 "KPMG Launches India Technology Centre In Bangalore")
KPMG India launched its Technology Center in Bangalore today. Located at the iconic World Trade Center (WTC) in Bangalore, this centre houses technologically advanced teams specialising in enterprise applications, business intelligence and analytics, as well as network design, architecture, data management, and application development.
Professionals working at the facility will focus on innovation and strategies to help clients achieve their business objectives, address their pain points with the help of suitable enterprise class applications from within a wide array of choices across the product spectrum.
“We have always believed in providing additional value to our clients. This brand new India Technology Centre is a testimony of the same,” said Michael J Andrew, Global Chairman, KPMG who was in India on a business visit. Andrew added, “Our decision to locate the centre in Bangalore is complimented by the wealth of relevant talent and strong educational facilities which will be the key in growing this centre.”
One of the key highlights at this facility is a unique Client Experience Zone, a hi-tech experiential environment for clients to get a demonstration of the full range of all the technology assisted service offerings tailored to meet varied business needs. Complimenting the experience zone is a well equipped global program management control center that permits simultaneous review of multi location, multi-product complex engagements.
“We have created the centre for the benefit of our local and international clients who can experience our capabilities in delivering advanced technology solutions,” said Russell Parera, CEO, KPMG in India. He added, “The information technologists working at this centre will help converge KPMG’s wide array of advisory services ranging from performance and reporting to accounting, tax, compliance and regulatory.”
Housing the best in class solutions for various Enterprise applications such as Oracle, SAP, Siebel, Hyperion, Business Objects, PeopleSoft, Primavera, and Business Intelligence amongst others, the centre comes fully equipped with an enterprise class data center comprising high computing capacity to cater to the wide range of technology solution offerings across key sectors. The Center will be able demonstrate complex customised solutions in areas of Technology Transformation, Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), Business Intelligence, Data Analytics and many others created by KPMG team for the benefit of its clients.
“The centre will become an important hub for our innovation in information technology solutions, critical to solve complex business issues of our clients. They will be able to experience these solutions and better understand their benefits prior to making significant investments” said Kumar Parakala, Partner and Head of IT Advisory for EMA.
While the center provides for best in class training environment, KPMG also expects to partner with Oracle and SAP education on training programs for its employees at the centre.
Going forward, KPMG is well poised to leverage this center to benefit clients by allowing them to directly experience its technology solution capabilities, delivery strengths in this space and become a value adding and forward thinking differentiator for its clients.