VLCC Looks at BI for Institutionalizing Information

Indian enterprises are increasingly realizing the importance of IT in business growth. Wellness industry player, VLCC, is one such company that is banking on technology to push future growth. The company, which till recently did not have a CIO/CTO, has appointed one and is according high priority to IT as a game-changer. Vidur Kohli has recently taken over as the CTO of VLCC. With more than 25... By Yashvendra Singh

Power Shift in BI and Analytics will Fuel Disruption

Traditional business intelligence (BI) and analytic models are being disrupted as the balance of power shifts from IT to the business, according to Gartner. The rise of data discovery, access to multistructured data, data preparation tools and smart capabilities will further democratize access to analytics and stress the need for governance. Gartner predicts that by 2017, most business users and... By IT NEXT

Why Digital Business Requires You to Transform Your Business Model

Digital business success will require organizations to take bold actions; including inventing new business models and changing the way they function, according to Gartner. Gartner predicts that, by 2017, 70 percent of successful digital business models will rely on deliberately unstable processes designed to shift with customers' needs. "Many organizations are either beginning, or in the midst... By IT NEXT

Chemmanur Group Leverages Information Security for Beefing up Physical Security

Established in 1863 in Kerala, Chemmanur International Group today has multiple branches across the globe. The company manages about 160 outlets (30 jewelry showrooms outside India, 115 NBFC branches and 10 micro finance branches across Kerala) dealing in jewelry, gold loan and microfinance. As all these branches deal with cash transactions and gold business transactions, having a strong... By

Windows 10 to Be Offered as Free Upgrade

Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled a new generation of Windows, with a wide range of experiences designed to usher in a new era of more personal computing, as well as two new devices designed to extend the Windows experience from large screens to no screens. Windows 10 will be delivered as a service to offer a safer, innovative and updated experience for the supported lifetime of the device.... By IT NEXT

Criminals Stole Over 61 Million Customer Records in 2014

Despite an 50 percent decline in the number of cyber attacks against U.S. retailers, the number of records stolen from them remains at near record highs, according to findings released today by IBM. IBM Security researchers report that in 2014, cyber attackers still managed to steal more than 61 million records from retailers despite the decline in attacks, demonstrating cyber criminal’s... By IT NEXT

'123456' Maintains the Top Spot on Worst Passwords List

SplashData compiled more than 3.3 million leaked passwords during the year and highlighted ‘123456’ and ‘password’ as the top two passwords that users have held each year since the first list in 2011. Other passwords in the top 10 include ‘qwerty,’ ‘dragon,’ and ‘football.’ As in past years' lists, simple numerical passwords remain... By IT NEXT

Security will Shift from ‘IT problem’ to ‘Executive Problem’ in 2015

1.   Identity-aware organizations will adopt an “identity dial tone”: The application economy and increased use of mobile apps is driving a need for a centralized, common way to access identity and entitlement information. Identity-aware organizations need to establish an “identity dial tone” to act as one source of identity truth to simplify app development,... By IT NEXT

10 Compelling Use Cases for M2M Technologies

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“We need to balance the cost of a breach against the cost of controls”

Information security has always been challenging. How do you see the threat landscape evolving in 2015? Today organisations are moving towards BYOD and cloud architecture. It includes various entities such PaaS (Platform as a Service) and DaaS (Data as a Service). The access management in the cloud (Identity and Access Management System) includes both privileged users and employees. The biggest... By Sanjay Kumar

A Strong ‘CIO and CMO’ Bond Can Boost RoI by 25 per Cent

Increasing marketing technology investments are demanding more involvement from IT leaders to enable marketing to achieve full business value from its investments, according to Gartner. In 2015, IT leaders supporting marketing will need to build a stronger partnership with marketing and help to evaluate solutions (architecture, functionality, scalability, performance and security), source data,... By IT NEXT

Can the New Facebook@Work Market Become a Reality?

Update: Facebook Launches Facebook at Work Be it for sharing the lighter moments or linking with like-minded people or even sharing articles we feel worth scattering, we all use Facebook. The appeal of FB is tried and tested for consumers but the question is ‘does it make sense for an enterprise version of FB?’  Given the appeal and triumph of the social platform across age... By Mastufa Ahmed