When was the last time you learned a new tech*?
The new digital regime requires an outside-in approach. It requires a new outlook and continuous updating of technology knowledge and ability to think of new opportunities using emerging technologies. Are you ready? For close to two decades now, senior enteprise IT managers have been preached the virtue of being a 'business manager'. It's almost impossible to carry out a conversation with a CIO... By Shyamanuja Das
IT/ITes, manufacturing businesses to derive maximum benefit from AI-powered solutions: Report
According to the latest report by PwC titled Artificial intelligence in India – hype or reality, machine learning is the most popular (63%) AI-powered solution in the IT/ITes industry, followed by decision-support systems, Virtual Private assistants (VPA), robotics, etc. This sector is at the forefront of AI research and commercial deployments, it is likely to cater to multiple client... By CIO&Leader
Puneet Kaur Kohli is now Group CTO at Mannapuram Finance
Puneet Kaur Kohli, who served as the Group EVP-IT and CTO at Bajaj Capital Limited for the last four and half years, has joined Mannapuram Finance as its Group CTO. Manappuram Finance (MAFIL) is a non-banking financial company situated in Valapad, Thrissur in Kerala. Puneet has over two decades of global experience in the IT industry. She possess extensive knowledge on developing and... By CIO&Leader
Two-thirds of all customer experience projects will make use of IT by 2022
25% of customer service and support operations will integrate virtual customer assistant (VCA) or chatbot technology across engagement channels by 2020, up from less than 2% in 2017, according to Gartner. Gene Alvarez, managing vice president at Gartner, said more than half of organizations have already invested in VCAs for customer service, as they realize the advantages of... By CIO&Leader
APeJ public cloud services spending to increase in 2018: IDC
Asia Pacific excluding Japan (APeJ) spending on public cloud services and infrastructure will reach USD 15.08 billion in 2018, an increase of 35.66% over 2017, according to the latest update of the IDC Worldwide Semiannual Public Cloud Services Spending Guide. Although annual spending growth is expected to slow over the 2016-2021 forecast period, the market is expected to hit a five-year... By CIO&Leader
Seven steps security leaders can take to deal with Spectre and Meltdown
Research firm Gartner advises security and risk management leaders to take a balanced approach to tackling a new class of vulnerabilities. Security researchers have revealed three major variants of attacks in January 2018. The first two are referred to as Spectre, the third as Meltdown. Gartner has identified seven steps security leaders can take to mitigate risk: Acknowledge... By CIO&Leader
Meaningful AI deployments are starting to take place: Gartner
Meaningful Artificial Intelligence (AI) deployments are just beginning to take place, according to Gartner. Gartner’s 2018 CIO Agenda Survey shows that 4% of CIOs have implemented AI , while a further 46% have developed plans to do so. "Despite huge levels of interest in AI technologies, current implementations remain at quite low levels," said Whit Andrews, research vice president and... By CIO&Leader
How three emerging technologies are changing the future of enterprise
We are living in a digital era and experts in their relevant domain are making tireless efforts to innovate new things successfully. One must agree that there are plenty of applications and technologies in use today. It is very difficult to discuss every one of them. However, I am presenting the top three technological trends along with necessary evidence: “Organizations will continue to be... By Jegadeeswaran B
How Muthoot Fincorp is ensuring the safety of its data assets
At Muthoot Fincorp Limited, a RBI regulated NBFC with more than 3500 branches pan India, we look into security aspects with utmost importance. With increasing incidents of data breaches around the world, we are highly committed to ensuring the security of our data assets and interests of stakeholders. We have implemented state-of-the-art datacenters and disaster recovery centers with the most... By Jayakrishnan P
