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Microsoft announced the expansion of its CyberShikshaa program in association with the Data Security Council of India (DSCI), Tata STRIVE, and ICT Academy. In the next three years, the program aspires to reach 45,000 women and underserved youth with technical skills for careers in cybersecurity and provide internships or job opportunities for 10,000 learners. More […]
An American multinational technology corporation, Microsoft plans to build a sizable hyperscale data centre in Pune as part of its multi-city data centre strategy for India. The company is also working on data centres in Hyderabad and has already signed a pact with the Telangana government. The Pune-based company has given Microsoft Corporation a 37-year leasehold […]
An American multinational technology corporation, Microsoft has laid off nearly 1,000 people in a fresh round of layoffs. This is the third round of layoffs at the Big Tech firm since July. It is excepted that the layoffs will be across multiple divisions as the revenue of the company is expected to slow down in the […]
The ongoing debate over moonlighting companies has come forward providing suggestions over moonlighting. Microsoft Satya Nadella chief executive officer (CEO) has coined a new term called ‘productivity paranoia’. Satya Nadella said there’s a real disconnect between the management and the employees over productivity. “Thriving employees are what will give organizations a competitive advantage in today’s dynamic […]
Bengaluru-based fintech firm, Fi Money has announced the appointment of Poornima Kamath as Head- People and Culture. In this role, Poornima will help the company strategize and implement innovative hiring and retention practices as the demand for top talent intensifies. Sujith Narayanan, co-founder, and CEO of Fi Money said, “As we grow, it is critical […]
Microsoft has announced the Future Ready Applications hackathon a six-city, in-person hackathon for Microsoft customers and the developer community. The hackathon provides participants a platform to showcase innovative solutions and solve real- world business challenges around four themes – fintech, ecommerce, sustainability, and developer velocity. The hackathon will be held in Delhi NCR, Bangalore, Chennai, […]
The new cloud datacenter region launches with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365, giving organizations access to hundreds of scalable, highly available, and resilient cloud services. Yesterday, Microsoft announced the launch of its new datacenter region in Qatar, marking a major milestone for Microsoft as the first hyper-scale cloud provider to deliver enterprise-grade services in the […]
Future Ready Talent is a virtual internship platform for students with an opportunity to learn in-demand technology skills and work towards solving real-world problem using the power of Microsoft Azure & GitHub tools. The students can earn internship credits on completion of the program with an entry to exclusive career fairs. The program is open […]
Upholding its commitment to close the disability divide in employment, Microsoft has announced a collaboration with EnAble India to unlock 100,000 opportunities for persons with disabilities (PwDs). The initiative, called “Inclusion To Action”, aims to provide an opportunity platform, bringing together more than 100 organizations in the country across financial services, manufacturing, retail, and tech […]
Microsoft and SAP India have announced a joint skilling programme, TechSaksham that aims to bring more women engineers into the workforce. TechSaksham Program (TSP) is a top-up program that uses experiential learning to develop employability skills amongst underserved female students pursuing higher education in sciences, computer applications, vocational areas, and engineering, by imparting critical skills that […]
Microsoft has partnered with Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE), and Capacity Building Commission (CBC) to empower India’s civil servants with future-ready skills. The partnership under the project— Capacity Building by MSDE in Microsoft Digital Productivity Skills aims to enhance the functional computer literacy of nearly 2.5 million civil servants of the Government of India (GoI). […]
Microsoft, which laid off 1 per cent or 1,800 employees in July, has asked around 200 more employees to go, this time from one of its customer-focused R&D projects, the media reported on Wednesday. According to posts on Microsoft-owned LinkedIn, the recent layoffs have also impacted contracted recruiters across several locations. A Business Insider report […]
