Mid-year Cloud Brief 2016
That cloud has become mainstream, even central to, enterprise IT is not news; at least not in mid-2016. As an IT manager, you have probably been bombarded with tons of data on the impressive uptake of cloud market as well as promising forecasts by your vendors, urging you to take to it, or do more with it. All those nice looking presentations have a familiar narrative. Cloud has so many... By CIO&Leader
Who owns ‘analytics’?
Analytics and not data is the one that derives business; this is a known fact now. But when it comes to ‘owning’ analytics, there is no clear ‘owner’ who takes the responsibility or credit for it. These endeavors are distributed amongst a number of C-suit employs. Analytics being ‘technically’ an IT initiative falls under CIOs’ arena but CFOs in recent years have become quite good competitors... By CIO&Leader
Big Data journey is still a bumpy ride
As Big Data definitively shifts from its hype cycle to adoption cycle, there is significant investment, lots of excitement, and heaps of expectation. It is time to take stock. And that is what a lot of analysts—large MR firms, specialized research firms, big consulting companies and vendors—have been doing of late. As CIO&Leader analyzes about a dozen such reports, one thing is... ByIndian data loss over the year 2015
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Indian firms lost USD 1 Million+ in the past year
Indian business firms have a lot to improve, as per Global Data Protection Index by EMC, which ranked India way down the ladder in terms of data protection. Ranked 8th with a score of 13% - India - as per the report, loses USD114,000 per annum due to data loss. The world lost 2.36 TB causing a loss, worth USD914,000 in the last year alone. More than one third of the... By CIO&Leader
Millions of low skill IT jobs to be lost by 2021
Automation has become the basic element of digitization model for businesses across the world. This element is ready to jeopardize the job culture and workforce. Low skilled jobs will be wiped off and new arena of jobs will be created with robots and artificial technology taking on multiple aspects of business cutting on cost and putting the efficiency and speed at high standards. In... By CIO&Leader
SD-WAN revenue to reach USD 6 billion by 2020: IDC
Software-defined networking, taking the next evolutionary step as SD-WAN is becoming an increasingly preferred option for enterprises. Market research firm, IDC, forecasts that the market for SD WAN will reach USD 6 billion by 2020. Consistent "security", "price", and "reduced complexity" are the motivators for this interest in adoption. As many as 36% of respondents in a recent survey... By CIO&Leader
IT professionals ready to fight against the big hack
IT will fight back against ‘the big hack’ in 2016, as per Spiceworks security survey. As per the survey, IT leaders believe that the responsibility for organization’s security is in their hands and they are muscling up against the cyber attacks. IT professionals plan to implement the newer security solutions, such as intrusion detection, penetration testing and advanced threat protections.... By CIO&Leader
Worldwide IT Spending to Be Flat in 2016: Gartner
Worldwide IT spending is forecast to be flat in 2016, totaling USD 3.41 trillion, according to Gartner. This is up from last quarter's forecast of negative 0.5% growth. The change in the forecast is mainly due to currency fluctuations. The current Gartner Worldwide IT Spending Forecast assumes that the UK would not exit the European Union. While the U.K. has embarked on a process to... By CIO&Leader
And God said, let there be light
It is already a working technology. If commercialization efforts bear fruit, soon you could see your good old lighting device, LED—yes, light emitting diodes—carry your data at a fast, highly secure way. Yes, visible light is the next frontier in data com technology. Commonly called Light Fidelty or LiFi by the developers, the technology is being positioned as a viable high speed data... By CIO&Leader
With Mozilla Persona on Its Deathbed, Where Is Identity Management Heading?
Five years ago, Mozilla launched its new identity management system, Persona (originally called BrowserID). At the time, a sense of optimism was in the air. Everyone thought that the new technology would ease the strain of remembering numerous passwords to gain access to various websites. The alternative — outsourcing unified identity management to social media giants including Twitter, Facebook... By V. Balasubramanian