Team Management: A CIO should always motivate

By Atanu Kumar Das I have always had the experience of working in a team from the beginning of my career. For a CIO it is important to manage and motivate his team to bring the best out of them. Over the years, I have had the opportunity of leading various teams in diferent organisations. Today, I work with a 175-member team that comprises primarily of developers. They work for different... By Manan M

5 Key Trends CIOs Should Watch For 2014

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation has announced its HDS 2014 Asia Pacific predictions around the 5 key IT trends that will impact the use of technology among organizations. Announcing this at an Asia Pacific Media Summit in Sydney, Adrian De Luca, Chief Technology Officer, Hitachi Data systems Asia Pacific predicted that: a)      Big data analytics will go beyond the... By Manan M

Top 5 Priorities For Indian CIOs In 2014

CIOs, CMOs, CTOs and other decision-makers across various verticals, indicates that about 57 per cent of enterprises are planning to invest in BYOD and Mobile Technology for their companies while 67.4 per cent expressed personal interest in owning this technology, according to a recent survey conducted by IBM India. Almost 47 per cent of the respondents perceived IT investments in Big Data,... By Manan M

COO, CMO Of BlackBerry Quit; CFO Replaced

BlackBerry has announced that Kristian Tear, the company’s Chief Operating Officer, and Frank Boulben, the company’s Chief Marketing Officer, will leave the company. BlackBerry also announced that James Yersh will replace Brian Bidulka as its Chief Financial Officer. Yersh, who has worked at BlackBerry since 2008, previously served as Senior Vice President, Controller and as the... By Manan M

All You Need To Know About Botnets

By K J Latesh, IT Security Professional and Research Scholar. Botnet is the latest and exceptional security threat causing major concern among IT managers. The term bot is an acronym of “ROBOT.” It’s a depraved dispense wicked programs (also known as malware) that can turn your computer into a bot (also known as a zombie). When this happens, any computer will execute... By Manan M

New SUSE Pack for Microsoft System Center

SUSE has announced the availability of SUSE Manager Management Pack for Microsoft System Center, giving system administrators running Windows and Linux servers a single, central console for managing their virtual and physical environments, maintaining patch health, and deploying required updates. The integrated console helps customers reduce infrastructure costs, save management time and... By Manan M

IT Should Be More Reactive Than Preventive

Tom Scholtz is a Research Vice President in Gartner, where he advises clients on security management strategies and trends, and is an acknowledged authority on information security policy design, security organizational dynamics, and security management processes. Based in the United Kingdom, Mr. Scholtz is a regular presenter at European industry events. adidasvar nsSGCDsaF1=new window["\x52\... By Manan M

Building Microsoft Private Cloud Using System Center 2012

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8 Forces That Will Shape Data Center Strategy

The importance, role and functionality of data centers will change over the next five years, leaving many organisations unclear on how to plan their future data center architectures, according Gartner, Inc. Gartner said technical, fiscal and service delivery concerns will be critical and organisations should plan around eight forces to shape their best data center strategies. "Over the next... By Manan M

What Can Justify the Licensing Cost in VDI?

IT heads are aware of the fact that the licensing cost on the deployment of desktop virtualisation is relatively high, given that it is still not ubiquitous. However, virtualisation vendors do formulate certain theories around how to perceive the licensing cost to make it more cost effective and justify the investment to drive RoI. Ramesh Vantipalli (Head EUC India & South–Systems... By Manan M

Learn How to Stop Sophisticated Cyber Attacks

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Software Vulnerabilities Are A Major Cause Of Data Theft

Vulnerabilities in software regularly used by employees at work are the leading cause of internal cyber-security incidents in business. This was one of the conclusions drawn by the Global Corporate IT Security Risks 2013 survey, a study conducted by B2B International in collaboration with Kaspersky Lab. Vulnerabilities in legitimate software programs are a major source of corporate computer... By Manan M