SEAP Pune Connect

Anand DeshpandePersistent Systems

November 8, 2014

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1. Opportunities

2. Challenges

3. Responsibilities

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Disclaimer:These are my personal,

slightly provocative opinions meant to stir a discussion.

8 November 2014 3

1. Opportunities

2. Challenges

3. Responsibilities

8 November 2014 4

Looking ahead the Technology Roadmap

is very exciting!

8 November 2014 5

India is starting to become a viable market

for our products and technology.

Both on the enterprise and on the consumer side.

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With new technology such as the cloud it takes significantly less (time and people) to do the

same work!

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1. Opportunities

2. Challenges

3. Responsibilities

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With new technology such as the cloud it takes significantly less (time and people) to do the

same work!

8 November 2014 9

The skill expectations and the

organizational pyramid requirements are changing!

8 November 2014 10

Our middle layer is out of synch

with reality and will have

difficulty keeping up!

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1. Opportunities

2. Challenges

3. Responsibilities

8 November 2014 12

We have to leverage technology to get us out of this

vicious “we are a

developing country” syndrome.

8 November 2014 13

We need a few dozenAlibabas, Amazons and Apples

to come from India.

8 November 2014 14

We must create jobs.We owe it to the

678,453,958 Indiansbelow the age of 25!

8 November 2014 15

This is the time for action!

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