India server market revenue rises in Q2, 2018: IDC
The overall server market in India witnessed a year-over-year (YoY) increase of 15.9% in terms of revenue to reach USD 353.1 million in Q2 2018 versus USD 304.6 million in Q2 2017, according to the latest IDC Asia Pacific excluding Japan (APEJ) Quarterly Server Tracker, Q2 2018. The x86 server market registers growth for the third consecutive quarter accounting for 93.5% of overall... By ITNEXT
Digital Transformation: The serious textbook for IT managers
Digital Transformation from the Trenches: Transformation Strategies for the Digital CIO by Vivek Vishnu (July 2018) Publishers: Authors Upfront Pages: xviii+224 Price: INR 695 One of the biggest sub-plots of the digital transformation discourse is the debate on the CIOs’ role. Is it becoming more important? Is it as important as it was a few years back? Or is it becoming irrelevant... By Shyamanuja Das
Sysnet Global ties up with Pi DATACENTERS to boost its 'Cloud First' strategy
Sysnet Global, the New Delhi headquartered, IT Infrastructure Management Services major with close to three decades into the industry, having pan India presence, has announced its strategic partnership with Pi DATACENTERS, Asia’s Largest Uptime Institute TIER IV Certified Data Center and Enterprise Cloud Provider, headquartered at Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh. With real time data taking the center... By ITNEXT
Global spending on mobility solutions to rise in 2022: IDC
Global spending on mobility solutions will reach USD 1.8 trillion in 2022, according to a new update to the Worldwide Semiannual Mobility Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC). While annual growth will vary somewhat over the 2017-2022 forecast period, IDC expects the five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) will be 2.8%. Mobility spending in 2018 is forecast to be... By CIO&Leader
Majority of employees do not have the skills needed for their current and future roles: Gartner
Most organizations are undergoing a digital transformation that directly impacts how they do business, yet 70% of employees have not mastered the skills they need for their jobs today, and 80% of employees do not have the skills needed for their current and future roles, according to Gartner. “More than two-thirds of business leaders believe that if their company does not become significantly... By CIO&Leader
"Organizations must emphasize on visibility to stay ahead of real world threats"
Rather than looking at the overwhelming and ever-increasing number of threats, your focus should be on identifying those that pose a real risk to your business and knowing the right patching and preventive controls to mitigate them. To do this you need to create visibility into your assets and eco-system or what is now called as “your attack surface.” It’s time to harness the power of analytics... By Rahul Arora
IoT devices at home are the latest target for cryptojacking: Study
Cyber criminals are becoming smarter and faster in how they leverage exploits to their advantage. They are also maximizing their efforts by targeting an expanding attack surface and by using iterative approaches to software development facilitating the evolution of their attack methodologies, according to Fortinet’s Global Threat Landscape Report. Some of the key findings are: Virtually... By CIO&Leader
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) chooses Sify Technologies as its Network Integrator and Network Service Provider
The newly launched India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has chosen Sify Technologies as its Network Integrator and Network Service Provider. As part of the INR 1877.20 Cr (USD 270 Mil) DoP modernization/IT automation drive, Sify was mandated to build and connect endpoints, spanning both sorting and administration offices. This resulted in Sify building the largest integrated MPLS (Multiprotocol Label... By CIO&Leader
Are you ready to be a Data Protection Officer?
Justice BN Srikrishna committee formed to draft India’s privacy legislation has presented its draft bill, called Personal Data Protection Bill 2018. The draft bill has been prepared after public consultation through a discussion white paper. The white paper itself was prepared after reviewing such privacy regulations across the world, with a lot of provisions matching point by point, with the... By Shyamanuja Das
Personal Data Protection: The New Compliance Test
India has finally come out with its draft personal data protection bill. If you are an information security professional, I assume that you have already gone through the draft and have identified the gaps that you need to fill. If you are part of an organization that has already complied with European GDPR, then at least you are familiar with the concepts and basic steps. In the recently... By Shyamanuja Das
Enterprise information security spending in India to rise in 2019: Gartner
Enterprise spending on information security products and services in India is on pace to reach USD 1.7 billion in 2018, an increase of 12.5% from 2017, according to the latest forecast from Gartner. In 2019, the market is forecast to total USD 1.9 billion. “Continued focus on building detection and response capabilities are bolstering security spending in India,” said Siddharth Deshpande,... By ITNEXT