Club time
This is the time to celebrate! Some of you will glide into 2018 with a new crown on your head—you are now a NEXT100 winner! Some of you may recall your moment of glory in a previous year while some others may take the inspiration and look to the future with hope—spelt N-E-X-T-1-0-0. That is the reason why, for us, putting together this issue is always special. To an outsider—I mean... By IT Next
A look back at 2017 in enterprise tech
2017 was a year of many interesting things in enterprise tech. Digital or digital transformation was the most overused word in CXO lingo. If you weren't executing a digital transformation project, you were probably committing tech faux pas. However, these projects are still unfinished business for most organizations. The Gartner survey identified developing digital transformation as one of the... By Shubhra Rishi
GDPR: The countdown to new regime
With less than six months to go before the most comprehensive personal data protection regime kicks in, Indian companies rush to comply with the new provisions. Looks like the IT/ITES and BFSI segments are way ahead Transparency can never be a bad thing. In fact, it is perhaps the only absolute that organizations should be able to ensure their customers with certainty.... By Shubhra Rishi
NEXT100 2017: Winners Take All
The eighth edition of NEXT100, an awards program from IT Next, took place in Amritsar on 1-2nd December, where we identified and honored India’s top 100 Senior IT Managers with skills, leadership qualities, and the spirit to become CIOs. On a wintry morning of December 1 2017, over 150 delegates gathered in Amritsar to celebrate the success of 100 Indian IT leaders. The... By IT Next
Get to know the NEXT100 Winner
Are NEXT100 winners very different from others? We have already seen the test results which suggest that while most of the skill attributes are similar, some managerial and leadership attributes vary significantly. What do their profile data suggest? While age and experience profiles vary, that by itself, does not say much; as many younger ones who fulfil the... By IT Next
What makes a successful leader?
The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say Thank you. In between the two, the leader must become a servant and a debtor - Max De Pree Leadership is a subject of much thought, discussion, debate, teaching, learning and writing. For few it’s their natural style of existence, others cultivate it over a period of time with learning from their own experiences.... By Sujata Barla
How technology is changing leadership
Leadership is the art of motivating a group of people to act towards achieving a common goal. Leadership captures the essentials of being able to inspire others and being prepared to do so. Effective leadership is based upon ideas, but won’t happen unless those ideas can be communicated to others in a way that engages them enough to act as the leader wants them to act. Successful leaders are... By Sanjay Chhokra
10 qualities that maketh a leader
Leadership has a different meaning to each individual. Few say “Leadership is an art to encourage and motivate people to achieve a common agenda” while others say “Leadership is a winning combination of personal traits and the ability to think and act as a leader”. This leads to another question that “Are leaders born or made?” while answers have different opinion but few leaders are born and... By Saloni Vijay
Cloud Security: Whose responsibility is it?
Organizations in India are going through a transitional phase and Indian businesses today are embracing cloud. Most organizations are trying to determine how their traditional on-premises infrastructure will work when they start leveraging cloud resources. The public cloud services market in India is projected to grow 38% in 2017 to total USD 1.81 billion, according to Gartner. In fact, most... By Mark Lukie
Public Speaking: A critical leadership skill?
You have a great business idea and an opportunity to make an important presentation in front of potential investors. Your company’s future depends on it. Your hands are shaking, knees are trembling, and you feel like running away from stage. Sounds familiar? Public speaking is one fear which people often cite as their number one phobia; some even consider it close to the fear of dying. It is... By Puneet Wadhwa
4 key security predictions for 2018
The security threats and breaches of 2017 have set astounding new records for personal data invasion. From WannaCry to Petya, the list of sophisticated and far-reaching breaches grows almost daily. In 2017, breaches impacted hundreds of millions of people globally. The security mission to protect, detect, and respond, has remained the same for everything from IT networks and data... By CIO&Leader