GCC
Reporting, analysis and features from AIM's GCC section.
Why Pharma Giants Are Racing to India for Their Next Clinical Breakthrough
India now contributes 12% of global late-stage patient recruitment, with more than 4,300 clinical trials registered on CTRI
Shalini Mondal ·
Hyderabad’s GCC Momentum Meets a Skill Wall
While Hyderabad is emerging as a GCC hotspot, Bengaluru’s advantage lies in honing niche tech talent and staying abreast with emerging technologies that evolve every 12–18 months.
Shalini Mondal ·
South Korean Firms that Climbed from Consumer Markets to GCCs & IPOs
Co-locating GCCs and business units creates a closed innovation loop, driving deeper market success.
Smruti S ·
India’s GCCs Still Can’t Figure Out How to Make Money from AI
Nearly 72% of leaders admit they lack a structured ROI framework, leaving investments justified more by promise than by proof.
Shalini Mondal ·
Is Hyderabad Overtaking Bengaluru in the Greenfield GCC Race?
“Hyderabad offers smoother expansion opportunities for new entrants compared to Bengaluru's dense and competitive market”
Shalini Mondal ·
GCCs Living on Borrowed Force, But for How Long?
In high-demand domains like AI, data science, and platform engineering, the talent shortfall ranges between 25–40%.
Shalini Mondal ·
Why R Systems Turned to Mangaluru to Build Agentic Ecosystem
Recently, NTT Data and Bose also established large GCCs in Mangaluru
Shalini Mondal ·
States in a Race to Lure Companies With Favourable GCC Policies
Maharashtra latest to come up with a policy to establish 400 new GCCs and generate 400,000 high-skilled jobs.
Shalini Mondal ·
Bengaluru Emerges as Scale-Up Hub for Midmarket GCCs
Policy support has accelerated growth, with 65% of new mid-market GCCs since 2023 choosing Karnataka.
Shalini Mondal ·
How Walmart’s Super Agent Is Transforming Developer Workflows
WIBEY acts as a single, intuitive entry point for building, deploying, or operating technology at Walmart.
Shalini Mondal ·
Pega India as the Powerhouse Miniature
The GCC has around 1,900 employees, based mainly in Hyderabad (1,200 people) and Bengaluru (450 people)
Shalini Mondal ·
Are Indian GCCs on Thin Ice? Lessons from Technicolor India’s Fall
Technicolor’s exit from India was not a reflection of local performance but rather part of a broader global restructuring triggered by external market forces.
Shalini Mondal ·
How Johnson & Johnson India Built an In-House OCR Tool to Scan 4 Million Documents
The project spanned over a year with multiple iterations.
Mohit Pandey ·
How Daimler Truck Innovation Centre India is Using RAG Architecture for Smarter Solutions
RAG has revolutionised how AI systems process and respond to user queries by using external knowledge sources.
Shalini Mondal ·
Why GCCs Pay Poorly in Tier-2 & 3 Cities
“GCCs are now exploring tier-2&3 cities as potential hubs for operations and technology, driven by cost savings of up to 30%.”
Shalini Mondal ·
How Pure Storage India R&D Centre Built Pure KVA
Pure KVA, one of Pure Storage’s flagship innovations from India, helps enterprises reduce AI infrastructure costs by optimising GPU usage.
Shalini Mondal ·
Why Atlassian Trusts India with Full Product Ownership
"Our philosophy is very different from many GCCs. We believe in making products in India, with global leaders.”
Shalini Mondal ·
Trump’s H-1B Fee Alarms Industry, But India Sees GCC Opportunity
“For India, this could actually mean more jobs, more investment, and more GCCs”
Shalini Mondal ·
Tax Concerns Weigh Heavy on GCC Strategy
Smaller and mid-market GCCs, which typically run on tighter budgets, are expected to be hit harder than their larger peers.
Shalini Mondal ·
BFSI GCCs Are Hungry for Deep-Tech Talent
Anaptyss’ ALFA, an AI-powered system for anti-money laundering transaction monitoring, offers “over 75–80% accuracy in detecting false alerts.”
Shalini Mondal ·