Average Worldwide Cost of Data Breach Reaches $3.6 Million

Ponemon Institute reports that the average consolidated total cost of a data breach is $3.8 million --representing a 23 percent increase since 2013. The study also found that the average cost incurred for each lost or stolen record containing sensitive and confidential information increased six percent from a consolidated average of $145 to $154. Healthcare emerged as the industry with the... By IT NEXT

Microsoft to Commence Private Preview of Cloud Services from India Datacenters

Customers will be able to participate in the private preview of Microsoft Azure from India datacenters in July 2015. With these hyper-scale datacenters, Microsoft will offer enterprise-grade cloud services from local datacenters to customers of all sizes and industries including government departments and banking and financial services. Microsoft will launch the commercial cloud services from... By IT NEXT

What should I buy for cloud?

There are a number of players in the market who provide cloud services, we will call them “cloud providers” – the cloud they provide is known as “public cloud”. You also have the ability to create your own “private cloud” by using those same software on-premise in your data centers. You can further connect up the public and private clouds and the systems... By Sujay V Sarma

BICSI Conference Highlights New Infrastructure Technologies, Emerging Standards

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5 Priorities for Manufacturing Industries

Sensor technologies, automated controls, and advanced design software are becoming intrinsic to manufacturing. These developments are transforming the way manufacturing businesses operate, resulting in profound gains in performance and productivity, says Booz Allen Hamilton.In today’s Internet of Things environment, manufacturers need a new breed of engineering expertise, the ability to... By IT NEXT

Why are you being apologetic about being in tech?

Mother India , Amar, Aan, Andaz, Anokhi Ada, Anmol Ghadi…what is common to these all-time classics, apart from being musical superhits? They are all movies made by Mehboob Khan, with music composed by Naushad. Mehboob-Naushad combination is one of the most successful director-composer associations in the history of Hindi cinema. Both Mehboob and Naushad were towering figures in their own... By Shyamanuja Das

'IoT Needs a New Network Architecture'

With thousands of new types of devices connecting to the Internet every day, the traditional network architecture is being overwhelmed. That’s because many of these devices have limited functionality and intelligence, and are often automating single functions like sensing and monitoring. “In ten years more than 100 billion connections will be created, and two million new sensors will... By

5 Free Mobile Device Emulators to Test Your Apps

A mobile device emulator allows you to test the responsiveness and functionality of your app across computing platforms including iOS, Android, and Windows without actually having the devices in your disposal. This helps you to identify issues if any and take corrective measures and ensure it works seamlessly across platforms. Native Android Emulator Android SDK comes with a virtual mobile... By IT NEXT

9 Flight APIs You Can Create Apps on to Get Live Flight Data

FlightStats Flex APIs lets you develop apps listing schedule, airport status, delays, alerts, weather forecast, and details about a particular airline. This gives a free trail for a 30-day period Flightstats Flex APIs provides a developer with complete coverage of flight status information. One can use these APIs with REST, supporting JSON, JSONP, XML formats and SOAP. The Flex APIs lets a... By IT NEXT

Government in India To Spend $6.8 Billion In 2015

Government IT spending in India will reach $6.8 billion US dollars (USD) in 2015, an increase of 5.7 percent over 2014, according to Gartner. “IT services, which includes consulting, implementation, IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing, will be the largest overall spending category throughout 2019 within the government sector,“ said Dr Anurag Gupta, research vice... By IT NEXT

Why E-Governance Needs A Refresh

Prime Minister Modi has spoken at length about the need to leverage digital technologies to improve governance. However, effectively delivering services and information to a huge populace across a vast country like India is daunting task. Inadequate and unreliable infrastructure only exacerbates the problem. And the woeful lack of skills and knowledge at the lowest tiers of the government that... By

Do We Comprehend the Implications of Net Neutrality Righteously?

Before exploring the implication of net neutrality, let’s understand what Net Neutrality is. In practice, net neutrality prevents Internet providers like Airtel, BSNL, etc from dictating the kinds of content users are able to access online. The Internet providers are instead expected to treat all traffic sources equally. A scenario sans net neutrality essentially translates into an... By