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Right To Privacy To Boost The Encryption Market In Five Years

Carlos Creus Moreira, CEO, WiseKey who has spent most of his time as a UN expert on IT and eSecurity was recently in India. His visit to India coincided with the Supreme Court’s landmark  judgment on making privacy the fundamental right. Moreira finds the judgment unprecedented and a far cry that will boost the encryption market in India. To justify his point, he compares the judgment with the European Union’s the right to be forgotten which triggered a wave of cyber security in that continent. Here are the excerpts of the interaction:

What We Need Is Not Just Security But A Better Cyber Security

Dataquest spoke to Dr Debabrata Nayak, CSO, Huawei Telecommunications India to understand from him how the cyber security space is becoming more critical and complex. Dr Nayak stressed on the need to have better cyber security in place for every organization. Excerpts:

ICANN Is Changing The Keys For The Internet's Addressing System

Internet users should contact their ISP or network operators to make certain that they are ready for the key change

Digital Adoption Dynamics In Manufacturing

An Accenture research finds that balancing digital investments is key to driving sustainable growth in India’s manufacturing sector

VR and Beyond: Powering the Immersive Computing Era

A number of futurists predict that VR will dramatically change education and the landscape of many industries ranging from retail to military, healthcare to entertainment, and gaming to fashion.

What Digital India can Mean for Cloud Telephony

The vision of Digital India is to give the power of technology to people with nothing more than a basic mobile phone to communicate.

Thriving in a Cloud-Everywhere World

If C-level executives really want to beat competitors at digital transformation, a fundamental re-think of the network and application performance infrastructure is required.

We Introduced India's First And Asia's Largest Tier-IV DataCenter

With the advent of the 3rd platform - IT Organizations the world over are looking at agile development methods- and in that context secured off-premise hosting of mission critical apps is the key pillar of their sourcing strategies. In that context, Datacenters play a pivotal role in bringing application integrity and security. CtrlS is aneminent player in the extremely competitive DC space, shares Sridhar Pinnapureddy, Founder and CEO, CtrlS Datacenters in a conversation with Dataquest.

The T-School Survey: Creating Future- Ready Workforce

The existence of traditional job-roles in the IT industry is at risk, given the fact that bots and automation are fast eating into them. This is making T-Schools conscious as well as anxious. As a result, T-Schools are now showing the signs of change and are aligning to the industry requirements. They are partnering with IT firms to offer students handson experience on latest technologies – cloud, IoT, AI, robotics and cyber security, etc.

IoT Cybersecurity... The World Of Unknown For Organizations And Nations!

McKinsey global institute research estimated the probable impact of the IoT on the global economy might reach $6.2tn by 2025. Along with it, the Indian market is poised to reach $15bn by 2020 as cited by a NASSCOM study “IoT in India - The Next Big Wave”

3i Infotech Services Mantra: Integrated End To End Solutions To Partner With Clients In Their Digital Journey

In an exclusive interaction with DATAQUEST, Mohua Sengupta, EVP & Global Head of Services at 3i Infotech Ltd., talks about how the company’s strongplay in the market is empowering digital business transformations

PNB MetLife And J&K Bank Co-Create Tech Platform To Boost CX

The combined nature of the savings account coupled with the insurance product simplicity and ease of on-boarding is expected to further help JKB fulfill its charter for ‘Financial Inclusion and Financial Deepening.’ 

DXC Technology Charts Ambitious Roadmap In India

The company is expected to escalate its play in the Digital Transformation space leveraging organic assets (CSC) and synergies out of HPE’s services business

Telecom Gears Up for the IT-led Revival

As competition in the crowded telecom market heats up, players will be facing an increasing urge to embrace new technologies to turn the tide in their favour.

How Tech Is Disrupting Retail

With customers expecting personalized and seamless omni-channel experience, Indian retailers are turning to technology and actively investing in mobility, customer engagement, and analytics solutions.

Harnessing ICT For A Sustainable Tomorrow

The energy, oil, and gas sector being one of the important pillars in the country's economic development requires pragmatic ICT investments. ICT is a huge enabler for this sector as it can help in cutting costs and optimizing resources.

Robots To Rule The Workplace

The prospect of robots taking up jobs might sound scary, but it's an impending reality already started happening in some pockets. Though with displacement also comes new job opportunities.

LPG Subsidy, Directly Into Your Bank Account

Since the consumers were facing a lot of problems with regards to linking their LPG connection with Aadhar, LPG companies roped in Cyfuture to set up five customer care centers to help consumers.

Future Without Passwords

In future you may be able to login to an application by using your heartbeats, brainwaves, or just a selfie.

Risks And Benefits Of Using Prepaid Wallet

It is time for us to ponder upon the perks and risks involved in payment methods before opting for them! As far as promotions are concerned, we will be wiser if we remember the old adage: Theres no such thing as a free lunch!

Brand Advertising:Chicken Soup For Business

Tier 2 system integrators are now embarking on elaborate advertising initiatives.

Top 5 IT Trends To Expect In 2016

2015 saw an upsurge of new and innovative technologies. Though as much as it’s important to look back and re-evaluate the trends which marked the year, it is also essential to get ready for what the future might hold. In view of this, here are the top five IT trends to expect in 2016.

Stunted By Disruption

Globally the server market is going through a depression, but due to aggressive digital initiatives in India, FY 18 is expected to be a better year than FY 17

On The Growth Path

The India It security market is on the threshold of a boom. thanks to the ever-changing threat landscape that calls for radical new ways of managing the It security infrastructure 

Kodak Alaris Registers 13% Growth In India

Vivek Naidu, VP, information management Kodak Alaris India

Aadhaar Can Match Any World Standard In Terms Of Data Security

As UIDAI completes nearly an year since its inception, Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Deputy Director General, UIDAI R.O.- DELHI, joins Dataquest in an exclusive conversation discussing its success story and how it serves as an aiding hand for other digital schemes even when the Supreme Court quashes the necessity to make Aadhaar compulsory.

E- Suvidha Has Started A Revolution

The Government of Uttar Pradesh in an endeavor to bridge the gap amidst public, business and government services introduced the e-Suvidha project. In an interaction with Dataquest, Mr. G.S. Naveen Kumar, I.A.S, Special Secretary, Department of IT and Electronics represented the Government of Uttar Pradesh for the Dataquest Vertical Warrior Award at the Dataquest Economy Conclave 2017. In an interaction, Mr. Kumar talked about the initiative, challenges and the industry.

Data Is The New Fuel For The Global Economy

Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions (RBEI) is putting a lot of focus on leveraging the power of data and data analytics tools. Sri Krishnan, Vice President, RBEI tells that its data analytics offering has an entire range of solutions from data gathering, modeling, validating and deployment in the real world environment. With the advent of Internet-of-Things, data analytics has become an integral part of any connected eco-system. Its team is actively creating such end-to-end IoT solutions for business domains like mobility, industry 4.0, smart homes, healthcare, agriculture and energy, etc. Excerpts:

India's Smartphone Business Has Growth Potential: Gartner

Smartphones in India will represent 62% of all Mobile Phone Sales in 2018

Oyo Goes Digital With Crm To Enhance User Experience

OYO Rooms has in a very short time emerged as India’s leading branded network of hotels offering standardized stay experiences at a competitive price. Millions of web and mobile visitors every month turn to OYO to book a room from more than 7000 hotels in 200+ cities. OYO has raised over $180mn from Softbank, Sequoia, and Lightspeed. The company has grown rapidly beating several challenges. Vishal Jain – Vice President of Growth and Marketing at OYO tells Dataquest how the company plans to go ahead and what types of strategies it has adopted to increase reach.