Microland is a technology company, headquartered in Bangalore. It was founded by Pradeep Kar.[1] The company employs more than 4,500 workers across its offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, and North America.[2][3] The company's services include digital networks, digital infrastructure, digital applications, digital workplace, IIoT services and cybersecurity.[4]
Microland was started in Bangalore, India in August 1989 with a key focus on hardware and networking.[5][6] It was founded by Pradeep Kar as a network integration company, with initial funding coming from SBI Capital Markets. Microland signed an agreement with Novell to become one of the first companies to bring network education to India.[7] In the years between 1993 and 1997, Microland assisted in the introduction of new technologies to the Indian market, namely, Compaq, Cisco, SynOptics, and Netscape.[8]
1998–2001
After the advent of the internet economy in 1998, Kar built several companies such as Planetasia.com, indya.com (which he sold to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation),[9][10] ITspace.com, media2india.net and Net Brahma Technologies.[5][8][11]
2002–2013
In 2005, the firm signed a five-year contract for remote IT infrastructure management services with UK-based company Serco.[12][13] In August 2006, it received $11 million in the second round of funding.[14] In early 2007 Microland inaugurated its first multi-network operations center facility housing six network operations center, six tech labs, four data centers and one penetration testing lab. In December 2007, it opened a global technology support center in Bangalore.[15] In April 2007, it partnered with Microsoft to provide cloud solutions[buzzword] to large enterprises in India.[16] In 2008, it added managed security assessment and ITSM consulting to its services.[17] In 2011, the firm signed a $55 million multi-year contract with Serco Limited, UK[12][18] to provide specialist support through an expanded team located in Birmingham, UK, and Bangalore, India.[19]
2014–2017
On 26 August 2014, Microland completed 25 years of operation and was recognized as the first Hybrid IT Infrastructure provider in India.[20] On 2 December 2014, the firm partnered with Computacenter in opening the Global Network Operations Centre (GNOC) at Bagmane Tech Park, Bangalore.[21] In 2015, Saudi Arabia's National Commercial Bank (NCB) selected Microland as its IT infrastructure services partner to manage its branch technology services across the kingdom.[22] In 2016, it set up its first offshore delivery center for ASG group, Australia in Bagmane Tech Park, Bangalore.[23] In 2017, Microland reinforced its digital focus with MicrolandOne, a digital app for its workforce.[24] In line with its digital initiatives, it launched Digital hubs in Birmingham, UK and Pune, India.[25][26]
2019–present
In January 2019, the company announced the appointment of Srikara CR as Senior Vice President of Global Professional Services and Presales.[27] In August 2019 they hired Ashish Mahadwar as President.[28][29] In October 2019, the company announced the appointment of Anupam Pandey as Chief Information Officer.[30][31]
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