What should a CISO outsource?

1. The nexus of force – cloud, mobile, social and APT – is radically transforming security. As organisations look at how to protect this information, the big question ahead of security practitioners is where they should be making their security investments and how much? What are your thoughts on this? Business is increasingly adopting new technologies without considering the... By Manan M

Top 5 Security Predictions for 2014

1.   Android Malware Expands to Industrial Control Systems and Internet of Things As sales of mobile phones likely plateau in the coming years, Android developers are being tasked to find untapped markets for the Google operating system. A few of these emerging markets include tablets, portable game consoles, wearable devices, home automation equipment and industrial control systems (... By Manan M

Top 10 Storage Trends To Watch Out

You have been forecasting the top IT industry trends for storage for Hitachi. What then are the directions you want Hitachi to take? Big data will continue to be the primary concern for the IT industry. For example, exabytes will enter into planning discussions and petabytes will be the newnorm for large data stores. Much attention will be on secondary data generated for copies and backups. The... By Manan M

Technology Champion’s League 2013

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Cloud the Easy Next Step

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Myths about Enterprise Application Orchestration

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Web Security: Tips to Mitigate Risks

There are numerous challenges confronting organisations in the web security space. CIOs and CISOs are trying to find out numerous ways to protect their organisations from attacks originating from the web. According to Vijay Sethi, VP and CIO, Hero MotoCorp, “Web-based applications are now becoming defacto standards for all applications. Some of the newer consumption models of IT services... By Manan M

CYOD: An Alternative To BYOD?

At a time when the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) trend is making headlines, bringing with it challenges and benefits in equal measure, another technology initiative is quietly occupying the middle ground. ‘Choose Your Own Device’ (CYOD) offers many of the benefits of BYOD without some of the drawbacks. With the growth of the ‘always on, always connected’ work culture, the... By Manan M

Integrated Solution To Data Center Efficency

Learn how appropriate changes to the physical plant and cabling can help you: Significantly improve performance of your DC Make your DC ready for the future Improve DC operations and management   Technical experts from Sigma-Byte & Panduit will discuss the latest developments in DC infrastructure design, operation and management, and experienced infrastructure heads will share... By Manan M

Ways To Make Employees More IT Security Aware

Information security has become one of the most important and challenging issues facing today's organisations. With use of technology and widespread connectedness to the environment, organisations increasingly have become exposed to numerous and varied threats. Outsourcing and off-shoring bring new partners into an extended enterprise, with different technologies, cultures, and sensitivities to... By Manan M

4 Ways to Simplify Network Management Using SDN

Most agree to the popular belief that Software Defined Networking is all about controlling/automating many diverse elements within the network stack from a control plane rather than at the component level. The main concept in SDN is the separation of a network device’s control-plane from its data-plane. SDN’s Modus Operandi In simple terms, Vijay Sethi, VP-IT & CIO of... By Manan M

Weigh Your Security Investments

The greatest risk areas need to receive adequate attention and assessment on how they can address serious security threats. In conversation withN Geetha, Chauhan emphasizes how security should be aligned with business functions to make the environment truly secure Why do you think the efficacy of emerging network security technologies is questioned? One of our studies along with Ponemon... By varun gupta