Future Data Centers to be More Agile and Easy to Manage

Keeping in view the constant changing trends of data centers and rising demands evolving from newer technology trends such as integrated IT, big data and analytics faced by IT Managers and CIOs today, HP’s converged System and converged Storage promise to give enterprises the speed, agility and lower economics to build the next-generation data centers . Data centers are reaching an... By IT NEXT

VDI is the Primary Enabler of BYOD, Say ITDMs

Most industry players, vendors and senior IT managers agree that desktop virtualisation and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) complement each other as the former is imperative to provide a robust and effective framework and foundation for BYOD adoption. Anoop Handa, EVP & CIO, Fullerton India, who has deployed desktop virtualisation, though, believes that desktop virtualisation technology is... By IT NEXT

Cisco Makes it Easier to Deliver DaaS

The cost of desktop virtualization has been an area of concern for most of the IT managers and CIOs. This is more the reason why vendors are constantly betting big on DaaS though the IT community across verticals has been watchful.   Cisco’s new Desktop as a Service (DaaS) solution will drive agility to the cloud-based desktop virtualization solutions product portfolio. The DaaS... By IT NEXT

Simple Mantras for IT Managers to be Creative

 As a leadership coach, I have been interacting with IT managers over the past few years. I find them sharp and aspirational even as they want to add value and work hard.  However, because of the changes in domain and evolving new technologies, it goes without saying that they need to catch up with the changes and stay abreast of recent trends. The stress of constantly being in... By IT NEXT

ITDMs Should Embrace Enterprise Social Collaboration

For many Chief Information Officers (CIOs), enterprise social collaboration is the elephant in the room. Today, only a small percentage of CIOs embrace social media, making enterprise social collaboration a hard sell to executives who are unsure how it can work for their organization. “There are several reasons why CIOs are reluctant to implement a social collaboration platform in their... By IT NEXT

Security Concerns Propel Demand for Networking Technologies

According to IDC’s recently published Q3 Enterprise Networking tracker, the overall switch market in 2013 is set to grow by about 0.3 per cent and routing market by about 0.8 per cent, compared to 2012. While the more dynamic and the comparatively smaller WLAN market is set to grow by a whopping 36 per cent for the same period. “WLAN market seems to be growing exponentially as the... By IT NEXT

Insurance Sector IT Spending Goes Up in 2014

As global economies continue to mend gradually and insurance markets harden, IDC Financial Insights projects technology spending of Asian insurers rising in tandem.  Amongst others, IDC Financial Insights sees the necessity to - enhance operational flexibility and optimize on business process; innovate in product development and pricing; improve speed to market to stay competitive and... By IT NEXT

SDN To Dominate Data Center by 2015

Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its 2013DataCenterand SDN Strategies. The highlights of the study explore the current state of the data center and North American enterprises’ plans to evolve the data center over the next 2 years. "Physical networks continue to be the foundation for the high-performance connectivity that today’s virtualized... By IT NEXT

Next100 2013 Winners Are Here!

The gala night of Next100 2013 celebrated the future IT leaders of India with a glittering function at Hyatt Regency, Pune on December 14. Like every year, 100 senior IT managers across the country from different companies were felicitated with the Next100 awards who have the skills, talent and spirit to become CIOs. The winners were awarded for their significant work in IT in their respective... By IT NEXT

Internet of Things to Grow to 26 bn Units By 2020

It’s time where the world is looking at devices talking to devices. That’s what the Internet of Things (IoT) does. Gartner has forecasted that it will grow to 26 billion units installed base by 2020, representing an almost 30-fold increase from 0.9 billion in 2009. Gartner said that IoT product and service suppliers will generate incremental revenue exceeding $300 billion, mostly in... By IT NEXT

Will Mobility Take the Precedent in IT Managers’ Scheme of Things?

Driven by the twin necessities of resource optimization & business agility, more than 37 per cent of organizations across the major industry verticals in India consider Mobility a top enterprise IT priority for the next fiscal year, according to a newly published research report by IDC titled “Enterprise Mobility 2013 Trends and Priorities in India." 1 The survey was conducted with... By IT NEXT

How a Next100 Winner Went on to Become CIO.

At IT Next, our constant effort to pave the way for Senior IT managers get the top seat has impacted many careers, many lives. Our Next100 awards, an industry recognition for the skills, talent and business minds of IT managers across industries have shaped the careers of many IT managers, helping in positioning them to become CIO. That’s why we call them the ‘Future CIOs”.... By IT NEXT