Microland

Microland
Private
Industry Information technology
Founded 1989
Founders Pradeep Kar
Headquarters Bangalore, India
Key people
 Pradeep Kar (Chairman & Managing Director)
Services Digital Networks, Digital Workplace, Digital Application, Digital Computing, Cyber Security, Industrial IoT
Number of employees
 3800+ (2018)
Website www.microland.com

Microland is an Indian IT Services company headquartered in Bangalore, India.[1] It was founded by Pradeep Kar in 1989 as a Network Integration Company with an initial funding of ₹2 million from SBI Capital Markets Limited. Microland assisted in the introduction of new technologies to the Indian market, namely, Compaq, Cisco, SynOptics, and Netscape.[2]

After the advent of the internet economy in 1998, Microland built several companies such as Planetasia.com, indya.com, ITspace.com, media2india.net and Net Brahma Technologies.[2] In April 2018, Microland entered a fifth wave of business transformation and repositioned itself as a Digital Accelerator. [3]

The company employs more than 3,800+ professionals across its offices in Europe, Middle East, North America, and India.[4][5] Microland portfolio of services includes Digital Networks, Digital Computing, Digital Application, Digital Workplace and Cyber Security. It is the first Hybrid IT infrastructure provider in India.[6]

History

Microland was started in Bangalore, India in August 1989 with a key focus on Hardware and Networking.[7][8] In 2005 Microland signed a strategic alliance with Serco Solutions, UK, for providing Remote IT Infrastructure Management Services (IMS). Microland inaugurated a dedicated operations center for providing Remote IT Infrastructure Management Services (IMS) to remote locations.

On 14 January 2005, Microland raised $7.3 million in funding from investors like SYNNEX, JP Morgan Partners, and ICICI Bank.[9] In August 2006, Microland received $11 million in the second round of funding raised from Cargill Ventures, Intel Capital, Trident Capital, and JAFCO Venture.[10]

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, Microland expanded its operations in Bangalore by opening the global technology support center in Bangalore.[11][12] In April 2007, Microland partnered with Microsoft to provide Cloud solutions to large enterprises in India.[13] In 2008, Microland expanded its service lines through the inclusion of Managed Security Assessment and ITSM Consulting to its portfolio.[14]

In 2011, Microland signed a multi-year contract valued at $55 million with Serco Limited, UK.[15][16] As part of this contract, Microland would continue to provide specialist support for a range of devices through an expanded team located in Birmingham, UK, and Bangalore, India.[17]

In 2012, Microland added Virtualization & Cloud Infrastructure Life Cycle Services (Design, Deploy & Management of Public, Private & Hybrid Clouds including Cloud Integration & Automation) to its portfolio and as part of this built partnerships with leading Cloud technology providers.[18]

On 26 August 2014, Microland completed 25 years of operation and marked its 25th anniversary. On 2 December 2014, Microland partnered with Computacenter in opening the Global Network Operations Centre (GNOC) at Bagmane Tech Park, Bangalore.[19]

In 2016, Microland set up its first offshore delivery center for ASG group, Australia in Bagmane Tech Park, Bangalore.[20] Professional Services[21]

Awards and recognition

  • Microland received the Pink Slip Award in BPO category at Times Ascent Inaugural Pink Slip Awards, 2007.[22]
  • Microland recognized among top 10 cloud solutions provider 2016 by IT Infra-World Magazine.[23]
  • Gartner recognized Microland as a cool vendor in IT operations management, 2015.[24]
  • Microland was recognized as 20 most promising VMware solution provider in 2014.[25]
  • Microland was the singular Indian service provider included among top 20 most promising cloud computing companies by CIO Review magazine 2013 September edition.[26]
  • Microland got listed in 2011 Global Services 100 list of companies that define leadership in Global IT and Business Process Outsourcing.[27]
  • In March 2018, Microland received APJ Cisco Security Customer Award for Effective Security Operations at Melbourne, Australia. [28]

Locations

Microland is headquartered in Ecospace, Bellandur, Bangalore with seven other offices in India. It has client servicing and sales offices in India, North America, Australia, UK, Europe, Dubai and Saudi Arabia.[29]

References

  1. ↑ "Our Global Locations". Microland.
  2. 1 2 "Boomgalore". Wired.com.
  3. ↑ "Microland enters fifth wave of business transformation; repositions itself as digital accelerator". Business-Standard.
  4. ↑ "Microland". Microland.com.
  5. ↑ "Microland Company Profile". Owler.com.
  6. ↑ "Microland: Creating Hybrid IT Environments". itinfraworld.com.
  7. ↑ "Microland Version 3.0: Can Pradeep Kar pull it off?". www.expresscomputeronline.com. 11 February 2002. Archived from the original on 6 January 2007. Retrieved 2002-02-11.
  8. ↑ "Global Delivery Infrastructure Management Scorecard Summary: Microland". www.forrester.com. 9 December 2005. Archived from the original on 23 June 2008.
  9. ↑ "Microland January 14, 2005 Funding Round Venture". www.crunchbase.com.
  10. ↑ "Microland gets $11-m funding". The Hindu Business Line. 9 August 2006. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "A Forrester report suggests that smaller India-based Infrastructure Providers can be the right size for the right clients and Microland is one of those providers" (PDF). www.forrester.com. 18 September 2007.
  12. ↑ "microland opens global tech center". www.business-standard.com.
  13. ↑ "Microland To Offer Cloud Solutions With Microsoft". ww.moneycontrol.com.
  14. ↑ "Microland launches two new service lines - CIOL". CIOL. 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  15. ↑ "Microland Gets $55 Million Contract Extension From UK's Serco". Economic Times.
  16. ↑ "Microland Signs $55 Million Contract From Serco". Livemint.com.
  17. ↑ "Microland in $ 55m deal to provide infrastructure services to UK-based Serco". indiatechonline.com.
  18. ↑ IANS. "Microland Turns 25, Offers Hybrid IT Infrastructure Services". siliconindia. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
  19. ↑ "New Facility Provides Expanded Managed Network, Security and Voice Capabilities". computercenter.com.
  20. ↑ "Microland inaugurates first offshore delivery centre asg group". channelworld.in.
  21. ↑ "Microland Services". www.microland.com.
  22. ↑ "Microland bagged Pink Slip Award". timesofIndia.
  23. ↑ "Top 10 Cloud Solution Providers 2016". IT infra world.
  24. ↑ "Cool Vendors in IT Operations Management, 2015". Gartner.
  25. ↑ "20 Most Promising VMware Solution Provider 2014". VMware.
  26. ↑ "20-Most-Promising-Cloud-Computing-Companies". CIO Review Magazine.
  27. ↑ "The 2011 Global Services 100: Defining Leadership in Global IT and Business Process Outsourcing". globalservicesmedia.com.
  28. ↑ "The Cybersecurity Experience Live Down Under". Cisco News.
  29. ↑ "Microland_Offices & Delivery centres". Microland. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
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