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Microsoft Office 2019 to debut in 2018
The next version of Microsoft Office -- Office 2019 -- will be released in the second half of 2018 and its previews will start shipping mid-year. The release will include perpetual versions of the Office apps including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook and servers including Exchange, SharePoint and Skype for Business, Microsoft said in statement late on Tuesday. Office 2019 will add new... By IANS
NetApp India elevates Krithiwas Neelakantan as Director NGDC (Next Generation Datacenter) Business
NetApp India has elevated Krithiwas Neelakantan as Director NGDC (Next Generation Datacenter) Business. In his new role, Krithiwas would be responsible for establishing the NetApp expertise in building the Next Generation Datacenters in India. With NetApp’s leadership in Flash storage, coupled with the NetApp Data Fabric solutions, the company is uniquely positioned to offer next generation... By CIO&Leader
Google acquires Bitium
Google has acquired Bitium, a company that provides enterprise customers with identity and access management solutions, including single sign-on (SS) and provisioning for Cloud applications, for an undisclosed sum. With the acquisition of Bitium, Google Cloud will gain capabilities to help us deliver on our Cloud Identity vision, said Karthik Lakshminarayanan, Director, Product Management, G... By IANS
Dell EMC, Ingram Micro jointly launches Hardware-as-a-Service (HaaS) in India
Giving a fillip to IT adoption among Indian enterprises, Dell EMC and US-based IT firm Ingram Micro have announced the launch of a new Hardware-as-a-Service (HaaS) model in the country. HaaS comprises hardware and premium services including notebooks, desktops, servers, networking equipment (switches/routers) and tablets coupled with payment options up to four years customised to individual... By IANS
Multicloud strategy need of the hour: IDC
One in four IT organizations in Europe is already operating tiered applications spanning on- and off-premise environments. However, only a few pathfinders are making the necessary technology and process adjustments to make this viable in the long run, according to a recent IDC survey of more than 800 IT and line-of-business decision makers in 11 European countries. IDC confirmed that the most... By IT Next
Data breaches on the rise in India: Gemalto
There have been 18 data breaches leading to 203.7 million data records being compromised in India in the first half of 2017, as per Gemalto's Breach Level Index. Compared to the last six months of 2016, the number of lost, stolen or compromised records increased by a staggering 167 million with 61% of data breach incidents being identity theft. Globally, a large portion of the 1.9... By CSO Forum
Datacenter infra market is flat but public cloud segment spends big
In what could be seen as yet another testimony of a definite trend of a shift to the cloud, the quarterly datacenter infrastructure spend by the public cloud segment has seen an impressive growth between 2015 and 2017, even while the overall market remains flat between Q2 2015 and Q2 2017. According to new data from Synergy Research Group, quarterly spend on all datacenter... By CIO&Leader
Seagate ties up with Baidu for IT and storage solutions
Storage solutions provider Seagate Technology on Tuesday signed an agreement with Chinese internet search provider Baidu that will cover information technology, Big Data analysis and advanced storage system development and implementation. Under the agreement, the two companies will jointly develop customised systems to meet Baidu's business needs. "As one of our most important strategic... By IANS
BookMyShow signs up for 'WhatsApp for Business'
BookMyShow today announced that it has become the first Indian online ticketing brand to participate in the WhatsApp business pilot. As part of this test, BookMyShow has made WhatsApp a default ticket confirmation channel for all its users. This means that users who book tickets on BookMyShow will now receive a message on WhatsApp with the confirmation text or an M-ticket (mobile ticket) QR... By CIO&Leader
Software-defined storage is a key driver for datacenter transformation: Dell EMC
How do you see the Indian enterprises dealing with the over load of data especially in sectors, such as BFSI, E-Com, Teleco, Retail? With businesses from all over the globe undergoing digital transformation, the world is witnessing a sudden surge in data. Due to this data boom, as per IDC, India’s external storage market has recorded a significant growth of 13.8% year on year. However,... By Sachin Mhashilkar