Cisco expresses intent to buy Saggezza

Recently, Cisco acquired Saggezza, a privately-held technology services company.    The annoucement was made on its official blog by Rob Salvagno, Cisco's Vice President of Corporate Business Development.    The Advanced Analytics team from Saggezza will join the Cisco Enterprise Networking Engineering Group, led by Senior Vice President Ravi... By IT Next

24 Indian Cos including Tata Comm to participate in CommunicAsia 2017

Twenty four Indian companies will participate at this year’s CommunicAsia to be held in Marina Bay Sands in Singapore from 23-25 May 2017, UBM SES, the organizer of the event announced. With about 1700 exhibitors from 58 countries, it is one of the largest ICT/broadcasting events in Asia. However, the Indian exhibitor list does not have too many big names. Tata Communications is the biggest... By IT Next

Cloud IaaS spending will total USD 677 million in 2017: Gartner

According to research firm Gartner, integrated systems will shave off up to 25% of combined spend on servers and storage.                                                                          Cloud... By CIO&Leader

Jayantha Prabhu to head India business at AGC Networks

Jayantha Prabhu, the Essar Group CIO, has taken up the additional responsibility of heading the India business of AGC Networks, a global solution integrator.  AGC Networks, an Essar Group company, represents leading brands in Unified Communications, Network Infrastructure & Data Center, Cyber Security and Enterprise Applications to evolve the customer's digital landscape. AGC is a... By IT Next

80% IT leaders believe cloud will reduce downtime: Study

Customer expectations for 24/7 availability of data and applications are changing, thanks to digital transformation. Although organizations are acknowledging this requirement, unplanned downtimes are still increasing, as per a recent Veeam Availability report 2017. According to 87% of IT leaders, an ‘Availability Gap’, that is, the gap between meeting user demands and what IT can deliver, ... By IT Next

Enterprise Adoption of Windows 10 to soar in 2017: Gartner

In July 2015, Windows 10 was officially launched. After two years of its launch, Microsoft  will finally observe a spike in the adoption of its newest operating system in 2017.     According to Gartner's recent survey, 85% of enterprises will have started Windows 10 deployments by end of 2017. One of the reasons for migration is security improvements in Windows... By IT Next

By 2020, LOB tech spend to become nearly equal to the IT org's: IDC

According to a new IDC research, technology spending funded by non-IT business units will reach USD 609 billion this year as new influencers of IT emerge across the enterprise. Companies are adopting new technologies such as Internet of Things, cognitive/AI systems, and 3D printing, for developing new product and service developments and day-to-day business operations. This has fundamentally... By IT Next

Microsoft launches next gen AI-based products and services

In line with Microsoft’s next generation AI-based data strategy, the company recently announced several new products and services. With this announcement, the company intends to enable organizations to easily leverage data driven intelligence in their digital transformation journey. The new offerings comprise deeply integrated Deep Learning and Machine Learning capabilities to support the next... By IT Next

Tech CEOs cite the availability of key skills as the number one threat to their growth prospects

The key findings from PwC's 20th CEO Survey highlights that the tech industry CEOs are excited about the new wave of transformation emerging from artificial intelligence, virtual reality and robotics bringing hitherto futuristic concepts into our day-to-day lives both at work and at home. The survey indicates that technology has become a vital component of every industry.   Below... By IT Next

Meetali Sharma appointed as Director on Board of ISACA's New Delhi Chapter

Meetali Sharma, Risk, Compliance and Information Security Officer at SDG Software India, was recently appointed as Director on Board of ISACA's New Delhi Chapter.  ISACA is a non-profit, independent association that advocates for professionals involved in information security, assurance, risk management and governance.    Currently, there are 14 directors in ISACA's New... By IT Next

Motherson Sumi Infotech & Designs appoints Vineet Sachdeva as DGM - IT

Vineet Sachdeva has joined Motherson Sumi Infotech & Designs Limited (MIND), Noida as Deputy General Manager in March 2017.    Vineet, who won the Next100 Award in 2016, has over 22 years of experience in global planning, end-to-end program management, project management-software development and maintenance, delivery management, ERP & SAP implementation.... By IT Next

Bharat Anand is CIO and CTO at Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India

Bharat Anand, former Vice President & Head - Applications at Mphasis, has joined CIO & CTO at Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India in February 2017. Bharat, who has a work experience of over 20 years, was leading a team of 101-200 executives during his tenure at Mphasis. He is a Next100 2016 winner.     Bharat is a seasoned IT professional who is... By IT Next