IDC forecasts that the worldwide market for technology consulting will expand at an annual growth rate of 4.1 percent through
2017. While the four megatrends that have come into limelight (analytics, cloud, media and social) continue to drive the IT
consulting market, technology consulting providers are now seeing the IT or technological piece as a part of almost every
consulting engagement. Unlike traditional IT consulting outfits that limited themselves to provide management solutions
for technical projects; recent change in trends suggests they are also moving towards helping with testing & writing custom
software, managing computer systems and designing integrated software, hardware & communications infrastructure. In fact,
growing demand for implementation, design and management of IT-based business information processes, has brought the graph
to such peaks that certain software companies have ventured into the consulting realm to exercise the new market opportunities.
Technological innovations, such as cloud computing and Big Data, provides new opportunities for the global IT consulting industry.
Companies eager to benefit from the cost effectiveness of cloud services are showing keenness in investing in this sector. Similarly,
according to the reports by Global Industry Analysts, adoption of virtualization across developing and established markets has also
accelerated the growing eminence of consulting industry.

India’s IT consulting market holds strong potential, offering an assortment of services, including data center managements,
capacity planning and other consulting services. ConsultantsReview understands the emerging importance of Indian technology
consultants and why they must be considered for businesses to grow manifold. And so, we bring to you a list of 15 Most Promising
Technology Consultants. Being closely scrutinized by a distinct panel of judges including CEOs, CXO, analysts and ConsultantsReview
editorial board, these consultants drew our attention not just because of the services and solutions, but also because of their
experience and fail-proof methods to eradicate the trending business woes