Episode #21: Zoho@25 – Building Great Software From India — For The World!

by | May 30, 2021

Zoho Corporation, the Chennai-headquartered company was incorporated in 1996, and has just completed 25 years of being a global technology provider.

Zoho is an Indian multi-national company that makes great software for the world. Today it has 60 million plus users for its software – and its portfolio is fast expanding. Who hasn’t heard about Zoho Office, a business suite that includes most business functions – from sales & marketing to customer service, finance, project management, collaboration, to Bi & Analytics and IT solutions.

Over the years, the company has diversified, with three brands serving different markets, starting with IoT platform (under WebNMS), enterprise IT management (under ManageEngine) and cloud platform and applications (under Zoho).

Mr. Shailesh Kumar Davey is the Vice President at ManageEngine and one of the Co-founders of its parent company, Zoho Corp. He is currently involved in implementation of engineering processes across the organisation. He is a veteran in the industry with decades of experience at leading IT companies such as TCS and IBM before starting Zoho.

In a candid chat with Brian Pereira, Founding Editor, Digital Creed, Davey takes us down memory lane and talks about the early days of the company. He shares the success of his company and its ethos and vision.

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Tech That! is the podcast series on business technology concepts like cloud computing, data centers, virtualization, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, business analytics, IoT, robotics, applications, 5G/mobile, and other enterprise computing trends. The episodes are recorded and produced by Brian Pereira, a tech journalist with over 26 years of journalism experience.

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Brian Pereira
Brian Pereira
Brian Pereira is an Indian journalist and editor based in Mumbai. He founded Digital Creed in 2015. A technology buff, former computer instructor, and software developer, Brian has 29 years of journalism experience (since 1994). Brian is the former Editor of CHIP India, InformationWeek India and CISO Mag. He has served India's leading newspaper groups: The Times of India and The Indian Express. Presently, he serves the Information Security Media Group, as Sr. Director, Editorial. You'll find his most current work on CIO Inc. During his career he wrote (and continues to write) 5000+ technology articles. He conducted more than 450 industry interviews. Brian writes on aviation, drones, cybersecurity, tech startups, cloud, data center, AI/ML/Gen AI, IoT, Blockchain etc. He achieved certifications from the EC-Council (Certified Secure Computer User) and from IBM (Basics of Cloud Computing). Apart from those, he has successfully completed many courses on Content Marketing and Business Writing. He recently achieved a Certificate in Cybersecurity (CC) from the international certification body ISC2. Follow Brian on Twitter (@creed_digital) and LinkedIn. Email Brian at: [email protected]
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