6 Core Principles to Tap Social Media

Many business and IT leaders tasked with executing on social-media-based efforts do not place enough emphasis on the "social" aspect of community participation, according to Gartner, Inc. Although numerous organizations have achieved social media success, failure rates are very high because leaders and managers rely too heavily on social technology functionality and often miss the critical... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Cloud market in India to grow by 70% in 2012: IDC

International Data Corporation (IDC) has released a cloud research report, India Cloud Market Overview, 2011-2016, which provides a reality check and detailed understanding of the adoption in India, future potential and the major trends the market is witnessing. The research also addresses the attitudinal and purchase behaviors of end users and what is influencing them in their choice for... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Stabilizing on SAP

Started in 1977 in South India as a small manufacturing unit for voltage stabilizers, V-Guard Industries is today a leading maker of stabilizers, pumps and motors, electric water heaters, solar water heaters, cables, UPSes, and ceiling fans. With a network of nearly 200 distributors and service centres and above 9500 retailers, it serves the needs of over 50 million customers. Business and... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Brewing IT Virtually

Caf Coffee Day (CCD) is the retail division of Amalgamated Bean Coffee Trading Company Ltd. They grow coffee on their own estates spread across about 10,000 acres and have 1,300 outlets both in the country and overseas. With the expansion in the business, the organisational overheads increased, resulting in increased challenges for the IT head. Some of the challenges that Rajesh Verma, Head-IT... By sanjay.gupta gupta

PC market in India grows 17% in Q2 2012

The combined desk-based and mobile PC market in India totalled nearly 2.9 million units in the second quarter of 2012, a 17 per cent increase over the second quarter of 2011, according to Gartner, Inc. Consumer buying accounted for 50 percent of total PC sales in the second quarter of 2012, said Vishal Tripathi, principal research analyst at Gartner. Consumer PC sales grew 24 percent... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Govt notifies guidelines for use of social media

The government recently notified two frameworks and guidelines which will enable government agencies to use social media effectively to ensure widespread citizen engagement in governance. In a statement, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology said that its Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) has approved and notified two important frameworks. This will... By sanjay.gupta gupta

India app development market to reach $227 million in 2012

The India application development (AD) software market is expected to reach more than $227 million in 2012, an increase of 22.6 percent over 2011, according to Gartner. Growth will be driven by evolving software delivery models, new development methodologies, emerging mobile application development and open source software. Application modernisation and increasing agility will continue to be a... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Cos prefer SaaS for sensitive rather than mission critical data

Avoiding the use of software as a service (SaaS) for critical or sensitive data remains a significant form of risk control for many organizations, according to Gartner, Inc. But those that do use SaaS for such data are more likely to use it for sensitive data than for mission-critical data. These findings are based on Gartner's latest annual survey of the state of risk management programs... By sanjay.gupta gupta

42% Decision makers believe cybercrime set to grow significantly

Cyber-threats were second only to worries caused by economic instability, according to the survey conducted in July 2012 by B2B International in cooperation with Kaspersky Lab. As part of the survey, 3,300 company representatives from 22 countries across the globe expressed their opinions on IT security issues. All the respondents are actively involved in making important business decisions,... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Big data makes you smarter; open data, richer

Whereas "big data" will make organizations smarter, open data will be far more consequential for increasing revenue and business value in today's highly competitive environments, according to Gartner, Inc. "Big data is a topic of growing interest for many business and IT leaders, and there is little doubt that it creates business value by enabling organizations to uncover previously unseen... By sanjay.gupta gupta

Cloud, mobility and open source to drive app dev market

The worldwide application development (AD) software market is expected to reach more than $9 billion in 2012, an increase of 1.8 percent over 2011, according to Gartner. In Australia, spending on application development software is expected to reach A$153.4 million in 2012, up 5 percent over 2011. Growth will be driven by evolving software delivery models, new development methodologies, emerging... By sanjay.gupta gupta

SAP drives software accessibility standards

SAP India has announced its collaboration with Xaviers Resource Centre for the Visually challenged (XRCVC) to launch Project Accessibilitya unique initiative to promote accessibility standards in enterprise software to facilitate employability of the differently-abled in the public and private sector. To aid this project, SAP has set up a team to test SAP software for accessibility needs. The... By sanjay.gupta gupta