{"id":8742,"date":"2017-08-05T10:14:05","date_gmt":"2017-08-05T04:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sifytechnologies.com\/investors\/?page_id=8742"},"modified":"2017-08-05T10:14:05","modified_gmt":"2017-08-05T04:44:05","slug":"frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.sifytechnologies.com\/investors\/ir-faqs\/frequently-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"frequently asked questions"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”frequently asked questions” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_tta_accordion style=”bg-heading” gap=”2″ c_position=”right” active_section=”1″ css_animation=”none”][vc_tta_section title=”what is converged ICT Eco-system?” tab_id=”section1″][vc_column_text]A single platform where Clients have access to inter-engaged ICT services.\n\n\"ICT[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”why did you move from Retail to Enterprise?” tab_id=”section2″][vc_column_text]When we started out as India\u2019s first Private Internet Player, the promise to the market was that we would make the Internet accessible to all, a promise we very successfully delivered on. The Company\u2019s guiding principle was to invest ahead of time and the technology curve; a linking of thinking that stood us in good stead when we choose to expand our services to the growing Enterprise segment which then demanded Data Centers, Applications and Cloud Services.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”what is the difference between ICT and IT?” tab_id=”section3″][vc_column_text]IT has been seen as the provisioning of software services from an application level. IT is only one component of ICT. ICT is an ecosystem that enables both IT and Telecom to access services specific to each other by enabling a convergence bridge.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”why are you listed in NASDAQ when most of your operations are in India?” tab_id=”section4″][vc_column_text]We listed on the NASDAQ as the USA has a mature understanding of the potential of the internet. Our unique proposition was of being the first Indian ICT player to extend private Internet Service services. \u00a0We continue to do so as we find a greater understanding of our services from the market in the USA which translates into credibility and leverage.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”all your competitors are huge players?” tab_id=”section5″][vc_column_text]And yet, we successfully built out massive scale projects for the Department of Posts, Staff Selection Commission and Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited. So size is not a prerogative. Quite to the contrary, it could be a constraint in a market like India. A mirror to the opportunity is that our revenue grew 21% CAGR over 4 years.\n\nThe argument of big vs small does not hold water in a market like India as the client is typically looking for a converged services provider.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”how will you withstand the entry of big players in Data Centers and Cloud coming to India?” tab_id=”section6″][vc_column_text]Currently, our target audiences are different. While we service clients across the spectrum, much of their entry when entering India is based on global alignments. In most cases, they are talking about coLocation or buying cloud space in existing DC except for the Private Cloud; this they want to invest into. The market is big enough to accommodate all of us. That\u2019s on one side.\u00a0Sify\u2019s focus is on building private cloud and solutions for specific verticals. We began with the power and health vertical where we have tasted success\n\nBig entrants see another business benefit.\u00a0 Players in the OTT, eCommerce, Applications space evaluate Sify from the coLocation and Network standpoint and then evaluate our offering SAP, Oracle, and Microsoft under our Industry Standard applications platform. This coupled with our entire ICT eco-system makes for a compelling reason to outsource IT services to Sify rather than invest in building it grounds up.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”what is the Go-to-market strategy?” tab_id=”section7″ el_class=”My password does not work or I have forgotten it. What should I do?”][vc_column_text]These past few years, we concentrated on establishing a firm foothold across both our business practices. Along the way, we delivered IT Transformational projects for marquee clients that has built our reputation as a digital transformation specialist. Going forward, we are building vertical strengths that will see us pursuing different industry verticals. For example, in BFSI, we are among the earliest private players to support the largest nationalized bank in India. That relationship continues and has expanded. They are a fitting case study for us to pull in other banks.\n\nThe DC and Cloud business is seeing interest from Data rich industries like health and hospitality that are actively pursuing cloud opportunities to support their Data growth and we would be pursuing that.\n\nOffshore education companies tap us for our Talent management and iTest platforms. These will be also extended to closed group training programs. The alignment on industry standard applications with the leaders is to cast the net wider to all those MNC coming into India and giving them the quickest- off-the -block advantage.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”but you are not in an IP play? Will being in a subscription play affect you?” tab_id=”section8″][vc_column_text]We do have a strong strength of IP in our relevant fields as stated under the IPs for Business. A subscription allows us to disperse the IP advantage to a larger section of the enterprise community while simultaneously parring cost. The government\u2019s latest push for Digitization and GST will only accelerate the demand for Data Centers, Network, and the Cloud services. With wider penetration, the exclusivity of licensed software will diminish and subscription-based services will be the order of the day.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”any other factors that will likely assist growth?” tab_id=”section9″][vc_column_text]The recent move to adopt the Real Estate Infrastructure Trust (REIT) will allow for us to lease real estate space through these trusts and not necessarily have to invest in them, making us asset light. As an asset-light company, this will open the doors to marketing our DC space differently by bringing in a different audience.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”any major success stories that have helped establish your reputation as a Digital Transformation specialist?” tab_id=”section10″][vc_column_text]The first major milestone in Sify\u2019s Enterprise play was when it transformed the Department of Post\u2019s legacy systems into the largest Logistical player in India with a 30,000 strong MPLS network.\n\n\"India\n\nThe second was also a government undertaking. The Staff Selection Commission of India, historically a paper and pencil examination got a complete recast as an online examination.\n\n\"SSC\"\n\nThe third was perhaps the most unique project in that in a\u00a0chaotic environment of power supply and billing in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Sify brought a semblance of order with India\u2019s first pay-as-you-use billing cycle.\n\n\"State\n\nwhat are the non-financial metrics around the business?\n
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