5 Apps To Spark Innovation

Are you looking for the next big idea for your company or for a project? Are you looking to go from zero to maximum creativity at the drop of a hat? How do you make sure that the ever elusive muse is there even when you need it the most? Here are 5 apps that can help with sparking and driving innovation in your organisation. See What Everyone Else Is Up To [image_library_tag a0a3d5a3-... By MYB

Why You Must Leverage these Mobile Computing Insights

5 Ways mobile applications are extremely vulnerable and least securedUnlike web applications where the security is implemented at the server level, for mobile apps the security is installed in the device that could be reverse-engineered and exploited  As a lot of sensitive data resides on the device, the same can be easily extracted by using the right tools  Reverse engineered apps... By Mastufa Ahmed

9 Types of Social Applications for CRM

"Organizations often struggle to discern the differences between the many social applications that can support CRM," said Jenny Sussin, research director at Gartner. "Misunderstanding of their functionalities can lead to overspending, organizational in-fighting, duplicated functionality and missed opportunities, he adds. Social Publishing Social publishing applications are most commonly... By IT NEXT

‘We Use Machine Learning Algorithms to Save Millions of Dollars’

Give me an overview of how big data and analytics is being leveraged by Indian enterprises? Indian Big Data market would touch $ 1 billion by 2015 from nearly $ 0.2 billion in 2011 and global Big Data market would grow at the same rate and touch nearly $ 25 billion by 2015, according to NASSCOM and CRISIL. In only a few big companies, big data analytics is being applied to understand, help... By Mastufa Ahmed

Trusted Websites Can Also Be Risky

This means that the sites are either already compromised or running vulnerable software -- increasing exposure to attack for anyone visiting those sites. In 2014, businesses lost nearly $400 billion as a result of cyber crime. As attacks become increasingly sophisticated, even browsing trusted websites and clicking on links in emails have the potential to cause significant damage and compromise... By Mastufa Ahmed

Android Malware Brings Increased Risk to the Enterprise

A report by Pulse Secure Mobile Threat Center research facility found there continues to be an increase of Android developed malware in an attempt to turn a profit. The research also illustrates that in 2014, nearly one million (931,620) unique malicious applications were produced, representing a 391 percent increase over 2013. Additionally, in the report, the Mobile Threat Center determined a... By

“If You Can Measure It, You Can Control It!”

Update: Mrinal Chatterjee has recently moved on from ShopClues.com What’s happening in e-Commerce companies in India?There is an interesting phase in e-Commerce right now. This has been evolving significantly for the last few years, but the present phase is important. On one side, mobility is catching crowd – it’s becoming huge – customers are going massively on mobiles... By

The Primary Driver of eCommerce in India is Necessity, Not Convenience

How is India’s e-commerce industry growing and players sprucing up their product lines?e-Commerce in India is at a very nascent stage yet with the total retail size about 500 billion, out of which about 8 % is organized retail while e-commerce is about only 0.2%. GDP is growing at 5%, but the organized retail is growing at about 10% and e-commerce is growing 50% – 60% year over year... By Mastufa Ahmed

Create a Business Manifesto for Digital Workplace Success

"The core idea behind the digital workplace — boosting employee engagement and agility through a more consumerized work environment — can be hard to translate into tangible actions that are easily understood by the broader community," said Matthew W. Cain, vice president and analyst at Gartner. "The core principles and desired outcomes of a digital workplace need to be explained... By IT NEXT

Starting Up In Your 20s Vs Your 30s

When is the right age to start-up your business? Like most things in life, there is no correct answer to this question. There may be some obvious reasons why starting up in your 20s is better – age is on your side, higher risk appetite, fewer financial and filial responsibilities. But there is a flip side to this too. This article explores the two sides of this coin for you to decide when... By MYB

8 Indian eCommerce Trends and their Drivers

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Five Key Steps to Delivering An Agile I&O Culture

Infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders planning a bimodal IT strategy will miss out on the benefits of DevOps support for agile practices unless they transform their I&O culture, says Gartner. The implementation of a bimodal IT strategy, says Gartner, requires careful planning and execution. Analysts predict that, by 2018, three quarters of enterprise IT organizations will have... By IT NEXT