What is a Global Capability Center (GCC)?

A Global Capability Center (GCC) is a centralized offshore unit established by an organization to deliver strategic services such as IT, engineering, analytics, finance, and R&D to support global operations.

What is an Offshore Development Center (ODC)?

An Offshore Development Center (ODC) is a dedicated team located in a different country that focuses primarily on software development, application maintenance, and technology support for a client.

What services are commonly delivered through a GCC?

GCCs provide services such as IT operations, product engineering, data analytics, cybersecurity, finance and accounting, HR services, and research and development.

What are the key benefits of setting up a GCC?

Key benefits include cost optimization, access to global talent, operational scalability, faster innovation, improved control, and long-term strategic value creation.

Which industries commonly use GCCs and ODCs?

Industries such as technology, banking and financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, telecom, and automotive commonly leverage GCCs and ODCs.

What locations are popular for setting up GCCs and ODCs?

Popular locations include India, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Philippines due to strong talent pools and cost advantages.

How long does it take to set up a GCC or ODC?

The setup timeline can range from a few weeks to several months, depending on factors such as location, scale, infrastructure requirements, and governance model.

Is a GCC or an ODC better for long-term growth?

A GCC is generally better for long-term strategic growth and innovation, while an ODC is ideal for rapid execution, flexibility, and short- to medium-term technology needs.

How do GCCs and ODCs help with cost optimization?

They reduce costs by leveraging lower labor expenses, optimizing resource utilization, minimizing infrastructure investments, and enabling round-the-clock development through time-zone advantages.

How is data security and IP protection handled in GCCs and ODCs?

Data security is ensured through strict compliance frameworks, secure infrastructure, access controls, legal agreements, and adherence to international standards such as ISO, SOC, and GDPR.

GIFT City: India’s Global Innovation Hub for Semiconductors

Businesses in Israel and the wider Middle East will require Global Capability Centres (GCCs), which should not only be operationally sound but also cyber resilient in nature. The market of cyber-resilient Gccs in these regions is booming. Market projections have projected that the Middle East cybersecurity market will be deep into the tens of billions by 2030, pushed by country transformation programmes, expansion of the digital economy, and an increase of country-of-origin and financially motivated cyberattacks.

This blog outlines a viable and prospective roadmap of GCCs in India to correspond to the Israeli gold-standard cyber practices and Middle Eastern regulatory demands. It dwells upon quantifiable results like technology architecture, people and processes, economic benefits, and quantifiable indicators of cyber resilience 2030.

In 2024, the cybersecurity ecosystem of Israel announced a flood of external investments, which highlight its status as a digital security innovation center on the planetary level.

India has approximately 1900+ GCCs that have about 1.9 million professionals, which makes Indian GCCs flexible options for Middle Eastern businesses that need affordable state-of-the-art cyber capabilities. All these trends form a strategic avenue to safe R&D, SOC and collaborative cyber innovation.

The Risk

The Middle East has been experiencing a growing threat landscape: industrial control systems (energy, aviation), fintech targets, and more advanced state-grade intrusion attempts. The frameworks at the national level (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Israel) have become stricter on the controls of critical infrastructure and data sovereignty in terms of elevating the standards of any external or offshore GCC support of regional operations.

Why GCCs Need to Become Cyber-Innovation Hubs?

By 2030 GCCs must:

Integrate identity-first and zero-trust.
Use SOCs with AI and self-reliance to detect and respond to threats 24×7.
Offer hybrid cloud services that are in line with the local data sovereignty regulations.
Conduct joint R&D with Israeli cyber labs in order to productise defensive controls quickly.

These capabilities transform GCCs into Israeli and Middle Eastern client strategic cyber partners providing scale, cost arbitrage and engineering talent.

Strategic Powers and Economic Advantages

Strategic power	What it delivers	Economic advantage
Zero-Trust Architecture	Reduces lateral breach risk	Lowers breach cost and insurance premiums
AI-Driven Threat Detection	Faster detection & automated response	Reduces MTTD/MTR; lowers SOC headcount cost
Hybrid Cloud & Data Sovereignty	Regulatory alignment for cross-border data	Enables market access; avoids fines
OT + IT Integration	Protects critical infra (energy, transport)	Prevents revenue loss from downtime
Continuous Compliance Automation	Real-time audit readiness	Reduces audit costs; speeds market launches

Scalable Economics

CAGRs in many segments are in the double-digit range, making Middle East cybersecurity spending grow through 2030, which generates a sustained market need for security services and engineering talent. The Indian GCCs are able to provide such capacity at reduced operational cost and invest in specialised cyber skilling to match the advanced standards of Israel.

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Cyber Resilience 2030

The Mean Time To Detect (MTTD), Mean Time To Respond (MTTR), percentage of systems under zero-trust policy, time to compliance and annualised cost-of-risk reduction are the trackable KPIs. The fact that these metrics are measurably improving shows that the GCC is not merely compliant but robust and economically viable.

Conclusion

By 2030, cyber-resilient GCCs will be appreciated as architects of regional security posture, a coalition of the innovation leadership of Israel and the scale and low costs of India to ensure the digital economies of the Middle East. Those organisational leaders investing in AI-led SOCs, zero-trust architecture and regulatory automation today will enjoy both security and economic benefit in 10 years’ time.

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Initiate an audit of your GCC on the cyber posture today with Inductuas GCC to streamline architecture, develop talent, and trace compliance to local frameworks to be the reliable cyber partner of Israel and the Middle East by 2030.

frequently asked questions (FAQs)

What is the Global Delivery Centre (GDC)?

A GDC refers to a single-minded offshore deployment, which provides proficient business, technology and operational services to corporate bodies on a global basis.

What are the most suitable industries with the help of GDCs in India?

BFSI, IT services, healthcare, telecom, retail, manufacturing, and other upcoming technologies, including AI and blockchain.

What can GDCs in India do along with offering cost and labour benefits?

They do not only target cost savings but now aim at innovation, automation, R&D, digital transformation, and high-value consulting.

How are GDCs relevant to digital transformation?

They design and create cloud, artificial intelligence, analytics, cloud security, and process automation.

What talents do the GDCs of India add?

A large supply of STEM graduates, multilingual workers and niche skills in AI, ML, cloud, and analytics.

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Aditi

Aditi, with a strong background in forensic science and biotechnology, brings an innovative scientific perspective to her work. Her expertise spans research, analytics, and strategic advisory in consulting and GCC environments. She has published numerous research papers and articles. A versatile writer in both technical and creative domains, Aditi excels at translating complex subjects into compelling insights. Which she aligns seamlessly with consulting, advisory domain, and GCC operations. Her ability to bridge science, business, and storytelling positions her as a strategic thinker who can drive data-informed decision-making.