Ashutosh Sharma

Find out how the Trump administration's executive order imposing a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications impacts IT service providers and leaders at US companies.

IT services firms recently reported their January–March 2025 quarterly numbers, and the results weren’t pretty. Most firms not only reported slower growth for the quarter but also lowered their forecasts for the next financial year. I dug into the details of what’s at play behind this mellow performance, and here’s what I found. To begin […]

Global capability centers (GCCs) are surging in popularity. Nasscom’s recently concluded GCC Summit 2025 showcased the evolution of the country’s rapidly evolving GCC ecosystem.

NASSCOM recently hosted its flagship event, the Technology Leadership Forum (NTLF) 2025, with noticeably stronger attendance than in recent years. Returning to its familiar venue — the Grand Hyatt Mumbai — proved valuable. The compact setting was ideal for high-impact interactions, enabling us to engage in over 50 client meetings across a wide range of […]

Get ready for some major changes in the APAC business landscape in 2025! AI-driven initiatives will be the driving force behind tech improvements for companies in the region.

What does high-performance IT Iook like? Read about the technology strategy that won Macquarie’s Banking and Financial Services group this year’s Technology Strategy Impact Award for the APAC region.

Learn how one of the largest stock exchanges in the world uses information technology to deliver services that meet stringent regulatory standards as well as unique investor needs.

According to Forrester data, 95% of APAC technology decision-makers anticipate increased IT budgets next year. But macroeconomic uncertainty will force IT leaders to make tough decisions. Get insight into where to invest, where to cut, and where to experiment with your 2025 IT budget.

Google recently held its Google Cloud Next conference four months early to unveil new AI offerings and upstage its rivals. Get a detailed review of all of the announcements at the event in this post.

Firms across the globe are rushing to become adaptive, creative, and resilient by raising their IT maturity. This trend has picked up the pace in the past few years, and India is no exception. In fact, our research shows that a higher percentage of Indian firms (7% more) focus on having a dedicated emerging tech […]

As APAC companies pursue new avenues for growth, they will need to align their actions with the needs of their most important stakeholders.

Learn how Forrester's ReCPI (Research, Communicate, Prove, and Integrate) framework helps drive emerging technology success.

Forrester analysts from across the Asia Pacific region provide insights on what to expect in the year 2021.

This May, we are turning up the heat again. As if the culmination of IPL 2019 and the month-long festival of democracy was not enough to make the month interesting, we will throng into Mumbai on May 28. The occasion: Forrester’s Digital Transformation & Innovation India 2019 Forum. We see that enterprises have come to […]

Jane Austen once said that her idea of good company is clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation. With this delightful idea in mind, I request the pleasure of your company at the second edition of Forrester’s Financial Services Summit in Mumbai on October 10. As the host, I promise you great […]

Tech Mahindra (TechM) hosted an analyst summit in Hyderabad, India in the month of April. The executive team unveiled its 3-4-3 strategy to repackage the firm’s existing services and offerings in a manner that will resonate with the buyers of digital services. Where do the 3-4-3 numbers come from? The first number 3 denotes the […]

While the idea of digital has been around for years now, Indian firms are still at the beginner stage of digital maturity. Let’s face it: Being digital is hard, especially for executives who are yet to come to terms with the transformative impact it has on their organizations. Forrester’s Digital Transformation India 2018 forum is […]

Forrester’s annual flagship India event Digital Transformation Mumbai 2017 is almost here. This exclusive event has grown over the years to become one of the most anticipated events for India’s senior business leaders. At last year’s event, we presented the right operating model for organizations to support their digital transformations: the customer-obsessed operating model. Our […]

Prime Minister Modi’s announcement of the demonetization of the large denomination bills is a significant initiative. While he indicated terror financing and corruption as the main causes for the initiative, there are many ramifications this move will have on legitimate business activities as well. India is known for its love of cash. Uber is primarily […]