hackers' objectives were centred around smearing India's reputation, causing productivity loss, creating operational damage and seeking financial gains.'
'We spent considerable time re-skilling all the employees, and then we created a new focus called the 'One Infosys'.'
In March this year, when Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) unveiled a new brand statement of "Building on Belief", many wondered if it was the right strategy. When things are uncertain, wouldn't a brand statement such as "Experience Certainty" have been better? But for Rajesh Gopinathan, CEO & MD, TCS, it was all about the way the company was looking at business. As Gopinathan explained over a video call, "Today, we have over 1,000 customers and 98 per cent of our business is repeat business; our relevance to customers should continue, and to increase.
The recent report in the New York Times that China had brought India's financial capital - Mumbai - to a halt by hacking the electricity supply grid has not come as a surprise to the CTOs (chief technology officers) and cyber security experts. Indian companies, including critical infrastructure providers such as power grids, ports and radar systems, lack the IT infrastructure to prevent hacking from hostile state actors like China and North Korea, warn security experts. Recently, the United States government warned of yet another breach of critical systems tied to Microsoft Exchange email systems that the company has blamed on China. The breach has impacted thousands of organisations in the US and its impact on India is still unknown.
There seems to be no dearth of funds to fuel this growth, report Peerzada Abrar and Shivani Shinde.
'Despite muted growth in financial services, all other businesses have done well.'
Bug bounty hunters or independent ethical hackers are certified cybersecurity professionals or security researchers who crawl the web, scanning the systems for gaps through which hackers can sneak in and alert the companies, says Shivani Shinde.
N Chandrasekaran, managing director and chief executive officer of Tata Consultancy Services, has consistently said he wishes to take the company beyond mature economies such as America and Europe, into emerging markets.
Since home-delivered meals from five-stars are cheaper by 15 to 20 per cent as compared to eating at the destination outside, food delivery has emerged as an important part of every restaurant's service portfolio.
6 post offices have been identified for the pilot stage.
Higher dividend taxes, falling valuations make alternative shareholder payment attractive.
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The digital opportunity is not just tech opportunity, but an opportunity to reinvent client business model.
TCS is confident of bringing in industry-leading numbers, despite soft third quarter results
Owners of Pune-based Serum Institute of India, the Poonawalla's have thrown the hat to acquire the iconic Grosvenor Hotel in UK from Sahara Group.
Ayan Pramanik and Shivani Shinde Nadhe report on the uncertainties that have dragged down shares of TCS, Tech Mahindra and HCL Technologies.
TCS MD talks about demand environment, margin outlook and the growing number of its employee base.
Malcolm Frank, executive vice-president, strategy and marketing, Cognizant, in conversation with Shivani Shinde Nadhe & Ayan Pramanik.
This was among the few times that TCS had to deploy rapid application development mode, which means changes in the application happen on-the-go.
At Infosys and Wipro, 8,200 roles have been impacted in six months.
The third quarter generally has more holidays.
What entrepreneurs do not look is that for one success story like Snapchat, there are hundreds that fail.
Congruence on terrorism, current disquiet on immigration, short-term visa would top the wish list.
Hospitality chains are hosting dual brands on one property, looking for operational efficiencies without diluting their brands, says Shivani Shinde Nadhe.
Macro environment, tech shift main challenges now: N Chandrasekaran
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