Worldwide IT and business services revenue rises in 2017: IDC
Worldwide revenues for IT Services and Business Services totaled USD 475 billion in the first half of 2017 (1H17), an increase of 4.0% year over year, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Services Tracker. IDC expects worldwide services revenues to surpass USD 1.0 trillion in 2018. While IT Services delivered more than two thirds of overall services... By CIO&Leader
Digital business is making CIOs and their IT organizations more change-ready: Gartner
According to 2018 Gartner CIO Agenda Survey, 51% of CIOs surveyed in India reported that they are taking charge of innovation and 49% have indicated that they are heading up digital transformation. The survey results show that, overall 95% of CIOs expect their jobs to change or be remixed due to digitalization. IT delivery management is taking up less and less of the CIO's time... By CIO&Leader
NetApp launches new hybrid cloud services
Cloud firm NetApp on Friday introduced new Hybrid Cloud offerings to help customers efficiently use data for competitive advantage. NetApp introduced "NetApp HCI", the industry's first enterprise-scale hyper-converged solution for better performance, independent scaling, and Data Fabric integration. The other offerings include new consumption purchase models and improved all-flash... By IANS
The Indian government's IT spending has picked up pace in 2017
IT spending in the Indian government sector is projected to reach USD 8.5 billion in 2018, an increase of 8.9% from 2017 estimated spending of USD 7.8 billion, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. The Indian government has been exhibiting strong growth in the Software and IT services with device spending continuing to drive the majority of the overall IT spending in the Indian... By CIO&Leader
15 books for the IT Leader's bookshelf?
To survive, you need facts and information. Never had information been available so easily. To grow your professional career and do your job better, you need knowledge. The new medium of Internet has made it far efficient and convenient to acquire skills and knowledge. But to become a leader, you need to have a well-rounded perspective. That comes through discovery and introspection. For ages... By Shyamanuja Das
The not-so-essential reading list for the IT leaders of tomorrow
This time, we have an unusual cover story. A magazine creating a recommended list of books is anything but exceptional; a website creating a carousel of such books is less so. But rarely will you find a print magazine—let alone a business/technology one—doing so. Enough of boasting; the point I am trying to make is that we decided to put it on cover because we wanted to... By CIO&Leader
India IT & business services market to reach USD 12.1 billion: IDC
According to IDC Asia Pacific Semi-annual Services Tracker, 1H 2017, the India IT & Business Services market is expected to rebound with a year-on-year growth rate of 12.5% and touch USD 12.1 billion by the end of 2017. IT Services that contributed around 78% of the overall services market in 1H 2017 is expected to reach USD 9.3 billion in 2017. Despite a decline in the country's GDP... By CIO&Leader
Ola to use Microsoft Azure for existing ridershare platform
Indian cab aggregator Ola announced that it would use Microsoft Azure for Ola Play, the company’s existing rideshare platform. The two companies will also take the platform to global car manufacturers to integrate it with their vehicle systems. The Ola Play platform, which the company claims is “the world’s first connected car platform for ridesharing”, will leverage Microsoft AI and IoT to... By CIO&Leader
Google launches cloud datacenter, the cloud war heats up in India
As announced last year, Google launched its cloud datacenter in Mumbai and the first Google Cloud Platform (GCP) region in India. The new Mumbai region, called asia-south1, joins Singapore, Taiwan, Sydney and Tokyo in Asia-Pacific region. Google joins Microsoft, IBM and Amazon Web Services in opening cloud datacenter in India. Oracle too has announced the launch of its cloud datacenter in India... By CIO&Leader
EY announces new cloud-based platform
Leading global professional services firm EY on Monday announced "EY Catalyst" -- a new cloud-based platform that can help businesses in India enhance their performance in supply chain and manufacturing. "EY Catalyst" allows round-the-clock access to businesses to an extensive IP database that contains tens of thousands of supply chain and manufacturing operational capabilities in multiple... By IANS
New WEF report brings bad news for gender equality in India
We have written extensively about the underrepresentation of women in the workforce. However, this bad news continues to prevail - especially for India. According to World Economic Forum's The Global Gender Gap Report 2017, India has fallen to an overall rank of 108 in 2017 from 87 last year. The report states that it has been largely due to the widening of its gender gap in women's share... By CIO&Leader