VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Accenture has bagged a multimillion dollar deal from AnheuserBusch InBev to launch a global inhouse centre (GIC) in Bengaluru.   According to the deal, Accenture will operate the GIC on a build-operate-transfer (BOT) model for three years, after which it will be handed over to InBev.   Accenture is planning to hire around 500 technology and domain experts for InBev’s centre over the next two years. It will also be bringing talent, process expertise, analytical prowess and future flexibility in terms of the operating model. - See more at: http://www.varindia.com/accenture-partners-with-inbev-to-set-up-gic-in-bengaluru/

To build a formidable product and engineering leadership team that would oversee over 1,500 engineers, Snapdeal is planning to rope in technology top notches from the Silicon Valley. The company is eyeing to hire senior executives from top consumer internet and technology companies like Google, Facebook, Twitter and Salesforce who have demonstrated the ability to scale and grow at a rapid pace. Snapdeal will be offering a pay package of about $1 million each including stock options. Eyeing at a very high growth, Snapdeal is looking for talented professionals who have seen companies at an early stage and have scaled them by 30x or 50x in two years. The significant tech areas where the company is focusing into are Big Data, analytics, supply chain management and mobile. Over the next three years the company plans to have 1 million merchants retailing their products through a handset, eliminating the need of a computer. The merchant app on the phone allows them to scan product b...

Opportunities in newer sectors like e-commerce and digital has opened gates for new talents leading to revival of economy after a lull market of almost two-three years. This change has also led to salary hikes, with marked improvement of up to 60% for premium talent. The hiring market has thus seen a clear change from an employers’ to an employees’ market. Today, talented candidates with good track record are commanding a salary with up to 50-60% hike as compared to earlier 20-30%. Every other company today is looking for talented and professional candidates and these exceptional candidates in turn are getting inundated with premium offers. It has been observed that the high-potential talent from consumer sectors, such as FMCG has many takers from diverse sectors like telecom and healthcare. The sectors that have seen a marked pickup are retail, e-commerce and digital where there are specific requirements for CXOs. Companies are also trying to retain their top talent and ...

Avnet Technology Solutions has been chosen by EMC as a global distributor. Avnet will provide its channel partners with EMC’s new VSPEX BLUE hyper-converged infrastructure solution. This will allow channel partners to design and deploy new solutions that offer their SMB, mid-market and enterprise customers the cloud and data center benefits of hyper-converged infrastructure, and at the price points and sizes that align with their needs. The EMC VSPEX BLUE hyper-converged infrastructure appliance (HCIA) will be available to customers through Avnet’s highly knowledgeable channel community in Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and North America. William Chu, President, Avnet Technology Solutions, Asia-Pacific, said, “EMC has created a unique hyper-converged infrastructure solution tailored to the specific needs of these customers, giving partners a clear opportunity to address this segment with flexible information infrastructur...

HCL Technologies has opened a new service delivery centre in Oslo, to support its ongoing growth in the Nordics. The new centre will enhance HCL’s delivery capabilities and serve as a hub to provide transformational IT infrastructure and application services to its customers in the region. This is HCL’s third delivery centre in the Nordics besides Espoo (Finland) and Stavanger (Norway). Located in the heart of Oslo’s BARCODE business area, the new centre will support more than 100 seats. C. Vijay Kumar, Corporate Vice-President & Global Head of Infrastructure Services Delivery, HCL Technologies, said, “The new centre will bolster our delivery and solution capabilities in the region and enable closer collaboration with our customers and partners. In the region, HCL is focussing on co-innovation that is driving digitalization and enabling our customers to stay competitive in the new connected world.” The Oslo delivery centre will harness the local multi-skilled talent to enab...

HP India has introduced the new HP 110 and 120 Desktop PCs, two powerful and affordable desktop PCs designed to deliver increased quality and productivity for the everyday computing needs of small business and home user. “As home and office computers become more widespread, increased performance and value are often a key consideration for the country’s first-time home users and Small Office/Home Office users. The HP 110 and 120 Desktop PCs not only deliver the performance and value that customers are looking for, for the first time, but are also equipped with a genuine operating system as well as the quality and support they expect from the HP brand,” said Ketan Patel, Director, Computing Category, Printing and Personal Systems, HP India. HP 120 Desktop PC Powered by the fourth-generation Intel Core processor and pre-installed with Windows 8.1, HP 120 Desktop PC is designed to enhance the overall computing experience for home and SOHO users to complete routine tasks such ...