By Vinnie Mirchandani on June 18, 2018
I am often asked why I was tough on SAP in SAP Nation. I usually correct them and say I was tough on SAP’s partners and how SAP did a poor job monitoring and managing them. I must say I groaned when I saw the SAP announcement where it plans to team with Accenture, Capgemni and Deloitte […]
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By Vinnie Mirchandani on August 21, 2017
Vishal Sikka has resigned as CEO of Infosys. In a blog post he says “It is clear to me that despite our successes over the last three years, and the powerful seeds of innovation that we have sown, I cannot carry out my job as CEO and continue to create value, while also constantly defending against unrelenting, […]
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By Vinnie Mirchandani on June 10, 2016
Five years ago, I heard Jeff Immelt, CEO of GE use the term Industrial Internet of locomotives, wind turbines, aircraft engine and MRI scanners to differentiate from the Consumer Web that Apple. Google, Microsoft, Amazon and others have made part of our daily lives. GE has since inspired many of its customers and even those […]
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By R "Ray" Wang on August 24, 2015
New Ai Ki Dō Service Offerings Provide A High Potential Path To Growth For Clients On August 20th, 2015, Infosys announced a set of new service offerings to help organizations jump start growth. Organized into three areas and named Ai Ki Dō, the approach addresses design driven initiatives, knowledge based IT, and platforms. Here’s […]
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By R "Ray" Wang on August 5, 2015
Constellation’s analysis of Sikka and his executive team’s first year shows significant progress in not only the structural transformation, but also the market perception of Infosys.
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By Basab Pradhan on November 14, 2014
Why is Big Data big? Obviously not because someone invented a new statistical method of data analysis that can explain everything. It’s because there is a lot more data spewing out of business processes where there were none before. The questions haven’t changed – as a business manager I still want to know how to […]
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By Phil Fersht on June 12, 2014
Wow. When the rumors leaked out about Vishal Sikka being tapped up for the Infosys CEO job, we thought this idle speculation, but a possibility that Vishal could have some role where he could absorb the nuances of the services business to potentially take over in a couple of years. But – lo and behold […]
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By Vinnie Mirchandani on June 12, 2014
Vishal Sikka has landed as CEO of Infosys, a few weeks after a tumultuous exit at SAP. My reaction – beyond the short term calming of jittery investors, Vishal will have his plenty of other opportunities. As I wrote last year in How Infosys lost its sheen the problems run deep. What Infosys needs is […]
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By R "Ray" Wang on June 12, 2014
With heavy contributions from Sachin Gosavi, VP of South Asia Infosys’ First Outsider CEO Lands From Silicon Valley On June 12th, 2014, Infosys announced that Dr. Vishal Sikka as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director (CEO & MD) of the company effective August 1, 2014. Dr. Sikka will be inducted as a whole-time […]
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By Phil Fersht on May 1, 2014
Today’s services winners do not have to become tomorrow’s also-rans if they are smart enough to make discreet investments in the disruptive business models of the future
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Big Brains focused on Big Things
By Vinnie Mirchandani on June 10, 2016
Five years ago, I heard Jeff Immelt, CEO of GE use the term Industrial Internet of locomotives, wind turbines, aircraft engine and MRI scanners to differentiate from the Consumer Web that Apple. Google, Microsoft, Amazon and others have made part of our daily lives. GE has since inspired many of its customers and even those […]
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