Three key server segments — hyperscale data centers, hosted virtual desktop (HVD) workloads and extreme low-energy (ELE) servers — will offer opportunities for growth through 2015, according to technology research Gartner, Inc. Servers represent the control points of hardware infrastructure in data centers, where workloads and applications reside, and Gartner analysts estimate that end-user spending […]
In a coup of sorts to Chennai-based cloud-solutions provider Ramco Systems, Dell has agreed to offer Ramco’s ERP cloud solution to its mid-market clients. ERP or enterprise resource planning helps big organizations and companies manage their resources and assets by tabulating and generally keeping track of assets, people and inventories. It helps companies figure out […]
Worldwide spending for IT outsourcing (ITO) services is on pace to reach $251.7 billion in 2012, a 2.1 percent increase from 2011 spending of $246.6 billion, according to the latest outlook by Gartner, Inc. India’s share of the total global outsourcing market (including BPO services) is estimated at about $88 billion, according to Nasscom. The […]
Google and NIIT joined hands to introduce a training service for young professionals in India. The program named ‘Google Web Academy’ aims to bridge the digital skill gap in the country and help students and professionals capitalize on the emerging job market for the online industry. Under the initiative, NIIT will be Google’s first partner […]
It’s finally here – the first major global Cloud-based platform rolled out by an Indian IT services major. Wipro Technologies, the fourth largest Indian IT services provider, announced it was expanding its Cloud platform by offering a global-level Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) product. IaaS is the basic level of Cloud offering. On top of IaaS is built […]
The Indian IT infrastructure market comprising of servers, storage and networking equipment will reach $2.05 billion in 2012, a 10.3 percent increase over 2011, according to Gartner, Inc. The IT infrastructure market is expected to reach $3.01 billion by 2016, the research agency said. Revenue growth will be primarily driven by ongoing data center modernization, […]
Infosys and Wipro got left behind in the growth scene in 2011, while Cognizant blasted the others with its explosive growth. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS), the biggest Indian IT services provider, was the second-fastest growing among the top 5 – these are the results of the 2011 IT services market survey by Gartner. Overall, […]
Worldwide software as a service (SaaS) revenue is forecast to reach $14.5 billion in 2012, up 17.9 percent from 2011, said Gartner. SaaS-based delivery will experience healthy growth through 2015, when worldwide revenue is projected to reach $22.1 billion, it added. “After more than a decade of use, adoption of SaaS continues to grow and […]
