Starbucks’ in-house AI push to replace Microsoft, IBM and Oracle tools raises pressure on India’s IT outsourcers
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Starbucks' push to build in-house AI systems to replace Microsoft/IBM/Oracle tools highlights a structural threat to India's IT services model built on implementing and maintaining packaged software. Weak quarterly prints (TCS +0.4% QoQ cc; HCL Tech -0.5% QoQ cc) plus headcount cuts and rising subcontractor costs signal margin pressure as clients demand fewer humans per contract. The underperformance of India's IT index reinforces the negative sector read-through.
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Starbucks is using AI to build internal systems that could replace existing technology from Microsoft, IBM and Oracle, threatening a stream of maintenance and implementation work long relied on by Indian IT outsourcing firms. Tata Consultancy Services posted just 0.4% quarter-on-quarter revenue growth on a constant-currency basis, its slowest in a year. HCL Technologies reported a 0.5% constant-currency quarterly revenue decline and cut nearly 3,300 jobs, while rising subcontractor costs squeezed profitability. The NSE IT Index ended June 10% lower than five years ago, highlighting structural pressure on the sector.
