IT spending in India will top $100 billion in 2022, says Gartner
Indian CIOs are likely to increase their spending towards projects that drive innovation and modernizing legacy systems. Hiring a workforce that can deliver on these needs will also be a key priority. Next year, Indian CIOs are prioritizing a move away from rigid and monolithic ways of doing business to a more composable business and IT architecture where they will be able to better respond to... By CIO&Leader
data governance programs are critical to trusting data for confident decision making: new study
66% of data and analytics professionals experienced improved data quality as a “leading benefit” when implementing data governance programs, a trend that rises to a staggering 83% for organizations that already have a mature data governance framework in place. With 75% of respondents also acknowledging that data quality is their organization’s “top concern,” reveals the reports on Trends in Data... By CIO&Leader
The role of a CIO in fostering an agile DevOps culture
The word DevOps has made a solid mark for itself in the IT industry in the last decade. It’s always a part of any tech trends conversation, and the market numbers speak for themselves. The size of the Global DevOps market was estimated at around USD 4311 million in 2020, and is projected to reach USD 5114.5 million with an 18% CAGR. That’s tremendous! Every other IT organization seems to be... By Anupam Kulkarni
India’s software market revenues to surpass USD 8.2 billion by end of 2021: IDC
The India software market is estimated to surpass USD 8.2 billion by the end of the calendar year 2021, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Software Tracker 1H21 (January-June). India software market was pegged at USD 4.0 billion in 1H21, registering a growth of 15.9% year-over-year. India accounted for a share of 18.3% of the overall Asia-Pacific excluding... By CIO&Leader
Three common mistakes to avoid when securing hybrid network
For many business leaders around the world, there’s been no hard-and-fast decision on whether or when the majority of employees will return to an in-person office space. Companies are hearing a variety of concerns from individuals who previously worked in-office, ranging from conditions related to the COVID-19 pandemic to the desire for a better work-life balance. At the same time, organizations... By Rajesh Maurya
More than one-third of cybersecurity technologies used by companies in India outdated: Report
Over a third of cybersecurity technologies used by Indian organisations are outdated, according to a recent study published by Cisco. Study titled “Security Outcomes Study Volume 2” stats that 37% of cybersecurity technologies used by companies in India are considered outdated by security and privacy professionals working at these organisations. 33 per cent of respondents from India considered... By CIO&Leader
63% of organizations are losing trust in legacy vendors: Survey
CrowdStrike, Inc. a leader in cloud-delivered protection of endpoints, cloud workloads, identity and data, today announced the release of the 2021 CrowdStrike Global Security Attitude Survey, conducted by independent research firm Vanson Bourne. The report highlights ransomware payout demands and extortion fees are massively increasing, while trust in legacy IT vendors has... By
Five tech-trends in retail that will accelerate growth
2021 witnessed disruptions in retail, with businesses optimizing their inventory and supply chain to ensure their fulfillment was immediate. They further evolved and added fulfillment centres, in their premises, to cater to new consumer needs like BOPIS (buy online and pick up in-store) or BORIS (Buy online and return in-store), curbside pick-up and same-day delivery. Here are five trends from... By
30% of critical infrastructure organizations to experience severesecurity breach by 2025: Gartner
At least 30% of critical infrastructure organizations will experience a security breach by 2025, which will most likely result in the halting of an operations- or mission-critical cyber-physical system, according to Gartner. Currently, critical infrastructure security has become a primary concern for governments across the globe, including the U.S., the U.K, EU, Canada and Australia who have... By CIO&Leader
Pure Storage Introduces New FlashArray Model For Demanding Enterprise Workloads
Pure Storage, the IT pioneer that delivers storage-as-a-service in a multi-cloud world, today announced FlashArray//XL, the newest member of the FlashArray family, designed for mission-critical, platinum tier enterprise applications - from massive databases to containerized and cloud-native apps. FlashArray//XL delivers unmatched performance and scale with a nearly 80% improvement in IOPS. With... By
Navigating the hype and realities of edge computing
Edge computing powers many advanced innovations in the world, such as Augmented Reality (AR), the Internet of Things (IoT), automated vehicles, and remote surgeries. These technologies require essential capabilities to process and analyze vast quantities of data in real-time, to produce actionable insights. Leveraging 'Edge Computing' can drive powerful data transformations for businesses and... By Sandeep Bhargava