How is BI aligned with Business Strategy?

Use a bottom-up approach Considering that there are more than a million customers and huge transactions, Id assume this manufacturing company has a few core systems (ERP, CRM, Accounting, Sales, HR, etc) and some basic integration between them. The company would need to make sense of the data, analyse trends, etc. So, there is a need for BI or the benefits of BI. But the main question is how... By sanjay.gupta gupta

2013 ICT Investments will go with Business Priorities

IDC says that cautious investment climate will force companies and vendors in India to elevate the ICT investments to be prioritised by business priorities in 2013 International Data Corporation (IDC) expects Indian businesses will take a cautionary stance when considering their ICT spending in 2013. Apart from investments in the hardware infrastructure, IDC predicts that strategies like geo... By varun gupta

Arshiya goes live with CRMnext

CRMnexts single, comprehensive view of sales and operations will improve efficiencies and better customer relationship Arshiya International, a pioneering Unified Supply Chain Infrastructure and Solutions Group has gone live with Acidaes Solutions CRMnext solutions to drive operational efficiency and business growth. According to Acidaes Solutions Private Limited, a specialist Customer... By varun gupta

Arshiya goes live with CRMnext

CRMnexts single, comprehensive view of sales and operations will improve efficiencies and better customer relationship Arshiya International, a pioneering Unified Supply Chain Infrastructure and Solutions Group has gone live with Acidaes Solutions CRMnext solutions to drive operational efficiency and business growth. According to Acidaes Solutions Private Limited, a specialist Customer... By varun gupta

Vedanta To Drive Operational Efficiency with IBM

IBM leveraged BladeCenter and System X Storage portfolio which enabled Vedanta to enhance its overall management system and reduce costs Vedanta, a globally diversified natural resources group, has tied up with IBM to create a robust infrastructure forthe resource planning system of their power business. IBM, leveraging its BladeCenter and System X storage portfolio, was able to provide a... By varun gupta

FortiGuard Labs 2013 Top Threat Predictions

Fortinet, a high-performance network security player revealed FortiGuard Labs 2013 threat predictions, highlighting six threats to watch out for next year. Top 6 Security Predictions for 2013 1. APTs Target Individuals through Mobile Platforms APTs also known as Advanced Persistent Threats are defined by their ability to use sophisticated technology and multiple methods and vectors to reach... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Future Cloud is safe, agile and efficient

Symantec Corp. announced its vision for safe, agile and efficient clouds. In five years, companies will operate in a converged IT world of cloud, virtualisation and mobile computing where clouds are safe. IT organizations will have better visibility, control and compliance across their private and public clouds. To get there, Symantec extends its security, data storage and information... By sanjay.gupta gupta

7 Storage Trends to Impact the IT Industry in 2013

Software defined data center becomes the new buzzword - Software defined data centers will take on cloud computing to become the new industry buzz word. Software defined storage will have significant - impact on cloud, appliances and SSDs/Flash storage implementations. - Commodity hardware, appliances and cloud will become increasing reliant on smart software that will define and drive the... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Three Hindrances to Datacenter Innovation

Nearly 85 percent of organizations say that issues with as well as asset and uptime issuesresulted in delayed or aborted application rollouts, reduced ability to support customers, and unplanned reallocation strategic goals during the past year. According to an IDC study these issues reduce IT's ability to support business innovation and get maximum business value from IT hardware and software... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Three Hindrances to Datacenter Innovation

Nearly 85 percent of organizations say that issues with as well as asset and uptime issuesresulted in delayed or aborted application rollouts, reduced ability to support customers, and unplanned reallocation strategic goals during the past year. According to an IDC study these issues reduce IT's ability to support business innovation and get maximum business value from IT hardware and software... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Three Security Hurdles impacting the BYOD Initiative

Seventy percent of respondents in a recent survey by Gartner, Inc. said that they have or are planning to have "bring your own device" (BYOD) policies within the next 12 months to allow employees to use personal mobile devices to connect to enterprise applications. Thirty-three percent of all organizations surveyed currently have BYOD policies in place for mobile devices, such as smartphones... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Gartner on How Capitalism Will Exploit Technology to Cause Disruption

CIOs new disrupt As the gap between the rich and the poor in developed economies becoming increasingly concentrated in the hands of a small the to collaborate, campaign and agitate against perceived inequities, threat. These Maverick spark new, unconventional insights. Maverick research is formation process to deliver breakthrough, innovative and disruptive "While capitalism won't collapse,... By sanjay.gupta gupta