When Qutb Shah (the founder of Hyderabad) was laying the foundations of Charminar, he performed prayers in Dakhni Urdu that was recorded as “Fill this my city with people as, Thou hast filled the ocean with fishes O Lord“. And god said let there be IT parks. Hyderabad has evolved from its rich history to a place of hard core development, focusing mostly on the industry that is now running the world, information technology. With that it has also earned an insignia of pharmaceutical capital of the country. Information technology is one such machine of employment generation that makes flocks of people march to a city that caters the IT parks. Hyderabad is now filled with people from many states and companies from many countries. But what are the spaces that make these companies flourish? The IT parks. So let’s have a look at IT parks in Hyderabad.HITEC CityHyderabad Information Technology Engineering Consultancy City is a tech-town with all the major facilities that is needed by any IT company. It is gigantic and the biggest in the country. 150+ acres across suburbs of Madhapur, Gachibowli, Kondapur, HITEC city is as big as earth and has almost all the major IT and telecommunications companies from all over the world (even Facebook). Some of the super companies that holds offices there are Microsoft, Keane, Oracle, GE, Dell Inc etc that is present in the business space called cyber towers.Cyber GatewayPhase II of HITEC City that holds more than 80, 000 sq m of space. It is the most beautiful building in the whole township. It generally caters ITES and BPO companies yet the companies like General Electric, Microsoft and Capitol Records can be found in the Gateway. It is filled with lush landscapes and shines like a star in the night.Cyber PearlThe park that introduced business centres and health clubs in the software workstations, the Cyber Pearl (an ascendas IT Park) has the capability of accommodating more than 5000 IT professionals in its elephantine 5,000,000 square feet of office space. Major companies that work in here are TNS India, Mahindra Satyam, Innopark, Keane, Sitel India Ltd etc. The amenities provided by Cyber Pearl are endless: food court, restaurant, meeting rooms, conference and recreational facilities is just a little part of it.The VAscendas, the largest provider of business space solutions is the creator (acquired actually by Vanenburg Group) of this 5-building tech park. Quality infrastructure, high end amenities and 10,000 plus hard working people defines the V. It includes shopping centres, food courts, gymnasiums and even concierge services.Mindspace IT ParkTo give a feel of home with the work, Raheja Corp has marvelled the concept of Mindspace IT Park. With the large office space, it also includes residential and recreational spaces with 40% open space for civic infrastructure, roads and plantations. Major companies here include IBM, Accenture, Facebook, Novartis, Zensar Technologies, and Thomson Reuters etc.Hyderabad is transformed into a mega IT destination. Other IT Parks coming soon…
