Tech Day in Bangalore

Today was probably one of the days I was looking most forward to on this trip. The lineup and contacts we got to meet and disucss business in India with was the stuff only senior directors and vp's get. We visited Cisco, Lenovo, and Mu Sigma to round out another 12 hour day. The technology link with all of these companies and my future career was a perfect match and I was able to draw a lot of information about where the IT/BPO industry is going in India. Bottom line without revealing too much, Bangalore is a place tech needs to be. With a $60 billion outsourcing which is only growing and the labor surplus available for highly skilled scientific minds, not having a presence here is a competitive disadvantage.

It was also cool to drive by the HP site on the way to Mu Sigma. It would have been better had they been on our visit schedule, but atleast seeing the size of the building gave me some understanding of the footprint here. That's all I can really share, so here are some pics.

Outside the Cisco main building

Cisco technology simulating a virtual doctor visit.

Cisco Campus...is it Silcon Valley or Bangalore?

Lenovo

Mu Sigma, don't let the building fool you, they only occupy about 1/3 of the building.

Mu Sigma lobby area.

HP, quick shot from the bus.