TCS, India’s leading software exporter, is ready to launch a new project which is set to bring about a revolution for the SMBs (Small and Medium Businesses). This project which would be a cloud offering has the main objective of making information technology affordable to the country’s SMBs. The service is expected to be launched by mid-September.
This cloud service aims to lower the cost of ownership by 35-40%. The traditional licensing model will be replaced by a monthly subscription model. The IT stack includes hardware, networking and software. New customers will be locked in for three years. TCS plans to focus on the domestic market with this offering first and then later expand to overseas markets too.
Brief Introduction of Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is Internet-based computing, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices on demand. Cloud computing describes a new supplement, consumption, and delivery model for IT services based on the Internet, and it typically involves over-the-Internet provision of dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources.
The service is expected to be a major growth engine for TCS. It can revolutionize the way Indian SMBs do their businesses providing them the same IT infrastructure which they could otherwise not afford. This offering which has yet not been branded is also been talked about as the last big-ticket project from Ratan Tata.
it’s certainly a good news for small businesses in India!
If TCS implements it the way its intending to, it will be a game changer for online businesses in India.
I just hope they do it.
Nice initiative from TCS.
Finally cloud computing is taking pace in india!!
Lets see how it shapes indian SMEs.
Seems like cloud computing is finally arriving in India. The services companies also seem to be ramping up and competing for talent. Here’s an interesting article:
http://blog.cloudnavatar.com/platform/will-accenture-hcl-cloud-computing-be-powered-by-navatar/