Microland banks on digital tech for next phase of growth

BENGALURU: Microland, Pradeep Kar-founded IT services firm, is betting big on industry 4.0 and digitisation of business operations for the next phase of growth. The Bengaluru-headquartered company said it has made significant investments during the past five years in setting up centres of excellence in emerging technology areas and hiring talent to build capacities.

Microland, which was founded as a hardware and networking company and became an infrastructure management services major, said its new suite of services include advanced automation, artificial intelligence (AI), industrial internet of things (IIoT), cloud, and cybersecurity.

“We have laid the groundwork for the next stage of our journey. We have invested significantly in expanding facilities, and building IPs and platforms in digital areas,” said Pradeep Kar, founder and chairman, adding that the company is looking to tap the opportunities with more organizations transforming their operations digitally.


Kar said IIoT would be one of the key growth drivers for the company. Microland said it is currently getting 7% of its total revenue from IoT led infrastructure services and expects it to grow more than 22% this financial year.

“A System Integrator for today’s IIoT ecosystem requires a team with strong IT-OT skills to securely deliver business outcomes and returns. We believe that with the investments and alliances that Microland has made, it is uniquely positioned to be the preferred IIoT services partner for global enterprises,” said Manjanath Nayak, senior vice president and IIoT Leader, Microland.

Kar said the company is also seeing a sharp growth in demand for IT and OT (operations technology) convergence services given its expertise in the segment.

Microland said it is not considering to go public now and may look at it require more funds to drive growth.