How Himatsingka Seide Brought HR and ERP to BYOD

Many organisations absolutely shudder at the thought of implementing a BYO D program. But Himatsingka has enthusiastically embraced BYO D with respect to mobile devices to realise the potential efficiency gains when users use their own state of the art smart phones for official purposes; not to mention the cost savings in not having to provide and support company-owned devices.  [... By IT NEXT

Know How Geojit BNP Paribas is Retaining Customers

Geojit BNP Paribas is a leading retail financial services company that offers a gamut of value-added products and services that range from equities and derivatives to mutual funds, life and general insurance, and third party fixed deposits. It is now feeling the heat of the economic slowdown.  At its peak, the company saw 500,000 transactions taking place on a daily basis but today, the... By

Why It's Vital to Make Use of Energy-Saving Devices?

Everything that consumes power – from direct electricity consumption through lighting, heating, and, most signifi cantly, electric motors, but also in HVAC control, boiler control, and so forth – must be addressed actively if sustained gains are to be made. This includes changing the culture and mindsets of groups of individuals, resulting in behavioural shifts at work and at home,... By

10 Trends That Will Impact the Enterprise

A strategic technology may be an existing technology that has matured and/or has become suitable for a wider range of uses, says Gartner. Factors that denote significant impact include a high potential for disruption to IT or the business, the need for a major financial investment, or the risk of being late for adoption. It may also be an emerging technology that offers an opportunity for... By

How to Manage Log Data Efficiently

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USB look-alike Cloud Connect Device to Boost BYOD

The big cube boxes which are called ‘CPU’ was shrunk to Laptop, paved way for further innovation in the form of tablets, phablets, smartphones…Computing is evolving faster than any evolution. But, mostly it has been on consumer front. Dell has now launched a CPU, which looks a dongle but called as ‘Cloud Connect’. Branded as Dell Wyse Cloud Connect is an ultra-... By Subhankar Kundu

77% of Users Access Enterprise Network in Companies without a BYOD Policy

More than 37% of organisations across major industry verticals in India consider mobility a top enterprise IT priority for the current fiscal year, says IDC. At the recently held mobility conference, Shiv Putcha, IDC Associate Director, with IDC APAC's Mobility practice, said enterprise mobility is equal to life. Even in organisations with no policy defined, employees tend to access the... By Mastufa Ahmed

Why Use Open Source?

You are a strong votary of open source technologies. How are you using open source to benefit your business?Our open source thrust runs in two parallel directions. We use open source applications and technologies internally in the IT department to organise our operations. Simultaneously, we are also using open source technology for our business operations. In the IT department, we have employed... By Mastufa Ahmed

Virtual Storage With Virtual SAN: New Tier of Storage

Brief of the webinar: The VMware software-defined storage strategy focuses on a set of VMware initiatives regarding local storage, shared storage, and storage and data services. Software-defined storage is designed to provide storage services and service-level agreement (SLA) automation through a software layer on the host that integrates with and abstracts the underlying hardware. Virtual SAN... By Manan M

How Trelleborg is Going Mobile Sans BYOD

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is primarily an Apple shop. Hence a BYOD strategy is not the top priority at the moment but the fact BYOD doesn’t define the mobility health of any organisation is an evident fact.Being in the forefront of innovation has always been a key business strategy for success at Trelleborg Sealing Solutions. The company’s continuous endeavour is to provide its... By Subhankar Kundu

Analytics Will Be Embedded into Every Piece of Decision Making in Coming Years

What are the top trends seen in big data analytics space in India today?In today's fast-paced and edgy market environment, firms are looking at ways in which they can gain a competitive advantage by exploiting the opportunities presented by big data. In retail, specifically, big data solutions are influencing operations & buying/merchandising, in order to drive more efficient ... By Mastufa Ahmed

Government May Announce Spectrum Sharing Rules Soon

“Spectrum for introducing LTE is now available. Almost 6.9 billion mobile subscribers are now being covered by mobile phone networks,” said Anil Kaushal, Member- Technology, Ministry of Communications & IT, Govt. of India during the inaugural session at 6th LTE India 2014.  According to Adrian Scarse, Head of Mobile Competence Centre, 3GPP & CTO, ETSI, telecom... By