IT Services
Reporting, analysis and features from AIM's IT Services section.
Coforge’s AI Reality Check for Indian IT to ‘Strip Away the Fat’
Delivering measurable outcomes with speed and decisiveness, AI is exposing underperformance in the IT industry.
Mohit Pandey ·
AI ROI is Better for Coforge, Persistent, Mphasis, L&T than the Big Four Indian IT
The Indian IT landscape is no longer just about size and AI has a role to play in this.
Mohit Pandey ·
TCS to ‘Layoff 2% Workforce’, Software Spend Down by $200 Mn Amidst AI Overhaul
The company stated that its employees have invested 15 million hours in developing expertise in emerging technologies to drive business transformation.
Mohit Pandey ·
Cognizant’s Vibe Coding Lesson for Indian IT
Cognizant aims to generate 50% of its code using AI within a year and states it has already achieved 20% of that target.
Mohit Pandey ·
Why Smaller GCCs Should Move Away From Bigger IT Firms
Mid-tier IT firms offer the speed and customisation mid-market GCCs can’t get from legacy players.
Smruti S ·
ServiceNow’s 18 AI Deals, 23% Revenue is Yet Another Wakeup Call for Indian IT
“Deal volume increased by 50% quarter-over-quarter, and they secured their largest Now Assist AI deal to date, valued at over $20 million,” CFO Gina Mastantuono said.
Mohit Pandey ·
Indian IT’s AI Talks Get Louder as Revenues Go Mute
As Wipro, TCS, and HCLTech continue championing their GenAI ambitions, the gap between grand narratives and actual numbers is only widening.
Mohit Pandey ·
Wipro Doubles its Deal Wins to $2.7 Billion in Q1 FY26, Bets Big on Agentic AI
Wipro has developed over 200 AI agents for enterprises, and the CEO stated that the company is witnessing a clear shift towards AI investments.
Mohit Pandey ·
Tech Mahindra Beats TCS, HCLTech Blues with 34% Profit Surge in Q1 FY26
The company built 200+ enterprise AI agents and bagged new deal wins worth $809 million this quarter.
Mohit Pandey ·
HCLTech Flaunts OpenAI Deal But Profits Tank 10% in Q1 FY26
This time, the firm reported nine exclusive generative AI deals, down from 12 in the last quarter.
Mohit Pandey ·
Indian IT Sector Eyes Modest Q2 Growth Amid Soft Demand
A depreciating rupee is expected to support steady margins as companies navigate muted deal activity and pricing pressures.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
Indian IT Sits on $20 Bn Cash as Accenture, Capgemini Keep Buying AI Startups
“If we don’t act now, we risk looking back in regret for having missed a generational opportunity.”
Mohit Pandey ·
ServiceNow’s $1 Billion AI Lesson for Indian IT
While Indian IT firms are busy stuffing AI into every press release and earnings call, ServiceNow is out there showing what real AI monetisation looks like.
Mohit Pandey ·
How Indian IT Partnered with AI Startups in 2024
Infosys, TCS, Tech Mahindra, Wipro, and HCLTech have all partnered with several AI startups over the last year.
Mohit Pandey ·
Accenture’s $1.5 Billion AI Wake-Up Call for Indian IT
Accenture is already cashing in on generative AI. Indian IT is still talking about PoCs.
Mohit Pandey ·
AI’s Boilerplate Boom: Faster Code, Deeper Debt
AI-generated code is rewriting the rules of software engineering, pushing firms to choose reinvention and repair.
Smruti S ·
Why Indian IT is Rushing to Appoint GCC Business Heads
While Cognizant and HCLTech have promoted internal talent, Tech Mahindra and Wipro have opted for external hires.
Mohit Pandey ·
Indian IT’s AI Revenue is Still 2–3 Years Away
“Invest-now, earn-later” mindset seems a common approach among Indian IT on GenAI.
Mohit Pandey ·
How Indian IT Turned Performance Reviews into an Exit Tool
Employees and HR leaders say PIPs are twisted into covert exit tools, enabling bias, unchecked power and procedural violations.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
Why Engineers are Rejecting Indian IT Offer Letters
Indian IT doesn’t need another wave of freshers. It needs to improve how it treats the existing staff before hiring a lakh more this year.
Mohit Pandey ·