The Information Technology Industry, as you may know, is a majorly important sector in many countries now, employing millions of people in the world. Computers and Telecommunications are a part of your everyday life, and information technology is now something we really need, since it has everything to do with receiving, processing and storing technical data.

It’s a leading industry, and it’s also something that greatly improves a country’s overall income, which is always welcome. Many cities all over the world have been transformed into IT Hubs, and here’s a list of the major IT Hubs across the world, country-wise, along with major IT companies and start-ups.

The United States

The US is like the dean of IT Industry School. No other country has come close to claiming that position, and it probably won’t happen anytime in the near future.

-Silicon Valley

Or you could call it the Godfather of IT Hubs. Silicon Valley is the biggest IT Hub in the world. All the big names have centers there i.e. Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Google, Yahoo!, Amazon etc. Other companies are:

•Adobe Systems

•AMD

•Cisco Systems

•Intel

•Oracle

•Agilent Technologies



-Los Angeles

Los Angeles is not famous only because of Hollywood, but also its technology center. It’s popular for giving us MySpace, Riot Games, eHarmony and Green Dot. Places you can get IT Services are:

•Barebones Networking

•GeekTek IT Services

•Everon IT Services

•Menza Systems

•Yelp

•Velocity Network Solutions

Some emerging technology startups are:

•Amplify

•StartEngine

•K5

-Seattle



Seattle is a favorite spot for many well-known companies. There are quite a few companies offering IT services too. Companies like Zynga, Google, Facebook, Splunk and many other have huge centers in Seattle. Sources of IT Services are:

•Bradson Consulting

•BlackPoint IT Services

•Idea Entity Corporation

•Seattle IT Edge

•Avanade

•Nextpoint IS

•Point B



-Boston

Boston is widely known to have a thriving IT sector, and popular educational institutions, and it has access to all the latest technology. A few major companies offering IT services are:

•BostonIT

•Umbrella IT Solutions

•iCorps Technologies

•NSK Inc.

Emerging web services include:

•Mendix

•Vivox

-New York

This city is right behind Silicon Valley in terms of IT services and technology, and many big companies have their eyes on it, such as Facebook and Microsoft. Google claimed its land in New York a while back. Some places where you can find IT services are:

•Icreon Tech

•LogicWorks

•ABC Services

•Columbia Technology Corporation

•SurfCT.com- The Dental Information Technology Company

•Technology Crossover Ventures

-Chicago

This city has some really good quality education to offer, and some of the major and emerging startups and companies. For example:

•Groupon

•Orbitz

•CareerBuilder

•Coupon Cabin

And it has Motorola, though I’m not too sure where the company is headed. But it is coming out with a pretty cool phone, the Moto X.

Canada

-Vancouver

The city has the privilege to claim HootSuite as its own. For those who have no idea what that is, it’s basically a major social media management software. The city has a specialty in web and software development. Other companies are:

•Mobify

•Vision Critical

•Indochino

-Toronto

Toronto plays a big role in Canada’s IT and Communications Industry. A few companies and centers are:

•MaRS Discovery District

•Rogers Communications

•Oracle Corporation

•Verisign Canada Limited

•Mojeaix Network Solutions Inc

The United Kingdom

-London

London has been the focus of all the major efforts regarding the development of a big global IT Hub, and the progress is pretty good too. Along with Amazon, Google, Intel and Facebook centers, there’s Skype, Spotify, Zedone and LeapCR.

There are a few new startups such as:

•Last.fm

•Moo.com

•Dopplr

India

The Information Technology Industry in India has come a long way, and the major cities contributing to the IT sector are:

-Bangalore

Bangalore is fondly known as the Silicon Valley of India, and it’s pretty much the biggest IT Hub in the country. We could say it specialises in software exporting. It’s definitely one of the World’s Top Twenty IT Hubs.

-Hyderabad

Hyderabad couldn’t not be in the last of major IT Hubs. It has major MNCs centers, like those of Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, EA. You get my point.

India is one of the bigger kids when it comes to global outsourcing, but even in that area, it has a fierce rival, namely China.

The IT industry in this India has helped in easing employment issues in many places, and as for the major companies (where IT services are concerned), they are:

•Tata Consultancy Services

•Infosys

•Cognizant

•Wipro

•HCL Technologies

Israel

-Tel Aviv

Yes, Tel Aviv is ahead of even LA when it comes to software development, and it’s popular for various tech startups. Companies like Facebook and Google have established centers there already.

Some companies offering IT services are:

•Aladdin Knowledge Systems

•PineApp

•BluePhoenix Solutions

•Mellanox Technologies

•Ness Technologies