Alibaba Cloud extends its services to Indian organizations
Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of Alibaba Group, announced today that clients can start to sign up for services to be delivered in its new India datacenter, which is set to open in January 2018. Located in the city of Mumbai, this new datacenter will help meet the surging demand for cloud computing services among the fast-increasing number of Indian small and medium size businesses in... By CIO&Leader
How to lead an organization in adversity
Great leaders don’t achieve success without experiencing their share of challenges and crises. Rather, they will define it as their success came through the challenges and difficulties that came their path and help create the ladder to reach the height to conquer the obstacles. This is only achieved through hardwork, loyalty, dedication and focus, with a commitment to themselves with difficult... By Nikhil Kumar Nigam
How the Chief Information Risk Officer brings a strategic opportunity for business
With changing threat landscape and information technology priorities, organizations and leaders must change the way they observe the security landscape. Over the last two decades, new risks can be attributed to globalization, exploration of new businesses, growth in technology, and gains in productivity. With the advent of new regulations, there has been an increased focus on data and customer... By Meetali Sharma
“Hybrid cloud serves as an ideal foundation to build a digital enterprise”
From cost containment to hybrid strategies, CIOs are getting more creative in taking advantage of the cloud’s economies of scale, says Nitin Mishra, Senior Vice President & Chief Product Officer, Netmagic (An NTT Communications Company) It is clearly a great time to be a data center player in APAC. There's a surge in local data consumption, customers are more inclined... By CIO&Leader
Global server revenue rises in Q3, 17: Gartner
In the third quarter of 2017, worldwide server revenue increased 16% year over year, while shipments grew 5.1% from the third quarter of 2016, according to Gartner. "The third quarter of 2017 produced continued growth on a global level with varying regional results," said Jeffrey Hewitt, research vice president at Gartner. "A build-out of infrastructure to support cloud and hybrid-... By CIO&Leader
Outlook 2018 – Key trends in the Indian Information Management domain
For businesses and governments in India and around the world, the need for effective Information Management has never been greater. Organizations are inundated with a tsunami of data as information flows in and out of their organizations from disparate sources. Most of this data requires immediate action and therefore is driving businesses to evaluate mechanisms which can help them converge... By Vivek Naidu
The importance of outcome-focused leadership in the era of hyper adoption
The definition of leadership is ever changing. In the coming years, it will continue to change as more and more millennial join the current workforce. Millennial, however, are already empowered with valuable knowledge on their fingertips in the VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) world. The industrial 4.0 revolution, as we know it, has resulted in a shift of power from... By Atul Anand
How to move people and lead effectively
"I am not afraid of an army of lions led by a sheep; I am afraid of an army of sheep led by a lion.” Alexander the Great once said this about leadership. What he meant was leadership at one time meant “muscle” but now it is more about understanding and getting along with people. This is something that cannot be derived from a position, a post or a designation; leadership owns up to a... By Aniruddha Mehta
Winners on leadership: An introduction
What you will read in the next few pages are experiences of leadership by a set of practicing executives who have distinguished themselves by being recognized for their ability to lead the IT transformation of Indian businesses, over the last eight years. NEXT100, as you know, is the only program in India that identifies and honors the future CIOs. Today, some of them have already become... By Shyamanuja Das
Winning Perspectives
NEXT100 is about recognition and celebration. The issue that you are holding in your hand is a little more than that. It is winning perspectives—the leadership insights and experiences from the most distinguished IT managers from generation next—those who have won the coveted NEXT100 award over the last eight years. In this context, I wanted to share some good news with you.... By Shyamanuja Das
How innovation works and how to lead it
In 1978, Transformational Leadership was introduced by expert, James McGregor Burns, in his book “Leadership”. He explained it as a process where followers of a leader are developed to the higher levels of morality and motivation. In the same context, I would like to submit my perspective about leadership and opportunities for innovation. What is Leadership? “Leadership is a... By Anand P Gaikwad