Analytics for better health-care

Andhra governments Aarogyasri Health Care Trust (AHCT) which offers health insurance scheme to Below Poverty Line families (BPL) for treatment of serious illnesses will soon be deploying analytics solution from SAS to optimize its operations and reduce cost overheads. SAS analytics solution will provide AHCT real-time access to data which will help it understand the lead time between pre-... By rajendra gupta

Don't expect much from social media projects just yet

All those folks driving social media initiatives in the hopes of building a social business, shouldn't expect too much in return, at least not for another 2-3 years. Why? Well, according to experts, it's because most projects being deployed currently are subjected to poor leadership and suffer from too much focus on technology. Researchers at Gartner have found that social media projects are... By rajendra gupta

Four tips for sourcing IT in 2013

Complicated as it already is, sourcing of IT is about to get even tricker. Given the advent of cloud computing, mobility, new information sources and social media in the enterprise, sourcing managers will now have to consider these trends when formulating sourcing strategies for their organizations. In a brief intended for those in charge of sourcing and procurement of IT, research and advisory... By rajendra gupta

Boosting Data center performance with fabric architectures

These times are tough. Majority of IT decisions are gravitating towards areas which help in improving the performance of existing IT infrastructure. To which effect, CIOs have a clear mandate to invest on solutions that can boost performance of existing datacenter. But how to do it, is the question that most IT decision makers are struggling to answer. The best way forward is to listen to how... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Tap changing consumer behavior to grow

Global businesses that capitalize on major changes in consumer behavior can generate significant growth over the next few years, says a new report from Accenture. The report concludes that companies able to capitalize on these changes with speed and agility could capture a portion of the trillions of dollars in growth that businesses globally are likely to see over the next few years as the... By rajendra gupta

Three things a BI professional needs to know today

They say that the insights from a BI engine will be only as good as the quality of data that is fed in it. While there's no denying the validity of this argument, given the tremendous growth in the number of data sources in the recent years, it can be now be said that the insights from a BI engine will be only as good as the variety of data sources it refers to. Research and advisory firm... By rajendra gupta

Get BYOD or get left behind

A global survey of IT executives has revealed that a good majority of companies believe BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) can improve their work processes and help them work better in the future, and lead to competitive advantage. The survey, conducted by Dell Quest Software, comprised the views of nearly 1,500 IT decision makers across the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain,... By rajendra gupta

Hype didnt kill Big Data in 2012

Too much of hype around a particular technology can sometime trivialize it, even hurt its adoption. From the amount of press Big Data generated in the last year or so, one could argue that it sometimes ran the risk of becoming one such piece of enterprise technology. However, despite skeptics suggestions that the subject had been over-hyped, sentiments surrounding Big Data and its vendors have... By rajendra gupta

Indian insurers to spend 101 bn rupees on IT in 2013

Indian insurers are about to go on a spending spree! Market research and advisory firm Gartner predicts that insurance firms in India will spend 101 billion rupees on IT products and services in 2013, an increase of more than 9 per cent over 2012 when they spent an approximate 92.5 billion rupees. The forecast includes spending by insurers on internal IT (including personnel), hardware,... By rajendra gupta

Personal computing space at tipping point

Personal computing has come a long way since its humble beginnings and as experts try to gauge what the future holds, they realize that the advancement of computing no longer starts and ends with the personal computer. Since the first smartphone in 2000, and the introduction of the tablet a decade later, we have witnessed an explosion of mobile form factors and a breakneck rate of innovation in... By rajendra gupta

Will data fuel cloud computing growth in 2013?

While the jury might still be out on whether cloud has become enterprise-grade just yet, there is little doubt over its relevance to the modern enterprise and despite concerns over cloud maturity organizations world over continue to experiment with cloud in some shape or form. So how will cloud fare in 2013? According to Laurent Lachal, Senior Analyst, Ovum Research, 2013 will see cloud... By rajendra gupta

Security is no place for traditionalists

In IT, as in life, those who dont evolve, simply perish. It is therefore crucial for IT professionals to constantly evolve themselves and attune their mindsets with the changing times. Gartner VP and distinguished analyst, Paul Proctor, who works with enterprises to help them build mature risk and security programs believes that IT security professionals need to evolve into risk management... By rajendra gupta