NTT Data to boost India headcount by 5,000 this year, exec says

Group 1 - NTT Data plans to increase its workforce in India by 5,000 employees this year, focusing on software programming, consulting, and IT support [1] - The company has seen a doubling of large IT contracts exceeding $100 million in the past year, particularly in manufacturing, logistics, and the public sector [1] - NTT Data is currently constructing four data centers in India as part of a $1.5 billion investment, with a current workforce of 40,000 in the country [2] Group 2 - The Indian data center market is attractive due to the country hosting 20% of the world's data but having less than 6% of global data center capacity [2] - Clients' technology budgets are projected to increase by 7% to 9% this year, up from 6% to 7% last year, driven by investments beyond AI [3]