A couple of days ago, Yahoo confirmed layoffs at its Software Development Center in India, although there was limited information on exactly how many people have been laid off and why. According to multiple sources MediaNama spoke with, this isn't a sudden move, but a part of a broader strategy to consolidate product ops in Sunnywale. Here's what we've learned: Around two years ago, the Yahoo SDC had around 2500 people working with its SDC in Bangalore, where it had two offices. Most of these were permanent employees, and some were contractual. As of last month, over a two year period, strength had been reduced in the India SDC to around 900 people. This month, it has fired around 600 people, around 100-150 of which are contractual. At the beginning of this year, Yahoo also had three offices in Bangalore, of which two…
