India a global hub for tech talent: Cloudera CEO Charles Sansbury
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India has emerged as a major global hub for tech talent, with the rapid proliferation of skilled professionals making it one of the top destinations worldwide to build world-class engineering teams, said Charles Sansbury, chief executive officer of data and AI platform Cloudera 'When we first went there (India) 20 years ago, the work was primarily testing. Today, we have full-fledged development teams that are an integral part of our global engineering infrastructure. The center now includes product management, engineering leadership, and core development, making it one of the key engines of our organisation,' he said.According to Sansbury, the company has a large team in Bangalore and is now expanding its presence in Chennai. 'On the one hand, it's very competitive because of the talent, but on the other hand, there is so much talent that you can still build teams and develop high-quality professionals there,' he added.Founded in 2008, Cloudera helps businesses use AI to manage and analyse all types of data, enhancing security, governance, and enabling real-time and predictive insights.In India, Cloudera works with various enterprises, including Reliance Industries , the Bombay Stock Exchange, Axis Bank , and Yes Bank , which are adopting hybrid multi-cloud technologies to scale and modernise their business operations.Recently, Ola's artificial intelligence venture, Krutrim, partnered with Cloudera to support large-scale analytics and data lake operations for the ride hailing company on Krutrim Cloud.Cloudera has invested heavily in research and development, with cumulative R&D spending reaching $3-4 billion over its history. Last year R&D spending rose 10-11% year-over-year, led by engineering, which saw the largest increase. This year, again, the company will invest heavily in engineering, Sansbury said.The company says it surpassed $1 billion in annual revenue in FY24.Reflecting on its string of acquisitions, including the latest one, Taikun, which helps manage Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure, Sansbury said that mergers and acquisitions have been used to accelerate the R&D strategy, especially in areas where new product capabilities or specialised expertise are needed quickly.'We weren't buying businesses that were standalone, we were buying technology. Revenue came with it, too, but technology … we wanted to own it and control it,' he said.Last November, the company acquired Octopai's data lineage and catalog platform, which helps organisations manage and govern their data. In June last year, it had acquired Verta's Operational AI Platform.(The reporter was in Singapore at the invitation of Cloudera)
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