SEGMENTIT HARDWARE: EXPLORING INDIA'S THRIVING IT HARDWARE INDUSTRY AND MARKET TRENDS

Demand for IT hardware is driven by rising disposable incomes, a growing middle-class Govt initiatives like Digital India.

DON'T RUN FOR THE CHERRY, WALK UP THROUGH THE CAKE

Indian IT Services players are facing new heat in the form of ripples of some global turbulence, delays in multi-year deals and margin pressures. But they are also betting on exotic fruits like quantum computing, AI and complex IT modernization projects. Will they make some new dough?

TRANSFORMATION HAPPENING HERE?

We are living in an age, and in a business year, where not the whole pie but the slices of the pie define a strong company. The sizes of these slices decide who is a long-runner in the ever-toughening race of IT deals and margins. Thankfully, for Genpact, the slices of tech AI and digital operations are pulling the weight of a difficult business year pretty well.

THE PRINT PREVIEW OF NEW BUSINESS FONTS

It was not exactly a great year for desktop and laptop businesses. Notebooks declined by 40.8 per cent YoY, the consumer segment dipped by 36.1 per cent YoY and the commercial segment declined by 25.1 per cent YoY (As per IDC).

EMPOWERING INNOVATION AND GROWTH IN INDIA AND BEYOND

Dell Technologies is strategically focused on six key technologies—Multicloud, Edge, 5G, AI/ML, Data Management, and Cybersecurity—aiming to empower modern IT systems for the future.

DRIVING TRANSFORMATION AND SUSTAINABILITY

India contributes significantly to its workforce as it did many projects in India including a collaboration with Ericsson to establish a 5G Lab in Mumbai along with a 6G research lab in Gurugram.

SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AS AI ADOPTION RISES AND STRATEGIC FOCUS STRENGTHENED

IBM's hybrid cloud architecture has gained significant adoption among enterprises.

'COGNIZANT' OF COSTS, REAL ESTATE SHUFFLES AND NEW GEN FORCES

Digital and product segments are turning out to be eat your greens’ for this player while it’s working-out rigorously to fight cost-fat.

REVOLUTIONIZING THE IT LANDSCAPE SOLUTIONS AND WITH CUTTING-EDGE GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS

Their collaborations enabled them to stay at the forefront of tech advancements.

NOT JUST APPLE, BUT NEW HIGH-HANGING FRUITS

It’s doing a pivot from a distributor to aggregator and specialist, from devices and phones to enterprise-level tech. We might soon associate Redington Limited more with Cloud than with Apple.

ONE STACK, ONE WIPRO, ONE QUESTION MARK

Wipro may not have shown any fireworks but its subtle, perseverant change of GBL model has manifested some good news this year.

THE US BANKING SECTOR HAS SNEEZED, TIME TO PREP FOR A COLD

How well it will fight the ripples of what happened in the US, will determine its own health and near-future fitness.

PICKING UP SPEED DESPITE SETBACKS

The era of optionality is upon us. Optionality can take various forms... it is all about having a digital-first and AI-first business architecture, which can be constantly configured,” says Infosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani.

BFG AKA TCS: BIG DEALS, BIG IMPERATIVES

High-value contracts with multi-year calendars can mean both risks and safety for a player like TCS.

HOW WE MADE THE LIST

The DQTop 20 ranking process involved a comprehensive two-phase approach, combining primary and secondary research to identify and evaluate the top IT companies in the ICT industry in India.

CONCERNS OVER REVISED GUIDANCE

Accenture is making efforts to streamline operations and its presence in various business segments. It remains to be seen how the company and the broader IT industry will adapt to evolving market dynamics.

Cyber Security Enters The Space Age

Lt Gen (Retd.) Dr Rajesh Pant, National Cyber Security Coordinator, Prime Minister's Office, Government of India, delivered the Keynote.

Building a Strong Compliance Culture: Experts Discuss Strategies for Effective Security and Compliance

The fireside chat titled \"Building a Strong Compliance Culture\" featured Pratyush Kukreja, Business Head - APAC, Scrut Automation, who shared his insights and expertise on developing a robust compliance culture within organizations.

India's FinTech Industry Shines with Innovation and Regulatory Support

Dataquest, a leading technology media publication, and Scrut Automation, a prominent provider of compliance solutions, joined forces to host an event focused on simplifying compliance for the Indian fintech ecosystem: Simplifying Compliance for the Indian Fintech Ecosystem.

WE BUILT CAPACITY BY COUPLING DIGITAL WITH PHYSICAL

According to Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Chief Information Officer, Karkinos Healthcare: Medicine is art. Digital is science. When we couple all of this, we find that these are complementary skills. One is feeding the other. This is not either or. Edited excerpts from a video interview...

How Big Data is shaping the financial landscape

The future of digital banking technology looks very promising. In the coming years, we can expect to see advanced technologies being integrated into digital banking platforms. These technologies will enable banks to offer more personalized and secure services to their customers, as well as to develop new products and services that better meet customer needs.

INDIA'S LONG AND HOPEFUL JOURNEY TOWARDS 2047

In the evening session, there was a lively discussion between the Who's Who of the ICT industry as they discussed India's role in the world and its march towards the centenary year of Independence.

BIGGEST CONTRIBUTION WILL COME FROM THE DIGITAL STARTUP ECOSYSTEM

The fireside chat \"India 2047-Next 25 years of the ICT industry\" featured Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Founder and Executive Vice Chairman, Info Edge, and CP Gurnani, CEO and MD, Tech Mahindra. It was moderated by Sunil Rajguru, Editor, Dataquest & PCQuest.

GETTING THE TRUE VALUE OF DATA REALIZATION

The panel discussion on \"Industry 4.0: Changing the landscape with Deep Tech\" saw the participation of Amit Kumar Anand, CTO Enterprise Solutions, Nokia India, Sharad Kumar Agarwal, CDIO, JK Tyre, and Sunil David, Digital Technology Consultant & Ex-Regional Director (IOT), ATT India. It was moderated by Shubhendu Parth, Editor, Voice&Data.

NEED TO INVEST MORE IN CYBERSECURITY

Vishal Kanvaty, CTO, NPCI, participated in the panel discussion \"Revolutionizing Indian banking and FinTech ecosystem\" moderated by Ibrahim Ahmad, Consulting Editor, Cybermedia.

NEXT 25 YEARS WILL SEE AI DO MORE AND MORE TASKS

The panel discussion on \"Building the next-gen AI-powered enterprise\" saw the participation of V. Srinivasa Rao (VSR), Chairman and MD, BT&BT, Dr. Chandrasekhar Devra, CIO, SRF Ltd, and Gokulavan Jayaraman, Information Security Head, Lumina Datamatics.

NOT JUST COMPANIES BUT NATIONS - WILL AGI DISRUPT ENOUGH?

Super-intelligence is still 70 years away! Why and how? V Srinivasa Rao (VSR), Chairman & MD, BT&BT, in conversation with Dataquest Editor Sunil Rajguru, unlocks many unseen aspects of AGI.

The Future Of Computing

IT managers are realizing that to gain the full benefits of a networked enterprise, they need seamless interoperability that ties internal systems and links them to the rest of the world.

THE MANY SPECIALS OF CYBERMEDIA

Over a period of 40 Years, Cyber Media has come out with many special editions with Dataquest, PCQuest, Voice&Data and many other publications.

FROM 1980 TO 2047 TIME LAPSE FROM NIIT'S LENS

A throwback-look at NIIT's journey is also a peek into India's evolution in the genes of IT, talent and business models. This timeline is a book of IT and Talent, with every decade inking a new chapter. Let's turn this photo album.