India's IT services industry could get a slice of the AI revenue pie as value migrates to what it excels at

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- Open-weight artificial intelligence (AI) models let developers download the trained model, run it on their own infrastructure and adapt it for their applications. Proprietary mo... Read More

India's top IT firms have much more strategic space than their quarterly numbers suggest

New Delhi, Aug. 31 -- I have written before about the rough quarters ahead for India's large IT players like Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Infosys and Cognizant: from outcome-based pricing and shri... Read More

AI adoption: Forward deployed engineers may have an understanding but what about judgement?

New Delhi, Aug. 17 -- In my last piece, I wrote about the forward deployed engineer (FDE). TCS's recent announcement that it intends to create up to 8,900 FDEs is one of the more revealing development... Read More

Tech engineers who grasp how businesses can make the best use of AI are in high demand

New Delhi, Aug. 3 -- A forward deployed engineer (FDE), a term that comes from Palantir, which made the role its entire go-to-market strategy, is neither a consultant, nor a developer in the tradition... Read More

IT companies have logged some revenue growth but do their results mask hidden vulnerabilities?

New Delhi, July 20 -- Some months ago, a senior manager at one of India's large IT service firms described a conversation he had with a client who wanted to expand the engagement. More features, faste... Read More

AI's expertise paradox mustn't get lost in India's enthusiasm for AI diffusion across the country

New Delhi, June 22 -- There is a seductive promise at the heart of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. These tools, we are told, will democratize knowledge. The student in Chennai will have a... Read More