BUSINESS
What is the real cost of enabling working from home?
Companies might save on operating cost but spending significantly on WFH infrastructure and real estate as the model continues to evolve.
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Hiring! Cloud architects, engineers. Here is how you can start your career
Job search portals list more than 20,000 jobs, with salaries varying from Rs 4 lakh to Rs 35 lakh per annum.
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COVID-19 impact in Q1 less than what Infosys envisaged: Infosys CEO
However uncertainty around recovery and “second wave” present challenges
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Companies beware, sacked employees could be selling client info on dark web
Kumar Ritesh, founder, Cyfirma, told Moneycontrol the number of sacked employees selling information on the dark web has gone up significantly in the past four months, especially from India.
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COVID-19 impact: Indian IT firms may forgo filing fresh H-1B petitions this year
Indians are one of the largest beneficiaries of H-1B visa. Indians make up more than 60 percent of the 85,000 H-1B visa petitions are approved every year.
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COVID-19 impact: Cognizant lays off bench employees as business takes a hit
A company spokesperson says it is a performance management measure, which is a process across all companies in the IT industry.
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What happens to H-1B workers stranded in India?
Pregnant wives, ailing spouses wait for many of them in the US as visa freeze threatens to tear apart families.
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H-1B visa ban may not make that big a dent in top IT firms' revenues. Here's why
Top Indian IT firms' H-1B dependency has come down by 40-60 percent since 2017.
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US visa update: Big relief for Indian students as Trump leaves out temporary work permit
The new executive order on US visas signed by US President Donald Trump has left out F-1 visa or temporary work visa given to foreign students. This will benefit over 250,000 Indian students in the US
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What is the actual impact of Trump’s H-1B visa ban and other questions answered
The different categories of visa holders who will be impacted, those who will not be, exemptions if any and other salient parts of the US action that you should know.
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Trump to make a call on non-immigrant visas: A look at visas that will be impacted
H-1B, L-1 and OPT programmes could be impacted by the order that could be extended till October, according to reports.
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Chinese app TikTok is acting to protect children against sexual content almost everywhere — except India
Absence of strong Indian laws and sheer volume of videos mean sexually explicit content is easily available for young users.
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COVID-19 impact: Indian firms see six-fold rise in ransomware attacks
Financial gain, increasing unemployment and rising demand for competitor’s data are key drivers.
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Maze ransomware attack: Names, account numbers of company credit cards compromised, says Cognizant
The company has offered complimentary credit card monitoring, dark web monitoring, and restoration services for its employees.
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COVID-19 may have changed sales and marketing forever
From learning the art of closing deals in video calls to engaging clients in social media platforms, sales and marketing team are now getting ready for the post COVID-19 world.
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Exclusive | Chinese hackers may target Indian companies amid border standoff, says intelligence firm
The Chinese hacking communities are discussing ways to 'teach India a lesson' and are primarily targeting Indian press and media outlets, government websites including defence, and companies in telecom, smartphones and pharma, among other sectors
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Will reverse migration of techies pave way for IT sector's growth in smaller cities?
Analysts and human resource professionals pointed out that in the next five years, close to 25-30 percent of the IT workforce could potentially work from smaller towns and cities.
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COVID-19 impact | Not just H-1B, US L-1 visa holders also in the line of fire
Indian firms continue to be the largest beneficiaries of L-1 visa accounting for 23 percent of total visas issued
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COVID-19 impact | Prolonged ban of H-1B visa may change IT, tech ecosystem in US
This comes at a time when thousands of techies are already losing jobs in the US and returning home.
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COVID-19 impact | Are Indian schools ready for transition to online mode of teaching?
While inability to resume classes is a concern, many parents and schools are worried about sensitive details being compromised by hackers.
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Barring a few glitches, TCS AGM — a virtual first in India — more or less smooth
Due to COVID-19, most companies are now moving to virtual AGMs with TCS being the first. Close to 1,300 investors participated in the virtual AGM
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COVID-19 impact: FY21 H-1B quota unlikely to be reached in the first lottery, second round possible
H-1B cap per year is 85,000, with 20,000 reserved for those who complete their advanced degree in the US
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COVID-19 impact | Not getting any cold calls for products? Here's the reason
The call centre business in India is pegged at $1 billion and employs about 1 lakh people.
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Will IBM’s exit from facial recognition shape the narrative around this technology?
IBM’s stand on facial recognition and Jack Dorsey’s defense for adding fact-checking label to the US President’s tweet, fall into the larger narrative of tech majors' take on role of technology.
