Microland
Indian technology services company specializing in digital infrastructure, networks, workplace services, applications, industrial IoT, and cybersecurity.
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Overview
Microland is an Indian technology services company headquartered in Bengaluru. Founded by Pradeep Kar in August 1989, it began as a network-integration and hardware business at a time when enterprise networking was still emerging in India. Initial funding came from SBI Capital Markets, and an early agreement with Novell enabled Microland to participate in network-education and technology adoption in the Indian market. During the 1990s, the company helped introduce or support products associated with Compaq, Cisco, SynOptics, and Netscape. The expansion of the internet economy in the late 1990s led founder Pradeep Kar to build or participate in several internet and media ventures, including Planetasia.com, indya.com, ITspace.com, media2india.net, and Net Brahma Technologies. Microland subsequently concentrated more strongly on enterprise technology infrastructure and managed services. Its business broadened from network integration into remote infrastructure management, technical support, data-center operations, security assessment, IT service-management consulting, cloud services, and digital workplace capabilities. A significant stage in that development was Microland's relationship with Serco. In 2005, the companies signed a five-year agreement covering remote IT infrastructure management. In 2011, Microland announced a further multi-year contract valued at $55 million to provide specialist support through teams in Birmingham and Bengaluru. The company also expanded its operational footprint during this period, opening a multi-network operations facility in Bengaluru in 2007 and a global technology support center later that year. Its Microsoft partnership in 2007 supported the delivery of cloud solutions to large Indian enterprises. From the mid-2010s onward, Microland positioned itself around hybrid IT and digitally enabled infrastructure services. It partnered with Computacenter in 2014 to establish a Global Network Operations Centre in Bengaluru, served Saudi Arabia's National Commercial Bank as an IT infrastructure-services partner from 2015, and created an offshore delivery center for Australia's ASG Group in 2016. The company also introduced MicrolandOne, a digital workforce application, and established digital hubs in Birmingham and Pune. Microland's current service portfolio is organized around digital networks, digital infrastructure, digital applications, digital workplace services, industrial Internet of Things capabilities, and cybersecurity. These services are directed primarily at enterprise and institutional customers that require the design, operation, modernization, monitoring, and protection of complex technology environments. The company has offices and delivery operations across Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, and North America, and the reference material describes a workforce of more than 4,500 employees. In 2025, Microland opened an Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence at its Bengaluru headquarters, extending its digital-infrastructure positioning toward applied AI and automation.
History
Microland was established in Bengaluru in August 1989 by Pradeep Kar. Its original business centered on computer hardware, enterprise networking, and network integration. With initial funding from SBI Capital Markets, the company entered a market in which structured corporate networks and associated technical skills were still developing. An agreement with Novell made Microland one of the early organizations involved in bringing network education to India. Between 1993 and 1997, it supported the introduction of technologies and products from Compaq, Cisco, SynOptics, and Netscape. The rise of the internet economy in 1998 broadened the entrepreneurial environment around Microland's founder. Pradeep Kar built or became associated with several internet, media, and technology ventures, including Planetasia.com, indya.com, ITspace.com, media2india.net, and Net Brahma Technologies. Kar later sold indya.com to News Corporation, then associated with Rupert Murdoch. Microland's principal operating direction, however, evolved toward enterprise infrastructure and managed technology services. In 2005, Microland entered a five-year agreement with the United Kingdom-based Serco for remote IT infrastructure management. The relationship later expanded: in 2006 the company raised $11 million in a second funding round, and in 2007 it inaugurated a Bengaluru facility combining multiple network-operations centers, technology laboratories, data centers, and a penetration-testing laboratory. A global technology support center was also opened in Bengaluru in December 2007. That same year, Microland partnered with Microsoft to provide cloud solutions to large Indian enterprises. The service portfolio expanded in 2008 with managed security assessment and IT service-management consulting. In 2011, Microland announced a $55 million multi-year contract with Serco to provide specialist support through an expanded delivery structure in Birmingham and Bengaluru. This period helped establish the company's cross-border delivery model and strengthened its position in remote infrastructure operations. Microland marked 25 years of operations in 2014 and described itself as India's first hybrid-IT infrastructure provider. In December of that year, it partnered with Computacenter to open a Global Network Operations Centre at Bagmane Tech Park in Bengaluru. The company subsequently expanded its international enterprise-services work. In 2015, Saudi Arabia's National Commercial Bank selected Microland as an IT infrastructure-services partner for branch technology across the kingdom. In 2016, Microland established an offshore delivery center in Bengaluru for Australia's ASG Group. Digital transformation became increasingly central to the company's identity in the late 2010s. In 2017, Microland launched MicrolandOne, a digital application for its workforce, and created digital hubs in Birmingham and Pune. Leadership changes in 2019 included the appointment of Srikara CR as senior vice president for global professional services and presales, Ashish Mahadwar as president, and Anupam Pandey as chief information officer. Gopal Sharma was later appointed chief information officer in 2023, and Sam Mathew was announced as president in 2024. Today, Microland presents itself as a digital-infrastructure and technology-services company. Its capabilities cover digital networks, infrastructure, applications, workplace technology, industrial IoT, cybersecurity, cloud, and hybrid IT. The company operates across Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa, and North America and is described in the reference material as employing more than 4,500 people. In 2025, it opened an Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence at its Bengaluru headquarters, signaling a further move toward AI-enabled infrastructure management and enterprise automation.
