Enterprise IT services provider GDT has received Great Place To Work certification in both the United States and India for the third consecutive year, highlighting the growing role workplace culture and employee experience play in global technology workforce strategies.
As enterprise technology companies compete aggressively for AI, cloud, and cybersecurity talent, workplace culture is emerging as a critical differentiator in workforce retention and organizational performance.
That trend is reflected in the latest recognition awarded to GDT, which announced it has been Certified by Great Place To Work for 2026 across both the U.S. and India markets.
The certification, now in its third consecutive year for the company, is based on direct employee feedback and workplace culture assessments measuring trust, leadership effectiveness, employee experience, and organizational support.
According to GDT, 90% of employees across its U.S. and India operations described the company as a great place to work, while employee sentiment in the United States reached 93%. By comparison, the company noted that the broader U.S. workplace average stands at approximately 57%.
The announcement comes during a period of significant workforce transformation within the enterprise technology sector. Organizations managing AI infrastructure deployments, cloud modernization, and cybersecurity expansion are increasingly prioritizing employee engagement and organizational trust as strategic business metrics.
Industry analysts have repeatedly linked workforce culture to innovation capacity and long-term operational performance.
Research from Gallup has shown that highly engaged teams often achieve stronger productivity, profitability, and customer retention outcomes. Meanwhile, McKinsey & Company has identified employee experience as a major factor influencing enterprise resilience and digital transformation success.
For technology service providers such as GDT, retaining highly skilled technical talent has become particularly important as demand accelerates for professionals experienced in AI-ready infrastructure, enterprise networking, cloud operations, and cybersecurity systems.
“We’re deeply proud to once again be certified as a Great Place To Work across the U.S. and India,” said Dave Arcemont, chief people officer at GDT. “Our extraordinary people are at the core of everything we do, and their collaboration, commitment, and customer focus are truly what make GDT successful.”
The certification also highlights a broader shift in how enterprise organizations approach HR technology and workforce management.
Companies are increasingly using employee engagement platforms, workforce analytics systems, and AI-powered sentiment analysis tools to monitor organizational health and improve retention strategies. Platforms from providers including Workday, SAP, and Oracle continue expanding AI-driven HR capabilities aimed at helping organizations manage distributed and hybrid workforces more effectively.
The importance of workplace culture has become especially pronounced in globally distributed technology organizations operating across multiple labor markets.
India remains one of the world’s largest hubs for enterprise IT services, software engineering, and cloud infrastructure operations. As multinational organizations expand AI and digital transformation investments, competition for highly skilled technical workers in the region continues intensifying.
GDT’s dual-market certification reflects how multinational employers are increasingly standardizing employee experience strategies across geographies rather than treating regional offices as separate operational environments.
The company’s latest recognition follows another recent workplace accolade after being named to Newsweek’s list of America’s Greatest Midsize Workplaces for Women. The recognition focused on gender equality, career advancement opportunities, and workplace inclusivity — areas becoming increasingly important in enterprise DEI and workforce development strategies.
For HR technology leaders, the significance extends beyond branding.
Research from Great Place To Work indicates employees at certified organizations are more likely to trust leadership, feel pride in their work, and believe advancement opportunities are equitable. Those factors are increasingly tied to measurable business outcomes including innovation performance, customer satisfaction, and employee retention.
The growing emphasis on workplace trust also coincides with wider adoption of AI-driven productivity tools and automation technologies inside enterprise environments. As organizations introduce more autonomous systems into workflows, maintaining employee engagement and organizational transparency is becoming a larger leadership priority.
Many enterprise leaders now view workforce culture as a stabilizing force during periods of technological disruption.
That dynamic is especially relevant in the IT services sector, where organizations must simultaneously modernize technical capabilities while sustaining collaboration across highly distributed teams. High-trust workplace cultures can help organizations adapt more effectively to operational change, particularly as AI reshapes day-to-day enterprise workflows.
For companies competing in the AI infrastructure and digital services economy, workplace reputation may increasingly influence not only recruitment outcomes, but also long-term innovation capacity and customer performance.
Market Landscape
The intersection of HR technology, employee experience, and enterprise IT services is becoming increasingly important as organizations accelerate AI and digital transformation initiatives. Companies are investing more heavily in workforce analytics, employee engagement platforms, hybrid workplace infrastructure, and leadership development tools to improve retention and organizational resilience.
According to Gartner, employee experience has become a top strategic priority for HR leaders navigating workforce shifts driven by AI adoption and distributed work models. IDC also forecasts continued growth in HR technology spending as enterprises adopt AI-powered workforce management and talent intelligence systems.
The IT services industry, in particular, faces rising pressure to attract and retain highly specialized talent across cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, networking, and AI engineering disciplines.
Top Insights
- GDT received Great Place To Work certification across the U.S. and India for the third consecutive year based on employee workplace feedback.
- Ninety percent of employees surveyed described GDT as a great workplace, significantly exceeding broader U.S. workplace satisfaction benchmarks.
- Enterprise technology firms increasingly view employee experience and workplace trust as strategic drivers of innovation and retention.
- AI-powered HR analytics and employee engagement platforms are reshaping workforce management strategies across global technology organizations.
- Multinational IT employers are standardizing workplace culture initiatives across regions to strengthen talent retention and organizational resilience.
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