TRENDS
Mobile app development could be the hottest tech job right now
Mobile application development, be it Android or iOS, is the hottest skill right now given the amount of mobile apps we use on a day-to-day basis. There is one for booking tickets, ordering food, cleaning house and anything else you can think of.
TRENDS
Indians professionals feel work-life balance gone for toss in hyper-connected world: Report
Close to 45 percent of respondents from non-metro cities rated their work life balance as anywhere from average to terrible.
BUSINESS
IT firms need to recalibrate hiring pattern in light on the ongoing H-1B visa crisis
As crackdown on H1B visas by the US Citizenship and Immigration Services becomes harder, experts say IT firms will have to re-calibrate their hiring process even further.
BUSINESS
Mid-cap IT firms see acquisitions as the way forward
Among the recent buys are HCL's acquisition of IBM products for $1.8 billion, and Zensar buying Cynosure for 33 million.
BUSINESS
Not just new applications, H-1B visa renewals also feel the heat now
This is hardly surprising given the kind of crackdown IT industry has seen in the recent times. However it is not only have a huge impact on the new applications but also renewals of H1B visas, say immigration experts.
BUSINESS
GlobalLogic to expand Asia-Pacific footprint, open additional centre at Bengaluru
The US-headquartered GlobalLogic is looking to double its India workforce in the next 2-3 years
BUSINESS
This week in IT: It’s digital everywhere
IT industrialists are confident that there is no better time to be in this business than now.
BUSINESS
NIIT Technologies increases talent hiring on low-cost nearshore facilities
Nearshore facilities are those which are located low-cost international locations.
BUSINESS
India's $1 trillion digital economy target by 2025 possible by improving digital business, fostering innovation
India has experienced large scale digital adoption between 2013 and 2018, buoyed by government initiatives, mobile penetration and digital adoption.
BUSINESS
NASSCOM not to give industry guidance anymore
The industry body is looking at metrics such as digital revenues, mergers and acquisitions, automation, digital skilling, patents, investments made in digital and customer satisfaction.
INDIA
Maharashtra to focus on services sector to be a $1 trillion economy, says CM Fadnavis
The value created by industry is seven times more than agriculture and services, nine times more. "So, we are shifting the focus from agriculture and services and digital transformation will play a critical role," Fadnavis said.
BUSINESS
CTS bribery charges: Tamil Nadu government in a soup for inaction
According to a study by National Council of Applied Economic Research, Tamil Nadu tops the list of states when it comes to severity of corruption in the country.
BUSINESS
CTS bribery charges: Tech majors need to overhaul processes to stem skulduggery
While bribery by tech companies is hardly an isolated incident, it highlights the need for better internal audits the companies need to follow, say experts.
BUSINESS
Know Japanese, or German? Amazon is looking for you
Companies are no longer looking for talent only in professional colleges and universities. They are hunting for talented foreign language students and willing to pay them competitively as well.
BUSINESS
Digital revenues at IT cos growing steadily, here's why
In the last few quarters the IT majors are reporting stead increase in digital revenues, which now stand on average 25-30 per cent of the total revenue. This is driven by increased spending in the digital space as enterprises across verticals embark on a digital journey.
BUSINESS
Anti-trust cases mount against Google, but it is going to be business as usual
With the implementation of privacy laws, people are beginning to be much more aware of what kind of information they are giving out.
BUSINESS
Unleashing a ransomware attack is as easy as a click of a button
You don’t need to know complex algorithms. Just know where you can find what service and you are good to go.
TRENDS
Overseas hiring eases H-1B visa burden on IT firms, but at a price
But these overseas recruitments come at a cost to the company and the industry ecosystem as a whole, according to industry experts.
BUSINESS
TAKE Solutions’ acquisitions of DataCeutics,KAI Research to boost offerings in India and abroad
DataCeutics is in the clinical data management space and offers tools and services for managing clinical data for biotech and pharmaceutical companies.
BUSINESS
With predecessor Francisco D'Souza's legacy looming, new Cognizant CEO Brian Humphries has his task cut out
Under Francisco D'Souza, the company overtook Infosys and Wipro in terms of revenue.
