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IT firms' margins on decline as overseas costs continue to rise: Report

Indian IT firms have performed consistently well in the last few quarters reporting revenue growth in the range of 10-15 percent. However their margins are feeling the pressure in part due to visa issues and increasing onsite cost because of that.

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.

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.

Nordic market will always be top priority for us: HCL's Pankaj Tagra

HCL Technologies established one centre in 2009 in the Nordics, and today it has 12 centres.

Automation: Driving the desire for intense learning in a future-ready environment

Human workers rarely find repetitive work fulfilling, while their inconsistency is a significant factor driving up their employers’ operational costs

IT companies review social media policies as employees air grievances online

While most have social media behaviour as part of their employee handbooks, some are looking at tackling it through internal communication or launching social awareness programmes

The Indian language riddle: How global tech firms are using machine learning to translate the vernacular

With the evolution of the digital ecosystem in the country, the adoption of Indic-language scripts has acquired greater importance, both as a matter of convenience for customers as well as a means to expand reach and scope of business

Blockchain, cryptocurrency and the gig economy concerns for HR

A big focus area for HR is the gig economy or short-term contracts or freelance work as opposed to permanent jobs, and how to manage employee expectations in such a scenario

Gamification's role in the insurance domain

A gamification framework is centered around emotions, and additionally contains goals that need to be accomplished, stakeholders who have to be targeted, business processes to be impacted, rewards to be structured and resultant business outcome.

Important to look at how the proposed Data Protection Bill will impact data forensics: Deloitte India

Jayant Saran, Partner at Deloitte India said the Bill does not directly refer to data or digital forensics processes specifically; however the implications are multifarious.

Nasscom launches next phase of 10,000 Startups programme

Building on the momentum of the first phase of the 10,000 Startups, Accelerate 10X is a six-month programme divided in phases of 45 days each, and will focus on three key aspects - product, technology and access to patient capital.

Cloud computing tops list of emerging risks, reveals Gartner survey

As the use of cloud computing spreads to support digital business efforts, risk executives are wary of emerging cloud-based data management risks.

This firm's work-at-home policy brings people with limited opportunities into workforce

Currently, Hinduja Global Solutions about 500 home agents in Canada, and 150 in the US. It expects to grow its Work at Home offering by a further 25% by 2018-end.

Digital transformation – Reimagining businesses with a difference

Thinking of just "digitising" existing business processes, and not overhauling them, would only give incremental benefit, but that won't differentiate them from competitors.

Organisations 'borrow' personal data, not at liberty to use it as they wish, says Barry Cook of VFS Global

Modern data protection laws seek to find a good balance between the rights of the individual and the interests of organisations who process personal data.

Digital engineering in AI and Narrowband IoT will help LTTS win large deals: CEO Keshab Panda

LTTS deals with eminent global organisations like ExxonMobil and Covestro, augur well for the company and are an indication of robust large deals.

Tech startups can play a critical role in retail and CPG industry

Technology startups are mushrooming globally to reap the maximum benefits out of emergent trends

Not just IT, online education firm Coursera sees demand in banking and telecom sectors

India is its second largest market in terms of learner numbers and revenue, with 3 million learners, or people who sign up on Coursera for courses

After RBI's salvo, what happens to your bitcoins now?

Govts and financial institutions globally are looking at ways to minimise misuse of virtual and cryptocurrencies by criminals

Adopting a business-first approach to make IoT work

The bottom-line is, just capturing data for ‘Things’ is not sufficient. To derive real value and to make real business decisions it is critical to capture data about the ‘Context’ too.

India slips two places in cloud computing preparedness: Report

In the last report which came out in 2016, India had a ranking of 18 among 24 countries.

Bubble or not! Facts you might not know about bitcoin rally

Bitcoin developer Sergio Lerner estimates that almost 1 million unspent bitcoins belong to the cryptocurrency’s mysterious creator...