- 2025
Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence
[1]Microland opened an AI Center of Excellence at its Bengaluru headquarters.
- 2017
MicrolandOne and digital hubs
[1]Microland launched the MicrolandOne workforce application and established digital hubs in Birmingham and Pune.
- 2015
National Commercial Bank infrastructure-services engagement
[1]Saudi Arabia's National Commercial Bank selected Microland to manage branch technology services across the kingdom.
- 2014
Twenty-fifth anniversary and hybrid-IT positioning
[1]Microland marked 25 years of operations and positioned itself as a hybrid-IT infrastructure provider.
- 2014
Global Network Operations Centre partnership
[1]Microland and Computacenter opened a Global Network Operations Centre at Bagmane Tech Park in Bengaluru.
- 2011
Expanded Serco agreement
[1]Microland announced a $55 million multi-year Serco contract involving delivery teams in Birmingham and Bengaluru.
- 2007
Bengaluru operations expansion
[1]The company opened a multi-network operations facility and later a global technology support center in Bengaluru.
- 2007
Microsoft cloud partnership
[1]Microland partnered with Microsoft to provide cloud solutions to large enterprises in India.
- 2006
Second funding round
[1]Microland received $11 million in a second round of funding.
- 2005
First major Serco remote-infrastructure contract
[1]Microland signed a five-year contract with Serco for remote IT infrastructure management.
Products and positioning
An enterprise technology-services provider focused on managing and modernizing digital infrastructure. Microland combines network operations, cloud and hybrid-IT services, workplace technology, cybersecurity, applications, and industrial IoT for large organizations.
Network services
Digital Networks
Microland's digital-network practice covers the design, operation, monitoring, and transformation of enterprise connectivity. It builds on the company's original network-integration background and includes network operations, hybrid connectivity, and support for distributed corporate environments.
Infrastructure services
Digital Infrastructure
Digital infrastructure services address the ongoing management and modernization of enterprise infrastructure, including data-center, cloud, hybrid-IT, and remote infrastructure environments. The offering is intended to improve operational continuity, standardization, and infrastructure visibility.
Workplace technology
Digital Workplace
Digital workplace services support employee computing, collaboration, end-user technology, and workplace operations. They extend Microland's infrastructure-management capabilities into the user-facing layer of enterprise IT.
Cybersecurity · 2008
Cybersecurity Services
Microland provides cybersecurity-related services including managed security assessment and penetration-testing capabilities. Its security work is positioned as part of the broader operation and protection of enterprise infrastructure.
Industrial technology
Industrial IoT Services
The industrial Internet of Things practice applies connected devices, data, monitoring, and automation concepts to industrial and operational environments. It forms part of Microland's digital-services portfolio alongside infrastructure, applications, and cybersecurity.
Workforce application · 2017
MicrolandOne
MicrolandOne is a digital application launched for Microland's workforce as part of the company's internal digital initiatives.
Brand decisions
2025
Creation of an Artificial Intelligence Center of ExcellenceStrategyBackground
AI and automation were becoming increasingly important to infrastructure operations and enterprise digital transformation.
Action taken
Microland opened an Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence at its Bengaluru headquarters.
Aftermath
The center strengthened the company's stated focus on AI-enabled technology services, although the available reference material does not provide further operating or financial details.
2014
Hybrid-IT infrastructure positioningStrategyBackground
After years of network operations, remote infrastructure management, cloud work, and security expansion, Microland sought to define a broader enterprise-technology position.
Action taken
The company described itself as India's first hybrid-IT infrastructure provider and reinforced its operational network through a Computacenter partnership.
Aftermath
Microland continued expanding its international delivery model and digital-infrastructure services.
2008
Expansion into security assessment and IT service managementStrategyBackground
Microland was broadening its original networking and infrastructure activities into higher-value managed technology services.
Action taken
The company added managed security assessment and IT service-management consulting to its service portfolio.
Aftermath
The move broadened Microland's capabilities beyond network integration and supported its later digital-infrastructure and cybersecurity positioning.
Recent events
Microland appoints North America senior vice president[2]
Reported:
Microland announced Vivek Radhakrishnan's appointment as Senior Vice President, North America, with responsibility for its business in the USA.
Microland named a Gartner Magic Quadrant leader for managed network services[3]
Reported:
Microland announced that it had received Gartner Magic Quadrant leader recognition for managed network services.
Microland appoints Anupam Pandey as CIO[4]
Reported:
Microland announced the appointment of Anupam Pandey as its Chief Information Officer.
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