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Priyanka Sangani

Priyanka Sangani

Priyanka Sangani is a Consulting Editor with Business Today and an Editorial Consultant with a healthcare technology firm. She has over two decades of experience in business journalism, writing on corporate strategy, leadership, and technology. She has previously worked at The Economic Times and Business Standard, and also had an earlier stint at Business Today.

Rather than chasing headlines, she is more interested in uncovering the story behind the news and understanding what ma...

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AI boom sparks rush for engineers who can speak both code and business

by Priyanka Sangani |Jun 23, 2026

Demand for forward deployed engineers is surging as companies move AI projects into production, but talent combining technical depth with domain expertise remains scarce.

The Anthropic episode has also revived calls for India to build its own frontier AI capabilities rather than depend heavily on US technology platforms.

Indian IT’s AI partnerships face first sovereignty scare after US curbs Anthropic models

by Priyanka Sangani |Jun 16, 2026

The immediate impact on TCS, Infosys and HCLTech may be limited, but the episode has revived concerns over dependence on foreign frontier AI platforms.

Entry-level openings have declined 44% year-on-year, while senior-level positions are down 67%.

IT hiring falls to 28-month low, but demand for AI talent remains strong

by Priyanka Sangani |Jun 8, 2026

Active tech job openings fall to a 28-month low as IT services firms rethink hiring strategies, while demand for AI, cloud and cybersecurity talent remains resilient.

 Sridhar Ramaswamy, chief executive officer of Snowflake

From data migration to AI agents: Why Snowflake is betting big on India

by Priyanka Sangani |Jun 5, 2026

AI Data Cloud firm says India is one of its fastest-growing markets globally as enterprises accelerate AI adoption, migrate legacy data systems and experiment with agentic AI at scale.

How Schaeffler India is pumping in €500 million over the next five years to boost capacity and increase localisation

How Schaeffler India is pumping in €500 million over the next five years to boost capacity and increase localisation

by Priyanka Sangani |May 27, 2026

Bearings and transmission components maker Schaeffler India is pumping in euro 500 million over the next five years to boost capacity and increase localisation.

Flexible staffing in GCCs rose to 25% in the last quarter of 2026, up from 22% in 2025, according to Quess Corp’s GCC Talent Trend Report, reflecting a steady increase in subcontracting and short-term hiring.

Why India’s GCCs are hiring fewer full-timers and more AI contractors

by Priyanka Sangani |Apr 28, 2026

As AI adoption doubles, GCCs are increasingly hiring for capability on demand rather than building permanent teams.

Indian IT services firms, historically among the largest users of H-1B visas, have been steadily reducing their dependence on the programme.

H-1B loses sheen for Indian IT as fees surge, hiring pivots local

by Priyanka Sangani |Apr 1, 2026

The decline builds on last year’s drop, when filings fell from 442,000 for FY2025 to 339,000 for FY2026, signalling a structural shift in how companies approach hiring for the US market.

Fresher hiring in India’s IT sector has fallen from a peak of 600,000 in FY22 to about 120,000 in FY25, according to Xpheno

Indian IT’s fresher hiring slump signals structural shift, not just slowdown

by Priyanka Sangani |Mar 21, 2026

Delayed joining letters and shrinking campus intakes point to a shift from bench-building to just-in-time hiring.

The AI boom is driving a shift towards Tier II towns

The AI boom is driving a shift towards Tier II towns

by Priyanka Sangani |Mar 18, 2026

The AI boom is pushing demand for higher-density GPUs, improvement in cooling techniques and a shift towards tier II towns.

 Mandy Andress, Chief Information Security Officer at Elastic

AI-driven cyber threats forcing rethink of enterprise security, says Elastic CISO

by Priyanka Sangani |Mar 16, 2026

Elastic’s Mandy Andress says enterprises must redesign security controls as AI accelerates attacks and threat actors increasingly target credentials and software supply chains.