Beware of rogue cloud projects

As if persisting doubts over security and robustness of cloud hadnt done enough to deter enterprises from adopting it in the mainstream, fresh reports of rouge cloud implementations are now threatening to slow the recent cloud momentum. A survey by security vendor Symantec has revealed that a sizeable number of enterprises and SMBs are experiencing escalating costs as a result of rogue cloud... By rajendra gupta

Why you might be paying too much for BI?

Business Intelligence solutions dont come cheap. Thats common knowledge. But how many of us really know the actual cost of a BI solution? Ask around, and chances are that youll have very few hands raised in response to this question. In April 2012, consulting firm Aberdeen Group published the results of a survey in which analysts attempted to work out the cost of an average BI solution.... By rajendra gupta

Drive Manufacturing Excellence to Empower Businesses

This is a strategy conference wherein heads of Finance, Operations and IT from companies large corporations converge for an evening of insights and networking. The salient features of the discussion are as follows: ---How to lower costs on shared services & integrated processesacross sites ---How to standardize systems, information and business processes ---How to optimize supply... By varun gupta

Is your security geared up for Big Data revolution?

There was only so much time before Big Data conversations veered into the realms of security! Seeing as how Big Data is expected to dramatically alter almost every discipline within enterprise computing, it was only a matter of time before information security professionals began discussing the possibilities of what impact it might have on enterprise security. In a brief, security firm RSA has... By rajendra gupta

5 trends most likely to impact performance of your apps

Delivering apps in todays extremely dynamic computing environments is one thing, ensuring that they perform to everybodys satisfaction is quite another. IT managers often receive flack for application performance issues and downtime, despite no real fault of their own. And with the advent of trends like virtualization, cloud and mobility, it has become even more difficult for todays IT managers... By rajendra gupta

Who is influencing IT budgeting and decisions anyway?

IT budgets and decision making is no longer the sole preserve of those in-charge of the IT organization. Increasingly, enterprise architecture practitioners are playing a significant role in determining IT budgets and influencing where those dollars go. According to a recent survey by research and advisory firm Gartner, EA practitioners have an influence over their organization's IT budget... By rajendra gupta

Maruti preps digital training academy for employees

Leading passenger car manufacturer Maruti is prepping a fully equipped digital training academy to provide "live" training across its distribution chain including factories, offices and key dealer outlets. The company is leveraging technology from Hughes Communications India which will provide the studio integration at its training academy, classroom integration at the regional training offices... By rajendra gupta

Prasanna Purple Mobility Solutions deploys Icertis TMS

City and inter-city public transportation services provider Prasanna Purple Mobility Solutions is implementing Icertis Public Transport Management solution to streamline its operations. The cloud offering based on Microsofts Azure platform is expected to make the firms bus operations more efficient and give it an edge over competing operators. The Icertis solution is designed to help city and... By rajendra gupta

What not to do when pitching a data governance project

Are you an IT manager? Did the management just shoot down your data management project? Are you still scratching your head as to why it suffered such a fate? Well, according to Michele Goetz of Forrester Research, most IT managers in their attempt to build a business case for a data governance project tend to overlook one key aspect viz. the incentive for the business organization. Goetz who... By rajendra gupta

Businesses looking to monetize information assets

The financial demands of storing and managing big data will lead 30 per cent of businesses to directly or indirectly monetize their information assets by trading, bartering or outright selling them by 2016. According to research and consulting firm Gartner, many enterprises are starting to appreciate the real market value that their harvested information assets have within their own industries... By rajendra gupta

Cisco rejigs leadership for India market

Cisco has appointed Jeff White as President of India & SAARC to lead its sales and operations in the region. White will also take on the role of leader of a new India board, which comprises senior executives from Ciscos headquarters as well as India. Reporting to Jaime Valls, President of Cisco in Asia Pacific, Japan and Greater China (APJC), White will partner with Faiyaz Shahpurwala,... By rajendra gupta

IT managers looking at next 5 years when buying

The uncertain economic times are making it increasingly difficult for technology decision makers and IT managers to put a strong foot forward in terms of their purchase decisions. Experts suggest that, at present, IT managers are busy charting a long term strategy with regards to their investment decisions. As per technology research firm Ovum, in 2013, IT buyers will be looking for stability... By rajendra gupta