Microland

Microland
Company typePublic
IndustryTechnology
Founded1989 (1989)
FounderPradeep Kar
HeadquartersBangalore, Karnataka, India
Area served
India
Key people
Pradeep Kar (Chairman & Managing Director)
ServicesIT services
Number of employees
4500+ (2020)
Websitewww.microland.com

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] The company's services include digital networks, digital infrastructure, digital applications, digital workplace, IIoT services and cybersecurity.[3]

History

1989–1997

Microland was started in Bangalore, India in August 1989 with a key focus on hardware and networking.[4][5] 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.[6] 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.[7]

1998–2001

After the advent of the internet economy in 1998, Kar built several companies such as Planetasia.com, indya.com (which he later sold to Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation),[8][9] ITspace.com, media2india.net and Net Brahma Technologies.[4][7][10]

2002–2013

In 2005, the firm signed a five-year contract for remote IT infrastructure management services with UK-based company, Serco.[11][12] In August 2006, it received $11 million in a second round of funding.[13]

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.[14] In April 2007, it partnered with Microsoft to provide cloud solutions to large enterprises in India.[15]

In 2008, it added managed security assessment and ITSM consulting to its services.[16] In 2011, the firm signed a $55 million multi-year contract with Serco Limited, UK[11][17] to provide specialist support through an expanded team located in Birmingham, UK, and Bangalore, India.[18]

2014–2017

On 26 August 2014, Microland completed 25 years of operation and was recognized as the first Hybrid IT Infrastructure provider in India.[19] On 2 December 2014, the firm partnered with Computacenter in opening the Global Network Operations Centre (GNOC) at Bagmane Tech Park, Bangalore.[20] 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.[21] In 2016, it set up its first offshore delivery center for ASG group, Australia in Bagmane Tech Park, Bangalore. In 2017, Microland reinforced its digital focus with MicrolandOne, a digital app for its workforce.[22] In line with its digital initiatives, it launched Digital hubs in Birmingham, UK and Pune, India.[23][24]

2019–present

In January 2019, the company announced the appointment of Srikara CR as Senior Vice President of Global Professional Services and Presales.[25] In August 2019 they hired Ashish Mahadwar as President.[26][27] In October 2019, the company announced the appointment of Anupam Pandey as Chief Information Officer.[28][29] Gopal Sharma was then appointed to the role in 2023.[30] In 2024, Sam Mathew was announced as the new president of Microland.[1][31] In 2025, Microland opened an Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence in its Bengaluru headquarters.[32]

See also

References

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