How bad are the layoffs in the IT industry - GS Web Technologies

How bad are the layoffs in the IT industry - GS Web Technologies

Back-of-the-envelope calculations show the recent layoffs at Indian IT services companies are a fraction of overall headcount. Most firms explain the layoffs as letting-go of under-performers. But reports suggest things could get worse.

How bad are the layoffs in the IT industry

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Taking a Reverse Approach to Design with Mobile-first Strategy - GS Web Tech

Image
Taking a Reverse Approach to Design with Mobile-first Strategy   If you are of the opinion that mobile is the future, you are living under a rock. This notion was valid until about, say, 3 years ago; the world has moved on quite a bit in the past few years when it comes to internet usage and web interactions. Looking at a few statistics, we can see that there are more than 1.2 billion mobile web users around the world and 25% of the entire population of the USA browse the web using mobile ‘only’. With this kind of mobile usage, it would be more justified to say mobile is not the future, but the present. And such insane levels of mobile interaction inherently calls for a paradigm shift in design strategy. Responsive design , although still prevalent, is gradually becoming a thing of the past and “mobile-first design” strategy is taking over.  As the name suggests, “mobile-first” means designing for mobile first and gradually magnifying the web elements with re...
Keep reading

10 Best Web Design Blogs To Follow in 2016-2017

Image
10 Best Web Design Blogs To Follow in 2016-2017 As a web designer, knowing where to look online for all the best news, tips, tools, freebies, tutorials and other useful resources is pretty important. We’ve collected some of the best web design blogs around for you. Now go grab a cup of coffee and enjoy reading. In no particular order, here are 10 must-read blogs for web designers. 1. SmashingMagazine Smashing Magazine has been around since 2006, and the depth and breadth of their blog reflects it. Coding, design, mobile, graphics, UX Design, WordPress… it’s all here! For designers that want to go in-depth, this is a phenomenal resource. 2. Codrops If you are a front-end developer or web designer, you’ll find a lot of useful tutorials and code snippets on Codrops . Furthermore, Codrops also discusses more general topics of web design and how the role of a web designer has evolved over the years. 3. Webdesign tuts+ If you want to keep up with...
Keep reading

Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka finally has good news for IT industry

Image
Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka finally has good news for IT industry UBS said price aggression by tierI IT vendors lasts four to eight quarters, post which the incremental share g...   Read More MUMBAI MUMBAI:   Infosys ' chief executive officer   Vishal Sikka 's recent commentary on stable pricing for the first time since the second quarter of financial year 2014-15 is an indicator of pricing stability in the sector, which is a positive development, said brokerage UBS in a note.   The brokerage said that pick-up in IT budgets in banking, financial services and insurance companies , mainly in the US, which are the major clients of Indian IT vendors, should lead to improved revenue growth in 2017. "An easing pricing environment implies better demand conditions , in which competitive intensity eases as volumes pick up," said UBS.
Keep reading