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Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

By Gavin Wright

What is Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)?

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is one of the largest multinational IT service and consulting companies. It is headquartered in Mumbai, India, but has offices globally. TCS is well known in the e-governance, banking and financial services, telecommunications, education and healthcare markets.

TCS is a major player in the IT space. It currently has over 600,000 employees and a market cap of over $200 billion.

Tata Consultancy Services history

Tata Consultancy Services was formed in 1968 as one of the first IT companies in India. Many of its early customers were national banks. Its history with the large enterprise financial sector from the early days of computers provided much experience in the financial services market.

In 2004, TCS became a publicly traded company. It has since become one of the largest and most profitable companies in India.

TCS is a subsidiary of Tata Sons, a major Indian holding company. Tata Sons owns shares in many large Indian companies. Some of the industries of these other companies include airlines, automotive, consumer goods, hotels and steel manufacturing.

Tata Consultancy Services industries

TCS has a large portfolio of products and services:

See also: IT consultant, IT service delivery and managed IT service.

03 Aug 2022

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