While most global IT majors are trimming both manpower and operations in India, Dell Inc. continues to scout for fresh talent from engineering colleges.
With India operations playing a significant role in both research and global operations, Dell requires bright engineers both at the entry level and for lateral positions, said Ms Rhonda Gass, Vice-President, Information Technology, DBI (Design, Build and Integrate) at Dell Inc. Some of the staff located in the US are also being encouraged to move to Indian facilities.
The company has approached Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, CBIT and the IIIT in Hyderabad as well as other leading colleges in the South to recruit engineers.
Researchers in India play a key role in the development and deployment of new solutions that manage globally dispersed manufacturing bases for Dell, explained Ms Gass. Dell has a manufacturing plant in Chennai. Over the last few years, teams at the Bangalore and Hyderabad centres have assumed an important role in Dell?s day-to-day operations. Some of the solutions they developed have been deployed at the Chennai and other manufacturing bases, she said.
During her brief visit to the research centres in Hyderabad and Bangalore, Ms Gass explained to Business Line how her teams dispersed across the world help in the different functions of the company, including data centres and warehouses.
?For Dell, BRIC (Brazil, Russia, China, India) countries are perceived as major markets for future growth as they are seen to be riding the next wave of opportunities. The investments we have made in India are more due to availability of talent. Also, we can be closer to customers,? she explained.
Source: The Hindu Business Line
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