Seven Predictions on Big Data for 2015

2015 is the Year of Big Data: Oracle’s Seven Predictions 1. Corporate boardrooms will talk about data capital, not big data. Data is as necessary for creating new products, services and ways of working as financial capital. CEOs, this means securing access to, and increasing use of data capital by digitizing and datafying key activities with customers, suppliers and partners... By IT NEXT

The Platform is King of the IoT Era

NI Trend Watch 2015 highlights following trends. 5G: The Internet for Everyone and EverythingThe mobile Internet encourages innovation and inspires researchers to think beyond faster data and greater capacity. New networks, referred to as 5G, may unleash enormous economic potential. By 2020, industry analysts predict 50 billion devices will be connected to mobile networks worldwide, and these... By IT NEXT

60 Security Predictions for 2015

By Mastufa Ahmed

Why IT Leaders Need to Innovate in Customer Service and How

"Marketing may fill the sales funnel, and the sales department can close a deal, yet it is the overall impression of the enterprise generated by the quality of customer service that differentiates one enterprise from another," said Michael Maoz, vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner.  Gartner has made a number of predictions about mobile customer service, including: ... By

Top Technology Predictions for 2015

By Mastufa Ahmed

60 Per Cent of Companies will Stop Managing their IT Infrastructure by 2016

The predictions from the IDC FutureScape for Datacenter are: 1. By 2016, 65% of organizations' infrastructure investments will target creation and expansion of 3rd Platform systems of engagement and insight, rather than maintaining existing systems of record. 2. In the next two years, 25% of all large and mid-sized businesses will confront significant power/cooling facilities mismatches with... By

Cyber Crimes in India May Double by 2015

Rising at alarming rate, the number of cyber crimes in India may touch a humungous figure of 3,00,000 in 2015, almost double the level of last year causing havoc in the financial space, security establishment and social fabric, an ASSOCHAM-Mahindra SSG study warned. While releasing the joint study on “Cyber and Network Security Framework” D.S Rawat, Secretary General ASSOCHAM said... By

Five Things to Consider Before Accepting a Start-up Job

"The entrepreneurial spirit, backed by strong education, ample capital and economic policy support is going to be the engine that drives India into its next growth cycle," says the COO of TimesJobs.com, Vivek Madhukar. In 2015, a large number of young professionals are going to decline lucrative corporate jobs to venture out into making their own dreams a reality. With a vision of the future,... By IT NEXT

Mobility will Top IT Managers Agenda in 2015

The dawn of a new year is usually a source of joy and exhilaration. It is the time to look forward to new opportunities, overcome fresh challenges, and achieve more successes. The ongoing digital revolution in the economy will deliver on all three—and make new demands on the skills IT managers. At the top of the agenda for most IT managers will be mobility. How do you enable the entire... By

IT to Streamline Entire Value Chain of the Indian Iron and Steel Industry

The Indian steel is witnessing a new era of development from 2008, riding high on the growing economy and increasing demand for steel. India is the fourth largest producer of crude steel globally in 2013 as against the eighth position in 2003.  The steel sector contributes to nearly 2 percent of the country’s GDP and employs over 5 lakh people in India. The intended steel capacity... By IT NEXT

Are You A Digital Leader?

One popular conversation topic amongst IT managers is, “What will be the future of the CIO?” Depending on whom you ask, the opinions range from downright pessimistic (“CIOs will be displaced by the CMO, CDO, CKO, etc.”) to wildly optimistic (“CIOs will be the next CEOs”). The reality, as always, lies between the two extremes. There is little doubt that a... By

5 Technology Trends for 2015

What’s in store for 2015? As the Digital-First World takes hold, the disruptors will be disrupted and technology will continue to change our lives in big ways. Here are the top technology trends that I see impacting the way we work and play in 2015. 1. Cloud becomes the new normal The cloud will be embraced en masse in 2015 because the benefits are huge. By digitizing information-... By IT NEXT