Mobile apps will have the most impact on business success by 2020: Gartner
As user application touchpoints increase in frequency, change in modalities and expand in device type, the future of app development is multi-experience, according to a recent survey by Gartner. “Development platform vendors are expanding their value proposition beyond mobile apps and web development to meet user and industry demands,” said Jason Wong, research vice president at Gartner. “... By CIO&Leader
Zero Trust: Rethinking security in the age of remote hiring
As organizations are working with newer technologies and geographically distributed teams today, they are looking to hire more contractors and remote workers without any strict requirements for physical presence in offices. While this trend of recruiting fosters collaboration and workplace productivity, it often engages in a tug-of-war with security, as the key challenge with... By Sohini Bagchi
Reliance Jio acquires Haptik to build India's largest AI assistant company
Reliance Industries Limited (‘RIL’ or ‘Reliance’) today announced that its subsidiary Reliance Jio Digital Services Limited (RJDSL) has entered into a definitive business transfer agreement with Haptik Infotech Pvt Ltd (Haptik). The transaction size, including investment for growth and expansion, is estimated at about INR 700 Cr, with INR 230 Cr as the consideration for the initial business... By CIO&Leader
The advantages of living on the Edge
Vast volumes of data are being produced from various sources in our hyper connected world. Every second we are adding millions of gigabytes of data to the already overflowing data bank. Where is all this data coming from? Be it social media platforms or e-commerce sites, streaming services to enterprises, all of us are generating a surfeit of data from multiple assets, adding to data volumes.... By CIO&Leader
Enterprise and cloud infra get a boost from Intel innovations
At Intel’s “Data-Centric Innovation Day,” the company revealed a broad portfolio of new processors and platform technologies to move, store and process data, including 2nd-Generation Xeon processors, Optane DC persistent memory, high speed Ethernet and Agilex FPGAs. These new solutions are targeted for applications in cloud computing, network infrastructure and intelligent edge applications... By CIO&Leader
Veeam launches new backup solution for Microsoft Office 365 v3
Veeam, the leader in Backup solutions that enable Intelligent Data Management, today announced the new Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 v3, offering organizations even faster backup, improved security, enhanced visibility and analytics. As enterprises are responsible for protecting their Office 365 data, Veeam’s solution delivers secure backup for Office 365 Exchange Online, SharePointOnline... By CIO&Leader
Majority of attacks in 2018 aimed to obtain sensitive information; government organizations targeted the most: Study
The majority of attacks in 2018 were aimed at direct financial profit or obtaining sensitive information, according to PT Security’s Cybersecurity Threatscape 2018 Report. However, attacks aimed at data theft often have financial implications: Data can be used for stealing money, blackmailing, and can even be sold on the darkweb. Figure 1: Attackers' motives Unlike 2017, most attacks were... By CIO&Leader
India public cloud services spending to grow in next three years: IDC
India spending on public cloud services and infrastructure will reach USD 2.9 billion in 2019, an increase of 34.5% over 2018, according to the latest update of the IDC Worldwide Semiannual Public Cloud Services Spending Guide. Although annual spending growth is expected to be moderate during forecast period 2017-22, the market is expected to hit a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR... By CIO&Leader
A cyberattack can cause a large manufacturing organization in Asia Pacific huge losses: Study
A cyberattack can cost a large manufacturing organization in Asia Pacific an average of USD 10.7 million in economic loss with customer churn being the largest economic consequence of a cyber breach, resulting in USD 8.1 million of indirect cost, according to a Frost & Sullivan study commissioned by Microsoft. For mid-sized manufacturing organization, the average economic loss was USD 38... By CIO&Leader
Global public cloud revenue to rise in 2019: Gartner
The worldwide public cloud services market will grow 17.5% in 2019 to total USD 214.3 billion, up from USD 182.4 billion in 2018, according to Gartner. The fastest-growing market segment will be cloud system infrastructure services, or infrastructure as a service (IaaS), which will grow 27.5% in 2019 to reach USD 38.9 billion, up from USD 30.5 billion in 2018 (see Chart). The second-highest... By CIO&Leader
CIOs can harness dark data to boost innovation
Perhaps one of the most misunderstood terms in enterprise technology is ‘dark data’ and it’s something no CIO would want to keep in its server system. The term dark data originally coined by Gartner can be defined as “information assets which organizations collect, process, and store during regular business activities, but generally fail to use for other purposes.” But despite its ominous... By Sanjay Agrawal