HCLTech Trends and Insights

💡 Accessibility can't be an afterthought, it must be embedded into every stage of the digital lifecycle. At the 2026 Microsoft Ability Summit, HCLTech and Microsoft showcased how AI is transforming accessibility from a compliance requirement into a continuous, intelligent and inclusive practice. Our speakers shared a compelling vision for building technology that works for everyone. ✅ Carol Criner highlighted the journey from compliance-driven accessibility to fostering an organization-wide culture of inclusion. ✅ Apoorv Iyer emphasized that the future lies not only in using AI to enhance accessibility but also in ensuring AI itself is inclusive by design. ✅ Drawing from his lived experience as a screen reader user, Ajay Sharma demonstrated the profound impact accessible digital experiences have on productivity, independence and equal opportunity. ✅ Crystal Jones and Clint Covington expanded the conversation by sharing how organizations can scale accessibility globally through AI, collaboration and innovation, reinforcing that accessibility must be integrated across the entire software lifecycle, not treated as a final checkpoint. Together, HCLTech and Microsoft are helping organizations weave accessibility into design, development, testing and post-production, creating inclusive digital experiences that empower every individual to thrive while powering the next era of technology. Read the full article for key insights and watch 🎥 the complete summit session here: https://lnkd.in/gdj9ThRB #Accessibility #AI #InclusiveDesign #DigitalAccessibility #MicrosoftAbilitySummit #GenerativeAI #Microsoft #HCLTech #DigitalTransformation #Innovation #PoweringTheNextEraOfTMT

🌍 Your AI may be global. Your regulations aren't.   As AI transforms enterprises, digital sovereignty has become essential for balancing innovation with control, compliance and resilience.   Join HCLTech and Equinix for an insightful LinkedIn Live exploring how organizations can turn digital sovereignty into a competitive advantage. 📅 Date: August 6 🕢 Time: 7:30 PM IST | 10 AM ET   🎯 Key discussion topics: • The rise of digital sovereignty in the AI era • Protecting data while accelerating cloud transformation • Building trusted, sovereign-by-design cloud environments • Enabling innovation without compromising strategic control   🎙️ Speakers: Rajan Pillay – Vice President, Sovereign Cloud Business Head, HCLTech Ana Maria Ordonez – Global Principal Technologist, Equinix Nicholas Ismail – Global Head of Thought Leadership, HCLTech   🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gcWJRryP #DigitalSovereignty #EnterpriseAI #SovereignCloud #CloudTransformation #HybridCloud #HCLTech #Equinix #DataGovernance

🤖 AI is changing how organizations operate, innovate and compete. It's also introducing entirely new questions around trust, security and cyber resilience.   ✅ How can enterprises harness the power of Frontier AI while staying ahead of emerging threats? ✅ What does Responsible AI adoption look like? ✅ And how must cyber leadership evolve in an AI-first world?   Join Amit Jain, Daniel Bernard, Adam Zoller and Rishi Mehta for this CyberLive session as they share perspectives on building trusted AI, strengthening governance and enabling Total Resilience for the enterprise.   Don't miss this opportunity to hear from leaders shaping the future of cybersecurity   📅 August 4 (8-9 PM IST | 10:30 AM ET | 4:30 PM CET) 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gmNpqagw   #FrontierAI #TotalResilience #CrowdStrike

💡 From digitization to intelligent operations, pharma manufacturing is stepping into its next era. Trusted, high-quality data, seamlessly connected systems and #AI built for highly regulated environments are some factors that are driving this shift. In this HCLTech Trends and Insights article, Shantanu Rai, Global Head, Digital Manufacturing, Engineering at HCLTech, shares how #MES, digital thread and AI data backplanes are helping manufacturers: ✅ Predict deviations before they occur ✅ Accelerate review cycles ✅ Optimize production scheduling ✅ Unlock real-time, actionable insights Discover how pharma can fast-track its journey to autonomous manufacturing: https://lnkd.in/gKc6_qQ3

📢 HCLTech delivers robust Q1 led by record deal bookings of $2.4 billion. 🔹 Advanced AI revenue grows 62.1% to $171 million 🔹 Company plans to invest up to ₹3,500 crore to establish AI data centers 🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/g5FnWXQ7 #HCLTechQ1 #HCLTechQ1FY27 #SuperchargingProgress

🚀 Digital sovereignty is moving from strategy to execution. As enterprises scale AI and operate across more complex cloud environments, leaders need greater control over where data resides, how workloads are governed and how compliance is maintained across markets. Join experts from HCLTech and Equinix for a LinkedIn Live discussion on Digital Sovereignty: From Strategy to Execution. 💡We’ll explore how organizations can build secure, resilient and compliant cloud environments while continuing to innovate at scale. 📅Date: August 6 🕢Time: 7:30 PM IST | 10:00 AM ET 🎙️Speakers: Rajan Pillay, Vice President, Sovereign Cloud Business Head, HCLTech Ana Maria Ordonez, Global Principal Technologist, Equinix Nicholas Ismail, Global Head of Thought Leadership, HCLTech 🔗Register here: https://lnkd.in/gkswQgqm #DigitalSovereignty #SovereignCloud #HybridCloud #CloudComputing #AI #DataSovereignty #HCLTech #Equinix

❓ What if #PrivateEquity firms could stop rebuilding #digital capabilities deal by deal and start scaling them across the portfolio?   In his latest article, Parth Patel, Vice President, Private Equity Business, HCLTech, explores how PE firms can accelerate digital value creation by building repeatable #AI, #data and enterprise platform capabilities once, then applying them across portfolio companies with centralized governance and business-level customization.   The article looks at the hidden cost of “resetting the capability clock” on every deal and why the next phase of PE value creation may depend on treating digital, AI and enterprise platforms as firm-level infrastructure.   Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/gqtpCNyb

As enterprises scale AI, performance depends on matching each workload to the right compute environment. A workload-first approach helps organizations optimize cost, scalability and performance by choosing the right mix of CPUs, GPUs, edge and cloud for each AI use case. Our latest blog explores how a hybrid AI strategy can help enterprises build AI that is efficient, scalable and ready for what comes next. ➡️ Read more: https://lnkd.in/dbgRrjMh #HCLTech #AI #EnterpriseAI #GenerativeAI #HybridAI #DigitalTransformation

🚀 Frontier AI is redefining the next decade of cybersecurity.   As AI models become more autonomous and deeply integrated across the enterprise, they are creating unprecedented opportunities alongside entirely new challenges around trust, governance, identity, resilience and security.   💡 How can organizations harness the power of Frontier AI while staying ahead of AI-native threats? 🛡️ What will define a cyber-resilient, AI-first enterprise? 🎙️ And, how must cybersecurity leadership evolve to build trust in the age of intelligent systems?   Join #HCLTech and #CrowdStrike for a CyberLive session on The next risk Frontier: Trust, security and leadership in the age of AI, featuring industry leaders Daniel Bernard, Adam Zoller, Amit Jain and Rishi Mehta as they explore the strategies, risks and leadership imperatives that will shape the future of enterprise security. 📅 Aug 4 (8-9 PM IST | 10:30 AM ET | 4:30 PM CET)   🔗 Register now and join the conversation defining the future of AI and cybersecurity: https://lnkd.in/dBuyZQ5B   #FrontierAI #ArtificialIntelligence #CyberSecurity #CyberResilience #AIGovernance