IT Services
Reporting, analysis and features from AIM's IT Services section.
Indian IT’s Goal to Hire 1 Lakh Freshers Stands on Thin Ice
Analyst expects large IT firms to maintain a healthy pipeline of fresh talent but stagger joining dates until new businesses materialise.
Mohit Pandey ·
Mid-Sized IT Firms Outperform the Big-Four in Q4 FY25
For mid-sized Indian IT firms, acquisitions and partnerships related to agentic AI over the last three quarters have begun to yield results.
Mohit Pandey ·
Indian IT Remains Cautious with Freshers and Hikes This Year
The mood across India’s top IT firms—TCS, Infosys, HCLTech, Wipro, and Tech Mahindra—is one of caution, as gauged from their Q4 FY25 earnings calls.
Mohit Pandey ·
Indian IT Loves AI Washing
Slowly getting into AI washout.
Mohit Pandey ·
HCLTech Shows Confidence in Generative AI with 12 Exclusive Deals in the Quarter
CEO C Vijaykumar didn’t disclose any specific vertical where generative AI deals were awarded, but said that it is part of almost all deals.
Mohit Pandey ·
Infosys Develops Over 200 AI Agents, Net Profit Drops 12% in FY25
Attrition increased to 14.1% in Q4, up from 12.6% a year ago. The total headcount of the firm currently stands at 3,23,578, which is up from 3,17,240.
Mohit Pandey ·
‘AI is Part of All Deal Conversations’: Wipro Secures 17 Big Wins Worth $1.8 Bn in Q4
For the year ending March 31, Wipro reported gross revenue of $10.4 billion, reflecting a 0.7% decline year-over-year.
Mohit Pandey ·
85% of ServiceNow India Resources are in R&D & Engineering, says President Paul Smith
The company currently runs over 200 agentic use cases in production, generating $325 million in annual savings.
Mohit Pandey ·
Mphasis Uses AI Arbitrage to Take on Bigger IT Rivals
The IT services and consulting firm is funding its AI platforms by redeploying margins rather than stretching profits.
Mohit Pandey ·
How Product-Native IT Models Are Reshaping Enterprise Tech
As clients seek smarter, integrated solutions, product-native models are helping IT firms to accelerate market entry.
Smruti S ·
How HCLTech is Dabbling with GenAI for Real ROI
The company’s GenAI projects move beyond pilots, delivering real ROI, while clients face cloud, cost, and workforce challenges at scale.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
Accenture Sparks ‘Anxiety’ for Indian IT, But its Impact May Be Short-Lived
Accenture's results come as India’s top five IT firms prepare to release their financials next month, with some struggling to maintain growth and others slipping into negative territory in recent quarters.
Mohit Pandey ·
KPIT’s Big Bet: Buying the Brains of the Software-Defined Car
Focused acquisitions deepen the company’s AI and software capabilities while broadening value delivered to clients.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
How AI-Driven Vendor Consolidation is Capturing Mega-Deals
Though the actual volume of contracts remains "flattish", yet the Total Contract Value is rising.
Smruti S ·
The SaS Flywheel Spins, but Can Indian IT Keep Control?
The push for AI-first delivery promises speed and automation, but hidden dependencies and fragile code could undo the gains.
Smruti S ·
Future of Indian IT is Bright With New Job Roles: Microsoft’s Puneet Chandok
‘AI adoption is being driven by a young workforce, strong digital infrastructure, and a thriving ecosystem of startups and multinationals’
Siddharth Jindal ·
The H-1B Visa Policy Change Might be Good News for Indian IT
Apple, Amazon, Google and Microsoft have been more significantly impacted by tightening of H-1B policy than the top H-1B petitioners, including Cognizant, Infosys, TCS and Wipro.
Mohit Pandey ·
Indian IT ‘Should Be Paranoid’ About AI & Ditch its 30-Year-Old Business Model
AI tools are looking to make the future difficult for Indian IT firms.
Mohit Pandey ·
AI Coding Could Be Indian IT Engineers’ Biggest Threat
Several earlier reports revealed that most Indian engineers at Indian IT do not know how to do basic programming.
Mohit Pandey ·
Why AI Stops at the Door of Senior Hiring in Indian IT
Leadership hiring involves assessing qualities that require long, unstructured conversations.
C P Balasubramanyam ·