STRATEGIES FROM A CIO

Never confuse transformation with technology strategy. For core technology – it is better to go internal. Here’s a CIO’s formula for using technology right. From high-accuracy-oriented NLG to stress-testing platforms, from scalable frameworks to microservices, from reusable modules to machine learning, this CIO rates technology with a distinct report card. Ramesh Lakshminarayanan, CIO, CRISIL discusses some of the CIO strategies.

Configuring Data

Many people have argued about data lakes and/or data warehouses. Here is another one on this never ending debate

Data Power

Importance of data in the digital transformation strategy

BANKING ON CLOUD

International financial institutions look upon India as a lucrative destination. Dilipkumar Khandelwal, MD & Global Head, Technology Centres, Deutsche Bank, tells us more

Cloud And Ai Needed During Lockdown

In a networked world, the stronger your relationships are – and the more strategic your associations – the more value you’ll be able to deliver to buyers. Data and analytics from Dun & Bradstreet (DNB) bring distinct clarity to customers’ relationship-related decisions; whether these relationships involve buyers, prospects, suppliers or partners (potential or actual). Julian Prower, MD, Dun and Bradstreet India, tells us more

STATE OF CONNECTED ENTERPRISES

On being inter-connected in a WFH environment

Smart to Autonomous

Schneider Electric and Microsoft recently held a webinar on the topic of ‘Buildings of the future: Smart to autonomous’. The speakers were Anil Chaudhry, MD and Zone President, Schneider Electric, India, and Anant Maheshwari, President, Microsoft India

SECURE WORKPLACE COLLABORATION PLATFORM

Flock is a proprietary messaging and collaboration tool, founded by tech entrepreneur, Bhavin Turakhia in 2014. The app is available on Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS and Web. Here, Bhavin Turakhia, Founder & CEO, Flock, tells us more about how businesses will be, post Covid-19

Prioritisaion of Automation Essential

Rockwell Automation recently organised a webinar addressing the challenges faced by the Indian chemicals industry. The participants were Dilip Sawhney, MD, Rockwell Automation India, Amrish Goel, President Strategy and CIO, Deepak Fertilisers and Bimal Puri, VP & CIO, SRF Technical Textiles

On the Cusp of Takeoff?

Despite Covid-19 and its impact, the telecom, media and technology (TMT) industry in India is exuding strange confidence

GIG WORKFORCE WILL BE MORE PREVALENT

The Harbinger Group envisions a world in which its products enable transformation through enterprise software, digital learning or product innovations. Nitin Kulkarni, COO, Harbinger Group, tells us more regarding the future of work

How did India Manage data Surge?

The Corona spread and the subsequent lockdown led to a massive surge in the use of the internet across India. Lockdowns, social distancing and the new normal of restricted workforce has pushed users to explore new scenarios to maintain life and business continuity

Big Data Refinery

The E-inauguration ceremony of the Yotta Infrastructure nM1 datacentre was recently held. The participants were Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani, Founder Chairman, Hiranandani Group, Darshan Hiranandani, Group CEO, Hiranandani Group, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister, Law and Justice, Electronics and IT, and Communications, Government of India, Uddhav Thackeray, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Subhash Desai, Minister of Industry, Maharashtra and Sunil Gupta, Managing Partner and CEO, Yotta. Here is a report

Dealing with Black Swans

No one knows what the future holds. Therefore, dealing with a black swan event is less about expecting the unexpected, and more about your ability to respond

Smart And Edge Datacentres For E-Governance Services

Digital technologies have the power to accelerate inclusive growth in countries such as India. It is expected that India because of its demographic dividend, is slated to see growth

Digital Transformation For FMCG

Rockwell Automation India recently held a web conference on digital transformation in the new normal for the FMCG industry. Here is an overview

Using AI for Good Business and Sustainability

From the Terminator and the Matrix in pop culture, to facial recognition and ethical issues, AI has always been a hot topic and it’s had a history of negative press. In fact, AI is a force for good! How has AI actually helped in the fight against corona virus — the crisis that’s changed all our lives? And, how is it helping in other areas, for example, preventing climate change?

STPI Transforms Government's Vision

The opening session the 29th STPI Foundation Day kicked off with Dr. Omkar Rai, DG, Software Technology Parks of India, who said that the STPI is a very industry-friendly organization. We have worked as a service provider for the Indian industry. We received the ISO certificate in the 1990s. We are providing the bandwidth and solving the problems of the Indian IT industry. We have been sticking with our work culture. As soon as Covid-19 happened, we gave a notification on March 11 for WFH

TECHNOLOGY FOR BUSINESS GROWTH

Dr. Richard SOlEY Executive Director, Digital Twin Consortium

PRIVATE CLOUD FOR DATACENTERS

VINOD GANESANCountry Manager, India, Cloudera

Innovation and Role of Government

The Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) recently celebrated its 29th Foundation Day. At the inaugural session, Dr Rajendra Kumar, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and IT welcomed the delegates stating that we should all work together to achieve the vision of a digital economy. Rajneesh Agarwal, Director, STPI Noida, who moderated the session, said that STPI is a premier government organization working for the promotion of IT

Datacentre Spectrum

The datacentre scene is evolving very fast, with many diverse developments taking place. On one hand, India has built the largest datacentre in Asia and received the highest design certificate for it from the US. On the other hand, there are signs that investments in datacentres may be declining in India, while investments in cheaper, cloud-based data storage and management options are going up. Read on to find out about this melange of datacentre-related developments

COBOTS FOR INDUSTRY

RAJEEV SHARMA Chief Strategy Officer, Mitsubishi Electric India

A Challenge with Opportunities

As the pandemic continues to spill across the globe impacting lives, livelihood, and businesses, it has made us realize that we need to flatten the curve and move forward on a war footing

Blockchain And Corona

Today this COVID-19 crisis makes me wonder, that if we had a blockchain-based real-time reporting of Communicable Diseases, maybe we could have avoided a pandemic?

Businesses Need To Embrace Digitisation On Scale

DQLive, Cybermedia, hosted a webinar on Accelerate Your Business Growth, in the Ask Me Anything series, featuring Karan Bajwa, Managing Director, Google Cloud

RISING DEEP LEARNING VIDEO SURVEILLANCE

Prama Hikvision India is a supplier of video surveillance products and solutions. It specialises in video surveillance technology and designing and manufacturing a full-line of innovative CCTV and video surveillance products. The product line ranges from cameras and DVRs to video management software. Since its inception in 2001, Hikvision has quickly achieved a leading worldwide market position in the security industry. Here, Ashish P. Dhakan, MD & CEO, Prama Hikvision India, tells us more about what it is doing in India and about the Indian video surveillance market

MEETING THE NEEDS OF PATIENTS AND PROVIDERS

Siemens Healthineers India enables healthcare providers to increase value by empowering them on their journey towards expanding precision medicine, transforming care delivery, and improving patient experience, all enabled by digitalising healthcare. Here, Gerd Hoefner, MD & President, Siemens Healthcare, talks about transforming the future of healthcare in India

Tackle Corona Effectively

AT&T is at the forefront of helping the enterprise workforce shift from face-to-face communications to mobile and WiFi-based solutions

MORE APPEALING MODEL

Red Hat offers open source solutions, using a community-powered approach to deliver high-performing Linux, cloud, container and Kubernetes technologies. We help you standardise across environments, develop cloud-native applications, and integrate, automate, secure, and manage complex environments with award-winning support, training and consulting services. Marshal Correia, VP & GM, India, South Asia, Red Hat, tells us more about the future of work