IT Matters
IT Matters
Shadab Hussain
Information Technology (IT) is a global industry. Over 850 billion US $ and employs millions of people worldwide. It matters, IT matters. An industry this large and established goes through various challenges and leverages new opportunities. Millions of IT employees and thousands of its leaders are interested in knowing more about this industry and topics of its concern This podcast is about IT Matters like trends, challenges, future, perceptions, policies, and career guidance. The podcasts will share opinions on various topics while other times guests will be invited to share their opinion on the subject. IT crowd needs a podcast like this to feel related. After all they matter, IT matters.
Moonlighting: what is the fuss about?
In September, Wipro terminated 300 employees after they were found ‘moonlighting’. The IT major’s chairman Rishad Premji, said his company had no place for people who chose to work directly with rivals while being on Wipro's payroll. Premji has referred to ‘moonlighting’ as cheating. And the debate started drawing mixed and strong reactions, still continuing. So what is Moonlighting? Is it ethical? Is it illegal? Why is it even happening? What’s the legal standing? In the episode number 3, let me talk about the Moonlighting in IT industry.
Nov 20, 2022
15 min
Will Gig Economy transform IT industry?
Gig Economy has fundamentally changed the way we catch a ride, stay during travel, and a lot of other things. That fundamental shift is already transitioning into the corporate world as enterprise IT crowdsourcing. Through the talent crisis, the time could not be riper for Gig Economy model to transform IT industry. In episode 2 of IT Matters podcast, let's talk about the crowdsourcing-powered gig economy and its effect on the enterprise IT
Oct 23, 2022
12 min
Impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict on IT industry
The unfortunate Ukraine-Russia conflict is the biggest event of the year so far. Aside from the huge human capital loss, there is an impact on Information Technology or IT industry in the local region but also in the global context. This is not an event anymore to ignore and that’s why companies are taking a cautious wait & watch approach. Let's talk about today in the IT Matters pilot episode 1.
Apr 17, 2022
7 min