Information Technology

Indian IT market
GDP contribution 1.2% (1998) to
9.5%(2015)
Revenue (2015) - US $147 billion (X>$99;
M->$48)

- 57% Indian GDP > Service sector (31% labor)

over 3 million in IT/ITES sector, 2.5 lakh
jobs/year.
- Healthcare ,financial services, transport,
logistics, telecom, pharmaceuticals,
machinery, retail, manufacturing and
construction.
- English speaking professionals.
- Future horizon: BPO, WFH, Startups,
Education, App-based, cloud, data analytics,
SEZs, Innovations.

Indian IT giants

Global players

Scope of IT

Recent Trends in IT
industry

User Interface
User interface has undergone a revolution since
introduction of touch screen. The touch screen
capability has revolutionized way end users interact
with application. Touch screen enables the user to
directly interact with what is displayed and also
removes any intermediate hand-held device like the
mouse.
Touch screen capability is utilized in smart phones,
tablet, information kiosks and other information
appliances.

Mobile Application
Another emerging trend within information technology is
mobile applications (software application on Smart phone,
tablet, etc.)
Mobile application or mobile app has become a success
since its introduction. They are designed to run on
Smartphone, tablets and other mobile devices. They are
available as a download from various mobile operating
systems like Apple, Blackberry, Nokia, etc. Some of the
mobile app are available free where as some involve
download cost. The revenue collected is shared between
app distributor and app developer.

Analytics
Analytics is a process which helps in discovering the
informational patterns with data. The field of
analytics is a combination of statistics, computer
programming and operations research.
Data analytics is tool used to support decision-making
process. It converts raw data into meaningful
information.
Predictive analytics is tool used to predict future
events based on current and historical information.
Social media analytics is tool used by companies to
understand and accommodate customer needs.

Data Warehousing vs Data Mining

Data warehousing - compiling and organizing
data into one common database.
Data mining - extracting meaningful data from
that database.
The data mining process relies on the data
compiled in the data warehousing phase in
order to detect meaningful patterns.

Cloud Computing
One of the most talked about concept in
information technology is the cloud
computing. Clouding computing is defined as
utilization of computing services, i.e. software
as well as hardware as a service over a
network. Typically, this network is the internet.

Cloud Computing Contd..

moving away from a
traditional CAPEX model (buy the dedicated
hardware and depreciate it over a period of
time) to the OPEX model (use a shared cloud
infrastructure and pay as one uses it).
focuses on maximizing the effectiveness of the
shared resources. Cloud resources are usually
not only shared by multiple users but are also
dynamically reallocated per demand. This can
work for allocating resources to users.

Digital India
Digital Indiais an initiative by
theGovernment of Indiato ensure that
Government services are made available to
citizens electronically by improving online
infrastructure and by increasing Internet
connectivity. It was launched on 1 September
2015 byPrime MinisterNarendra Modi
http://www.hindustantimes.com/tech/understa
nding-the-ones-and-zeros-of-digital-india-i
nitiative/story-LAPfydqhCx5naxcktRQaeM.html
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-changin

 Facebook's CEO,Mark Zuckerberg, changed his

DP in support of Digital India and started a chain
on Facebook and promised to work on WiFi
Hotspots in rural India.[11]
Googlecommitted to provide broadband
connectivity on 500 railway stations inIndia.
Microsoftagreed to provide broadband
connectivity to five lakh villages in India and
make India its cloud hub through Indian data
centres.
http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/4982-cloud-v
s-data-center.html

 Qualcommannounced an investment
of $150 million in Indian startups.
Oracle plans to invest in 20 states
and will work on payments
andSmart cityinitiatives.[

 Internet.orgis a partnership between

social networking services company ,
Facebookand six companies (Samsung,
Ericsson,MediaTek,Opera Software,Nokia
andQualcomm) that plans to bring
affordable access to selected Internet
services to less developed countries by
increasing efficiency, and facilitating the
development of new business models
around the provision of Internet access.

Ankit Garg
Ashwin Ashwatha
Narayana
Gaurav Baid
Section 2 PGP1