Symantec Upgrades NetBackup to Handle Large Scale VMware-based Environments

Symantec has announced the latest version of its NetBackup solution, bringing new functionality to protect the largest scale VMware-based environments as enterprises move to a software-defined data center architecture. NetBackup 7.6 is the only backup product designed for enterprise level scale, which can accommodate hundreds of thousands of virtual machines and petabytes of data while giving... By IT NEXT

Spending on Mobile Ads Will Reach $18 Billion in 2014

Global mobile advertising spending is forecast to reach $18.0 billion in 2014, up from the estimated $13.1 billion in 2013, according to Gartner. The market is expected to grow to $41.9 billion by 2017. Gartner said that display formats will make up most of the revenue, but video will show the highest growth. "Over the next few years, growth in mobile advertising spending will slow due to ad... By IT NEXT

Kalpataru Group Deploys Cloud-based People Management Solutions

Kalpataru, the real estate player has recently gone live with Oracle Human Capital Management (HCM) Cloud, part of Oracle Cloud. The company, which already employs 1200 personnel, is looking to ramp up its employee strength in the near future. To support this rapid talent requirement, Kalpataru opted for Oracle HCM Cloud, including Oracle Global Human Resources (HR) Cloud and Oracle Talent... By IT NEXT

Anticipating Problems is the Key to Success

The IT world is always changing, meaning organizations have to change with it. If they don’t, they soon find themselves out of business or struggling to survive. Since 2014 is sure to bring just as many changes, IT organizations must start accomplishing certain things now so they can adapt more readily to what the new environment has in store. 1.      ... By IT NEXT

Rapid Diffusion of New Technologies Stumps IT Managers

At the very heart of the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) evolution is the ability to access enterprise networks from anywhere, anytime. The range of tools which enable this constant connectivity are becoming more powerful all the time, with laptops, tablets, smartphones and now emerging technologies such as Google Glass, allowing access to a range of communications and business applications, while... By IT NEXT

BYOD is an Increasing Threat to Business Security

Personal mobile devices used for work-related purposes remain one of the main hazards for businesses: 65 per cent of those surveyed saw a threat in the Bring Your Own Device policy. The B2B International survey in collaboration with Kaspersky Lab is based on 2,895 interviews with IT professionals working in companies from 24 countries across the globe. All respondents had an influence on... By IT NEXT

IT Managers Expect CIOs to Lead Change

According to the recent report by Gartner, most CIOs are not ready for digitization in the third era of enterprise IT. Gartner has observed that most CIOs are not prepared for digital leadership. So, what does this report reflect? Is it true or is it just that strong hold on digitization will be observed only with the next gen CIOs, the future IT leaders. But, the learning, the culture and... By IT NEXT

Juniper Helps IT Managers Secure Virtual Workloads on Cloud

IT and security professionals are continually looking to deliver the benefits of virtualization and cloud technologies without undermining security. This requires finding ways to provide robust and granular protection for virtual machines (VM) that can meet the specific security requirements of different workloads, while also being deployed as quickly as a VM instance can be created. The... By IT NEXT

Huge Increase in Sophisticated Attacks and Malicious Traffic

The Cisco 2014 Annual Security Report reveals that threats designed to take advantage of users’ trust in systems, applications and personal networks have reached startling levels. According to the report, a worldwide shortage of nearly a million skilled security professionals is impacting organizations’ abilities to monitor and secure networks, while overall vulnerabilities and... By IT NEXT

Predictive Analytics Can Boost Enterprise Performance

Organizations that use predictive business performance metrics will increase their profitability by 20 per cent by 2017, says Gartner. According to Gartner, organizations should use predictive metrics to alert workers that a business moment (a transient opportunity exploited dynamically that requires unprecedented business velocity and agility) is about to occur, and guide them on the best next... By IT NEXT

Citrix Simplifies Management and Integration of Mac Environments

Citrix has announced the availability of Citrix DesktopPlayer for Mac, a client virtualization solution, which extends the benefits of the Citrix XenDesktop solution to mobile MacBook users. It has given flexibility to IT Managers to get the same environment with Mac users. Using DesktopPlayer with XenDesktop enables Macbook users to switch between local and hosted virtual desktops with... By IT NEXT

ITDMs Should Help Organizations Drive Business Objectives

Whether IT teams should be comfortable in being a support function or should it help businesses drive bottom line or top line growth in 2014 is a question that’s revolving in the minds of IT fraternity. There have been mixed opinions among the IT Managers but the majority feels the changing times is a testament to the fact IT Managers need to think about the business growth and align... By IT NEXT