How IT Can Satisfy the End User Demands On Emerging Trends

With new opportunities coming up and possibilities increasing, the expectations of the organizations from mainframes are also on a rise. Meeting such high expectations is not an easy task. There are a lot of things to look at like the amount and variety of change required, managing the complex system, less resources and investments and tight timelines. To come up to the expected level the IT... By

7 Expert Tips To Comply With GRC Standards

1) Adequate Segregation of duties– establishing theright structure and RACI (Responsibility, Accountability, Consultation, and Informed) chart for each IT process and deploying ISO 27001-2013, besides involving business users in all GRC modules is critical, says Sunder Krishnan, Chief Risk Officer, Reliance Life Insurance and Chairman, ISACA India Task Force. 2)Creating a unified... By CIO&Leader

India Consumers Are World’s Most Willing To Trade Privacy

EMC India has released the India and global findings of the EMC Privacy Index, a global study assessing consumer attitudes of online privacy. Spanning 15 countries and 15,000 consumers, the study explores how consumers worldwide view their online privacy rights and measures willingness to forfeit the benefits and conveniences of the connected world for the assurances of privacy. Three distinct... By CIO&Leader

Transforming Maruti's Dealer Management Eco

I have been working with Maruti since 1985, and has seen the company transform significantly in the last 27 years. Ever since I joined, Maruti has always considered IT as a separate division and accorded crucial importance to it. IT involvement at every level is very important. Today, IT is becoming a commodity and CIOs don’t need to invest much time into it. Another important aspect for... By CIO&Leader

Deploy DLP, Retain Customers

Most CISOs across India pay more attention towards securing their organisation from external threats, however, over the years, reports have continued to reveal that the first-point of breach or data leakage in most security incidences have occurred from within the organisation. CISOs are obviously aware of insider threats, however, when it comes to dealing with them, they are yet to arm... By CIO&Leader

Tracking Productivity

Challenge It is very important for a CIO to monitor the work of his team members. At Angel Broking, there was no automated process which could have been used to find out who is doing what work in the company. The need of the hour was, therefore, to build an application that could track the work schedule and performance of an individual. Innovative Idea To counter this issue, the company... By CIO&Leader

Most CFOs Are Struggling With Inaccurate And Out-of-date Information

New research from The Economist Intelligence Unit, sponsored by Qlik, shows CFOs are struggling to make effective decisions due to inaccurate, out-of-date information. According to the research report How the new breed of CFO makes decisions, 63% of respondents say their job entails analysing all available information, yet 47% say their decision making is slowed down by information overload.... By IT NEXT

CA Technologies Unveils SaaS-based IT Service Management

CA Technologies has unveiled CA Cloud Service Management, a mobile-ready, SaaS-based IT Service Management (ITSM) solution that delivers simplicity and speed across the enterprise. CA Cloud Service Management is designed with a unique ‘configure, don’t code’ approach that offers implementation in weeks without new development and maintenance resources or complex upgrades. In... By IT NEXT

Cox & Kings Deploys Oracle WebCenter to Manage Content

Cox & Kings Ltd, the oldest established travel company in the world since 1758, has completed its implementation of Oracle WebCenter Content to streamline the management of its enterprise-wide unstructured content. With the travel industry booming, Cox & Kings was seeing unprecedented growth in the amount of unstructured content that was being generated both internally & externally... By CIO&Leader

Most CEOs Believe Supply Chains are “Not Optimal”

Digitally-connected consumers have turned retail models upside down as omni-channel shopping has transformed supply chain from an important business concern to a mission critical one. So profound is this change that 50 percent of CEOs recognize that their supply chain can be a strategic differentiator. However, 83 percent of worldwide CEOs believe that their retail supply chains are currently... By IT NEXT

APAC Enterprise App Software Market Grew 6.5% in 2013

The enterprise application software market in Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) grew by 6.5 percent in 2013 to reach US$12.6 billion, slightly lower growth than in 2012, according to the latest worldwide software market share results from Gartner, Inc. Application software markets include enterprise resource planning (ERP), office suites, customer relationship management (CRM), business... By CIO&Leader

Germans Eye FIFA World Cup With Big Data

SAP AG and the German Football Association (DFB) reemphasized their mutual commitment to taking football to the next level by showcasing the SAP Match Insights solution for football, the result of a co-innovation project between SAP and DFB. This solution running on the SAP HANA platform is intended to facilitate the analysis of training, preparation and tournaments. It also intends to enable... By IT NEXT