Top IT Association in India- TAIT Mumbai

In this new and unique Column in DQ Channels under Top IT Association in India, we have covered the Trade Association of Information Technology (TAIT) and gathered deep information, insights of the association, and Mumbai IT Market.

History/ Journey of TAIT as an IT Association.

Trade Association of Information Technology (TAIT) was formed in March 1996 to represent the interest of the IT community in the ecosystem of Manufacturers, Distributors / Sub-distributors / Resellers, System Integrators & Service Providers. TAIT has over 350+ members representing the complete spectrum of IT organizations.  The association was formed to uphold the larger interest of the IT trade, which represents 70% of Mumbai's IT industry. It's a forum where the challenges of Mumbai's domestic IT Industry business is heard and understood. TAIT is a proactive, leading IT association of India. TAIT is the Only IT Association having its own fully equipped office with a conference room and other facilities. TAIT is in the 25^th year, Silver Jubilee year this year.

Association activates in the last 6 months

On Regular basis, TAIT has a practice of Conducting the following activities.

TKS (Tait Knowledge Series) Where we update Members on varied topics, including Trade/Technology / Personal Grooming /Taxation and so on.

“TAIT Path-shala”  Where we conduct training sessions for Members Staff periodically.

TAIT Market Adda – Where we conduct debates amongst partners and Invited Guest, to get insight and future trend of Product and business practices.

TAIT Cricket Cup:  Like every year, This year TAIT Cricket tournament was organized during 3,4,5,7 February, with Title Sponsor as Seagate. It’s a Kind of Festivity amongst IT fraternity in Mumbai, and we see the fierce fight for the TAIT Cricket Cup year after year.

Just Before Lockdown,   On 7^th March, TAIT organized their Annual Family Networking Event on the Eve of Holi at  The Club.

Even during Lockdown, We conducted Virtual meetings which were very well attended by all Members, On Subjects Like…

1. How to use Lockdown time, Sensibly for Growth By Satish Villait
2. Legal Aspect of Salaries during Lockdown By Eminent Labour Law practitioner of Mumbai Aniket Shelar
3. Session on Cyber Security By Renowned Cyber Security Expert Mr.Sachin Dedhia.

List of Executive committee members of TAIT Mumbai.

Executive Committee is comprised of 9 Democratically Elected Directors on Board.

Every Year one-Third Director retires.

Current Exexcutive commetee memvers are:

President:                            Samir Parekh

Vice President:                 Ajay Parekh

General Secretary:         Viren Bavishi

Treasurer:                            Samir Mehta

Directors:

K.R.Chaube

Parag Shah

Pravin Dhoka

Magan Gangani

Sunil Thariani

Devendra Sayani

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How is the market performing in the last 6 months?

The last 6 months have been tough for all the Market across the World, and Mumbai can not be an exception. But, there is a positive side, for IT Trade. During lockdown  Work From Home became the way of Life across all Businesses or professions and Corporates or MSMEs. IT was naturally classified as Essential services and No Wonder  IT trade is the biggest beneficiary of the WFH concept, so  Laptop, Networking, Internet-related products were sold in huge quantities.  On the other hand, regular IT Projects of Corporates were abandoned for 3 Months.

What are the primary business verticals for this market?

All Possible Product lines and Business segments are being catered to by TAIT Members i.e. SME, Corporates, Government Projects, and  Service Sector. End Customer or Home Users too are being attended by different Members.

What are the different challenges/ issues with the vendors?

Challenges are an integral part of any business and it provides opportunities for growth. Predatory Pricing by E-Commerce portals are the biggest challenge that conventional trade is facing today. Unfortunately, all OEMs/Vendors are tacitly supporting or Preferring those Cash Burning Portals, which is a threat to channel as a whole.

Back-end Incentives commitments are not being honored by Vendors many times, under some or other pretext, which hits channel very hard. Some brands are champions of such practices. Would publish further details at the appropriate time.

Which are the top-selling services/products?

Mumbai being Biggest Business Hub and TAIT being 25 years old Umbrella body, which was founded and nurtured by Business Leaders and visionaries, TAIT has Members from All IT segments and the number of T1 Distributors are TAIT Members. Naturally, All Possible ICT Products are being dealt with by our Members, without any limitations. This includes Servers, Desktops, Lap Tops, All In Ones, Networking, Printers, Scanners, Security Products, and Software… Everything sells.

What are the different business verticals in the nearby market?

Being Finance Capital of India, and having an Industrial belt in the satellite cities like Thane, Navi Mumbai … One would be surprised if any particular business vertical in terms of Products or services are missing from Mumbai. We cater to all.

The number of active members in the association and their top principles.

Currently, member strength is Around 350, and they are associated with all possible Principle companies in IT.

How may cloud partners in your association as member?

There are many Cloud partners as TAIT Members. Some of them are even having their Own Data Centers in India and across the world. There are some, who are using Co-located Data Centers, and also there are Members, Who offer Cloud services of some Reputed Cloud Providers.

Beyond doubt, Cloud is the need of the hour.