Understanding APIs for private cloud implementations
Given the ecosystem complexities of hybrid cloud deployments, API management can be tough. While addressing Inspire Partner Conference in 2017, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella made an interesting observation when he opined that in the fight between public and private cloud, it's the hybrid cloud that has emerged the winner. Nadella's statement gets validated when one views the rise of hybrid cloud... By Abhinav Asthana
Amazon is now a Fortune Top 10 Co
Amazon entered the top 10 list of Fortune 500 companies for the firs time. It became the second tech company after Apple to be in Top 10. Telecom major AT&T follows Amazon in the list. Alphabet, Microsoft, IBM, Dell and Intel are the other tech companies who feature among the top 10. While APple dropped ne position in the revenue ranking, technology companies till create the most value.... By CIO & Leader
Five questions post Pichai’s impressive Duplex demo…
Traditionally, people have been trained to talk to technology. For some time now, research is directed towards making technology talk to human beings. Google CEO Sundar Pichai just showed what you could possibly see in near future – natural conversation by an automated assistant over phone to do specific tasks. He demonstrated recordings of calls made by Google Duplex, a new technology for... By Shyamanuja Das
Combine new digital technologies to maximize gains: WEF research
The productivity increase due to investments in new digital technologies is significantly more when technologies are deployed in combination, finds a new research by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The finding is part of a broader project—Maximizing Returns on Digital Investments—by WEF’s Digital Transformation Initiative (DTI) to understand the relationship between new technology investment and... By CIO&Leader
India public cloud revenue to rise in 2018: Gartner
The India public cloud services revenue will grow 37.5% in 2018 to total USD 2.5 billion, up from UD 1.8 billion in 2017, according to Gartner. “While the public cloud revenue market in India exhibits solid growth in 2018, the growth rate is expected to flatten, which is indicative of a maturing market,” said Sid Nag, research director at Gartner. As per Gartner, in 2018, the... By CIO&Leader
NetApp launches new datacenter to boost digital transformation
Data storage and management company NetApp recently unveiled a new Data Visionary Engineering Center (DVEC) in India to help customers and partners collaborate, innovate, educate and drive digital transformation in the Asia-Pacific region. Customers and partners in the US attended a concurrent grand opening of NetApp's Data Visionary Center in Sunnyvale, California, the company said in a... By IANS
Check Point says Trend Micro code in North Korean anti-virus; No evidence source code was involved, claims Trend Micro
Security software maker Check Point announced that its researchers’ investigation into a North Korean anti-virus software, SiliVaccine, has found that a key component of the software’s code is a 10+-year-old copy of anti-virus engine code belonging to leading Japanese security vendor, Trend Micro. “After detailed forensic analysis of SiliVaccine’s engine files - the software component that... By CIO&Leader
Datacenter infrastructure hardware enterprise spending in India rises in 2018: Gartner
Datacenter infrastructure hardware enterprise spending in India will total USD 2.7 billion in 2018, a 2.6% rise from 2017, according to Gartner. The software spending will increase to USD 3.6 billion in 2018, a 10% year-over-year increase as compared to hardware spending which will grow moderately this year. “Digital business initiatives are forcing infrastructure and operations... By CIO&Leader
When an enterprise and a start-up strike up a deal
This month, Bhavish Aggarwal made it to Time's 100 list: a list of 100 most influential people in the world. There are very few people in IT circles who don't know Aggarwal. He is the co-founder and CEO of Ola Cabs, who gave India its first app-based taxi service. The start-up idea may not have been unique because it was almost a year after Uber (formerly UberCab) had already launched (March... By Shubhra Rishi
Rushing into blockchain deployments could lead to failed innovation and wasted investment: Gartner
Only 1% of CIOs revealed blockchain deployment is taking place in their organizations, with only 8% of CIOs in short-term planning or active experimentation, according to Gartner’s 2018 CIO Survey. Moreover, 77% of CIOs surveyed indicated that their organization has no interest in the technology and/or no action planned to investigate or develop it. “This year’s Gartner CIO ... By CIO&Leader
Dell teams up with Microsoft to jointly deliver IoT solution
Dell Technologies has teamed up with Microsoft to deliver a joint Internet of Things (IoT) solution to help vertical customers simplify deploying their end-to-end IoT solutions, from the edge to the Cloud. The tech giants would build a secure and intelligent edge-to-cloud solution that would feature Dell Edge Gateways, VMware Pulse IoT Center and Microsoft Azure IoT Edge technologies. The... By IANS