Customer is the Biggest Motivator

Domain ExpertiseIt is important for an enterprise technology decision-maker to have domain expertise.  However, too much focus on a single domain could hinder innovation. Despite being a non-IT guy, I have something to share with every CIO, and which is common to every business. Breakthroughs always come from the ability of an organisation to look outside its current environment. The... By Geetha N

Data Center Industry Gears Up for ‘Data Center 2025’

In its four month global initiative to engage thought leaders from all corners of the data center industry in order to explore potential visions for the data center of the future, Emerson Network Power has launched  “Data Center 2025” The initiative will include input from data center providers and managers, OEMs, industry analysts, media and others from the data center and IT... By IT NEXT

Six IT Trends Driving Digital Power Shift

The days of innovative, technology-focused start-ups being the only market disrupters and growing faster than their larger, more established competitors may be coming to an end, according to a new report by Accenture. The Accenture Technology Vision 2014 identifies six technology trends that are enabling large enterprises to join those start-ups previously recognized as market disrupters in... By IT NEXT

HP Assures Rapid Virtualization RoI for SMBs

With StoreVirtual 4335 Storage, HP has assured a software-defined storage system for Small and Midsize Businesses (SMBs) to enable high virtualized application performance while reducing costs by dynamically moving data between solid state and traditional disk drives.HP StoreVirtual 4335 Storage is a hybrid storage system which offers a unique Adaptive Optimization feature that automates the... By IT NEXT

Zinnov Study Reveals Automotive Industry Spends the Most in R&D

Zinnov has revealed the results of a study on the Global Top 500 R&D spenders, implying the automotive industry’s leadership across sectors in R&D spends in 2013. It read that the Auto industry spent $110 billion globally last year, the highest among the Top 500 R&D spenders in the world. Further, the automotive industry was also among the top three spenders in each region,... By IT NEXT

Hitachi Enhances Collaboration with SAP

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS) and SAP have announced an expansion of their worldwide strategic alliance by signing a global original equipment manufacturer (global OEM) agreement that introduces plans to include SAP HANA delivered by Hitachi Data Systems. This agreement will focus on providing future technology innovation and combined sales and marketing activities to customers... By Subhankar Kundu

Profusion of Mobility Solutions Confuses IT Managers

The way IT managers look at it is the way vendors pitch enterprise mobility to them. The Indian Industry is highly segmented and IT managers meet several vendors as they talk about different solutions and offerings around mobility. For example, some vendors talk about Mobile Application Development Platform (MADP), some about Mobile Device Management (MDM), Mobile Application Management (MAM)... By Subhankar Kundu

Unwiring Traditional Telephony With IP Based PSTN

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A Passion for Technology

By Subhankar Kundu For Ravi Prakash, it was by chance and not by choice that he got into IT, but he regards it as a blessing in disguise. The turning point?  He enrolled for a short term course after graduation during which the organisation offered him a job when it diversified into the ISP business. Working with the only ISP around, he was the obvious choice to set up the infrastructure... By IT NEXT

Mobile Apps Will Facilitate Smarter Automation

Gartner has revealed that by 2017, mobile apps will be downloaded more than 268 billion times, generating revenue of more than $77 billion and making apps one of the most popular computing tools for users across the globe, according to Gartner. As a result, Gartner predicts that mobile users will provide personalized data streams to more than 100 apps and services every day.  “Mobile... By IT NEXT

Mobile Strategies Require Careful Thought

The incidence of mobile computing is pushing companies to relook at their business models. For instance, while the right BYOD strategy can offer benefits such as improved productivity and cost savings, it can also open the door for risks to corporate data security and protection. Navigating to the optimal approach will capitalize on these benefits while reducing the potential business risks of... By IT NEXT

APAC PC Market Shrinks by 10 per cent in 2013

IDC's preliminary results show that the Asia/Pacific (excludingJapan) PC market declined 10 per cent in full year 2013 to reach 108 million units. The economic sluggishness in big emerging markets in the region adversely affected buying sentiments, with education sector projects being a lone bright spot in the commercial space, without which the region could have dropped even further. On the... By IT NEXT