IT Services
Reporting, analysis and features from AIM's IT Services section.
Cognizant Risks Recouping AI Investments as Competitors, Clients Tap Automation
The company’s annual report flags high AI costs, pricing risk, automation impact and offshoring sensitivity.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
Happiest Minds Sees Nearly 50% QoQ Rise in GenAI-led Services
The company plans to report AI revenue from FY27.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
BPOs are Ripe for AI Disruption—Their Contracts Aren’t
Enterprises want outcome-based, AI-led outsourcing.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
Persistent is Competing With Cursor in India, Not Coforge or Wipro
Persistent is treating AI more structurally with the SASVA 3.0 engineering platform.
Mohit Pandey ·
Indian IT Fires Back: 'SaaSpocalypse' Fears Undermine AI Opportunity, Say Experts
IT stakeholders say AI will reshape delivery models, not erode demand.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
Cognizant Puts AI Strategy Front and Centre as Employee Bonuses Boost Morale
AI deals, productivity gains, and partnerships drive Cognizant's momentum.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
Why the Indian IT Bench is No Longer a Nursery
Cognition-style AI partnerships absorb entry-level work, forcing Indian IT to rethink training.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
Why Indian IT is Quietly Abandoning the Pyramid Workforce
AI-led delivery is reshaping skills, pricing, and team structures, weakening the junior-led workforce model.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
As OEM Budgets Tighten, KPIT Bets on AI-Defined Mobility and a New China Front
AI-infused solutions, early China traction and a reshaped workforce underpin KPIT’s bet on a FY27 recovery.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
Budget 2026: Indian IT Calls Safe Harbour Reset Timely for Tax Disputes
Budget 2026’s IT tax reset draws praise for cutting transfer pricing risk and backing India’s cloud push.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
What Indian IT is Not Telling Freshers About ₹22 LPA AI Jobs
Freshers with practical AI skills such as prompt design, workflow automation, and data prep are earning higher.
Mohit Pandey ·
Indian IT Doesn’t Want Sops. It Wants Clarity From Budget 2026
From SEP to SEZs and secondments, Indian IT says uncertainty, not taxes, is hurting global deals.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
India’s IT Hierarchy Just Tilted
In the large firms, AI rescued the narrative. In the mid-sized firms, AI reshaped the business.
Mohit Pandey ·
The Real Truth Behind Indian IT’s ‘Thousands of AI Projects’
About 15–25% of AI projects are likely to be core, standalone AI programmes with business-critical impact.
Mohit Pandey ·
Tech Mahindra’s EPFO Order Puts Provident Fund Compliance Under Spotlight
EPFO recently issued a ₹1,287-crore demand from Tech Mahindra, alleging non-remittance of PF contributions.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
Amidst AI Woes, Here's How Hyderabad Got a Fresher-Only IT Campus
Here’s why a US-based IT services firm has opened a freshers-only campus in Hyderabad.
Supreeth Koundinya ·
In 2025, Indian IT Hit ‘Pay Now’ on a Cart Filled With AI Brains
The year’s acquisitions show Indian IT firms buying specific capabilities as clients demand faster AI and platform outcomes.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
Indian tech hiring down 24% YoY in Jan 2026: Xpheno report
Hiring demand remains weak as IT services growth stagnates, while GCCs emerge as a rare bright spot.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
Two Acquisitions, One Big Goal: Inside HCLSoftware’s Smart Data and AI Brain
HCLSoftware explained how Jaspersoft and Wobby fit into its XDO blueprint spanning analytics, governance, and AI agents.
C P Balasubramanyam ·
Indian IT Expected to Deliver Subdued Growth in Q3 as Furloughs Bite
Analysts flag steady demand, muted discretionary spending and margin support, with growth recovery pushed to FY27.
C P Balasubramanyam ·