DataQuest - May 2025

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Dataquest Magazine aims to explore the intricate world of information technology and its impact across various industries. As a premier IT publication, it delivers in-depth articles, expert interviews, case studies, and reviews on the latest technologies, market trends, and strategic developments in IT. By showcasing the ever-evolving IT landscape, Dataquest empowers professionals and readers to navigate the digital era with confidence.

With a strong focus on India's rapidly growing tech industry, Dataquest provides a detailed view of the nation's IT ecosystem—spotlighting achievements, challenges, and future opportunities. The magazine is a vital resource for staying informed about the latest innovations, policy changes, key players, and industry updates in the Indian IT space.

The New C-Suite Ally: Generative AI

The role of Chief Executives and their C-suite counterparts is profoundly transformed, driven by the rapid advancements in Artificial Intelligence, particularly Generative AI (GenAI).

7 mins

Generative AI and New Geopolitics

Why does the US government restrict companies like NVIDIA from supplying GPUs to other countries, including China? What did the fall in NVIDIA and other tech giants of the USA share prices with the launch of the DeepSeek signal? What is the response of the USA and other countries?

6 mins

Chief Intelligence Officers? How Gen AI is rewiring the CXO's Brain

Not long ago, executive strategy hinged on experience, instinct, and PowerPoint decks.

3 mins

Agentic Al: A la Carte or Table d'hote?

It's only been a few years since SaaS and Cloud models disrupted the IT licensing landscape with a completely new pricing approach. Will it last now? How do you crunch the 'pay as you use' maths in the AI era?

10 mins

Betting on AI vs. Banking on AI

AI in banking is as much about privacy, transparency and explainability as it is about higher wallet-share and personalisation. Rajashekara V. Maiya, VP and Global Head of Business Consulting, Infosys Finacle, explains why, and how carefully, banks are embracing AI while he also assesses the prospects of microservices, APIs, open banking, embedded finance, decentralised financing, capital markets, wealth management in this shift to AI-assisted and AI-driven banking.

4 mins

AI is like a super coder at our disposal

Ultimately, we need to shift from AI vs. developers to an AI + developers' mindset, advises Nagasanthosh Joysula, Co-founder of TableSprint, as he unpacks the new trend and possibilities of Vibe coding, while also addressing concerns around quality, accuracy, the value of human lens, copyrights, citizen-coding etc.

5 mins

How Enterprises Can Rethink Data Management in the AI Era

Enterprises are generating data at an unprecedented scale, requiring a shift from traditional storage to AI-driven solutions. Sanjay Agrawal from Hitachi Vantara discusses how enterprises can rethink data management with AI.

4 mins

Packing a punch with containerised AI applications

Just like no two lunchboxes look the same, there are endless possibilities and considerations in the development of a modernised IT infrastructure.

3 mins

Red Herrings, where Red Flags should be!

AI-washing is serious, but AI Safety-washing is worth an extra furrow over the eyebrows. When hats are packaged as helmets, the furrow leads to a deeper and darker rabbit-burrow.

7 mins

Is Nuke the Next Normal?

All SMRs utilise nuclear energy, but not all SMRs function the same way. Which one do you prefer?

6 mins

"We're excited to support India's push to develop their domestic capabilities in advanced technology"

Ritu Favre, President, Emerson Test & Measurement Business Group, answers a wide range of questions from the test market, acquisition of NI, the India story, AI, data analytics, to their partner ecosystem.

6 mins

Liquid Cooling is ideal today, essential tomorrow, says HPE CTO

Ranganath Sadasiva, CTO of HPE India, discusses how generative AI is reshaping enterprise IT, the urgent sustainability challenges facing data centres, and why liquid cooling is the future of high- performance computing.

7 mins

How Oberoi Realty is Redefining Luxury Real Estate Through Digital Transformation

In an exclusive interview, Pankaj Pandit, CIO of Oberoi Realty, discusses how the company is leveraging digital transformation—from AI and IoT to cloud computing and BIM—to redefine customer experiences and operational excellence in luxury real estate.

6 mins

India's Critical Role: Flexera's CTO on Strategic Growth and Talent

As the pace of digital transformation speeds up, Flexera is investing even more into India, in particular as a strategic hub for innovation, product development, and customer success.

3 mins

If IT is the curate's egg, can the right open source wipe away all the egg-shells?

We are not No.1, says this CTO.

10+ mins

The Identity Illusion: Open-Source Trust in a Post-Perimeter World

Attackers no longer breach networks—they breach assumptions. With federated identity systems powered by open-source code and 80+ machine identities for every human user, security teams face a growing, ungoverned surface. CyberArk's Lavi Lazarovitz lays out why defence-in-depth must now start at the identity layer—and where most stacks fall short.

3 mins

Public sector in India is looking at the next wave of digitization and digital transformation

Shipra Sinha, Lead Analyst – Industry Intelligence Group (IIG), CyberMedia Research (CMR), engaged in a conversation with Rishi Mehta, President and CEO of WAISL, and Pankaj Gupta, Leader – Public Sector, AWS India and South Asia, to explore how digital transformation is reshaping India’s public sector and aviation industries.

3 mins

SAP NOW AI Tour Mumbai 2025: Business AI at Scale, with India at the Helm

SAP has made a strategic shift from automation to agentic AI — a framework where AI is seamlessly embedded across applications, data, and platforms to unlock autonomous, outcome-driven business processes.

4 mins

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DataQuest Magazine Description:

DataQuest Magazine is India's leading technology media publication, providing in-depth analysis of market trends and fast-changing technologies. It is a must-read for anyone who wants to stay ahead of the curve in the Indian IT industry.

Each issue of DataQuest Magazine is packed with essential information for IT professionals, including:

* In-depth analysis of the Indian IT market: DataQuest Magazine's team of experienced journalists provides expert analysis of the key factors driving the Indian IT market, as well as the challenges and opportunities facing Indian IT companies.
* Profiles of successful Indian IT companies and entrepreneurs: DataQuest Magazine profiles the most successful Indian IT companies and entrepreneurs, sharing their stories and insights with readers.
* Interviews with IT leaders and experts: DataQuest Magazine features exclusive interviews with leading IT leaders and experts, providing readers with a first-hand look at the minds of the people who are shaping the Indian IT industry.
* Articles on the latest IT trends and technologies: DataQuest Magazine covers the latest IT trends and technologies, helping readers stay ahead of the curve and make informed decisions.
* Advice on how to start and run a successful IT business: DataQuest Magazine provides valuable advice on how to start and run a successful IT business, from developing a business plan to managing finances to marketing and sales.

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