Infor expands India footprint with New Development Campus in Hyderabad

Infor, an industry cloud company, announced to expand its India operations by setting up a new development center (DC) in Hitech City, Hyderabad.

The new multi-story, cutting-edge development center will span 350,000 square feet and house 3,500 employees. The development center was inaugurated by Jayesh Ranjan, Principal Secretary of the Telangana government's Industries & Commerce (I&C) and Information Technology (IT) Departments, and Kevin Samuelson, Chief Executive Officer of Infor.

With over 3,700 employees in the country, Infor's India DC is one of the company's two largest locations in the world, driving key technology innovations to gain a competitive edge and market leadership for the global marketplace.

This investment will enable Infor to continue to pioneer digital technologies like cloud, mobility, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and IoT in order to deliver new industry-specific features and functions. Infor hopes to leverage India's diverse and skilled talent pool to drive digital innovation through expanded teams spanning various functions such as engineering, operations, and R&D.

"Hyderabad is quickly emerging as a preferred IT hub for technology companies, with a thriving environment for the local talent pool. We welcome strategic investments from global companies that will drive growth opportunities and provide a platform for talent to hone their skills," said KT Rama Rao, Telangana's Minister for Information Technology, Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Industries & Commerce.

He said they are delighted that several leading technology firms, such as Infor, are increasing their investments in our people and economy. "The expansion of Infor is an excellent example of fostering a collaborative approach to strengthening businesses and cementing Hyderabad's position on the global stage," he said.

"We congratulate Infor on their strategic expansion of the new Hyderabad development campus." "It is truly delightful to see some of the new age technology innovations being developed out of Infor's Hyderabad Development Center, with Indian talent getting a chance to shape the future of industries," said Jayesh Ranjan.

He said India is Infor's strategic hub for skilled talent and global technology development.

"Over the last decade, we have realized the true potential of the region's enormous talent pool, and the expansion of our new development center in Hyderabad excites us to further strengthen our global efforts toward cloud innovation, engineering, and research," said Kevin Samuelson, CEO of Infor.

"We are confident that the new center will play a critical role in sharpening our focus on developing breakthrough technologies that solve business challenges with industry-specific functionality to shape the future of enterprise software," he said.