IT companies target growth from AWS Google and Azure units within cloud practice
Most large IT service providers including Wipro, HCL Technologies and Tech Mahindra, which have signed on a number of partnerships with cloud partners in the past few quarters, are now doubling down on revenue from specific practices in their cloud units.
Date: 2020-11-16
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