Decoding DevOps

Organisations always want to be agile and more efficient. However, traditionally the functional silos of operations and development have poor intertwining relations. The initiative called DevOps that brings together the two teams on a collaborative platform makes sense in many ways for businesses to grow.While this reinforces the integration between two teams, the approach also steers clear of... By

Hard Work, Innovation and Creativity

DC Shah’s experience of over 30 years in various verticals is enviable. It spans power, textile, banking, industrial finance, venture capital, etc. And it all began with Shah starting his career as a programmer in 1981 with Ahmedabad Electricity Company (AEC). His next stint was as a programmer in the textile industry with Ashoka Mills (Lalbhai group). He also worked with Lakshmi Co-... By Mastufa Ahmed

Tablets Are the Sweet Spot of BYOD Programs

Tablet bring-your-own device (BYOD) programs offer better opportunities than that of enterprise owned-laptops and smartphones, according to Gartner. IT departments can support nearly three times more users in tablet BYO programs than enterprise-owned tablet programs. “IT leaders can spend half a million dollars to buy and support 1,000 enterprise-owned tablets, while they can support 2,... By

60% of CIOs will Use DevOps as their Primary Tool, by 2015

IDC reveals following CIO agenda predictions for 2015.   1. By 2017, 80% of the CIO's time will be focused on analytics, cybersecurity, and creating new revenue streams through digital services. 2. By 2016, 65% of global competitive strategies will require real-time 3rd Platform IT-as-a–Service (ITaaS). 3. By 2016, security will be a top 3 business priority for 70% of CEOs of... By

4.9 Billion Connected 'Things' Will Be in Use in 2015

The Internet of Things (IoT) has become a powerful force for business transformation, and its disruptive impact will be felt across all industries and all areas of society. Gartner forecasts that 4.9 billion connected things will be in use in 2015, up 30 percent from 2014, and will reach 25 billion by 2020.   “The digital shift instigated by the Nexus of Forces (cloud, mobile, social... By

Deploying Cloud: Availability will win Over Security Concerns

The one big hold out against deploying cloud based computing in the enterprise is concerns around data security. A new research report, brought out by the Ponemon Institute, further adds fuel to this fiery debate around security and control vis-à-vis cloud computing. The report, based on a survey, indicated that the IT staff in corporates is having trouble controlling the management and... By Yashvendra Singh

Global Cloud Security Market to Grow at CAGR 16.8% till 2018

In 2013, the market for cloud security solutions was USD 3.47 billion and is estimated to grow at a healthy rate of16.8% till 2018. The main reasons for the growth of these solutions have been attributed to the following:    - Increase in the incidents related to security breaches and threats to cloud where miscreants carry out targeted attacks for financial or intellectual gains -... By

Women IT Leaders Are Creative, Too

Obviously, there are women in IT. But what is refreshing is finding reports on women that are quite upfront--in saying that women are not relegated to the job of execution of tasks in most enterprises, but that in addition to patenting, women are occupying  “creative”, “producer” and “leader” roles. The change is that, in some enterprises, women are... By Geetha N

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Top Priorities of Retail CIOs to Improve Customer Experience

Retail CIOs will invest on omni-channel integration technologies as top priority, says a study by IDC. Other priorities of retail industry as per the study are as follows. By 2017, three times as many retailers as now will explicitly pin their customer and operations strategies on 3rd Platform technologies. Over the next three years, half of CIOs across the top 250 retailers will adopt omni-... By

Digital Marketing Budgets will Increase by 8 Per Cent in 2015

Marketers are investing in the customer experience to drive business advantage and profitable revenue growth, says Gartner. The survey found that marketing budgets remained healthy in 2014, with, on average, companies spending 10.2 percent of their annual 2014 revenue on overall marketing activities, with 50 percent of companies planning an increase in 2015. Digital marketing spending... By

Why DevOps Is Becoming Increasingly Recognised by Businesses

Over 77 percent of the respondents of the study, commissioned by Rackspace, said they were familiar with term DevOps, with 55 percent having already implemented DevOps practices. A further 31 percent said they were planning to implement it by the end of 2017. Over half of the companies with a DevOps programme reported seeing an increase in customer conversion and satisfaction (52 percent) as... By