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Primary Storage
Consolidate,
virtualize, de-duplication, thin provision
The market saw traction in storage consolidation, virtualization,
data de-duplication and thin provisioning in 2007 and these
trends are here to stay. By Abhinav Singh
Secondary Storage
Higher
capacity and throughput drive secondary storage
Virtual Tape Library, tape automation and faster disk drives
for (D2D2T) backup and compliance have become norm. By Abhinav
Singh
Security
Changing
security threat landscapes
2007 saw a shift in the threat landscape, globally and in
India. Varun Aggarwal attempts to investigate what lies ahead
Outsourcing
Domestic
outsourcing set to enter the run rate business
As Indian companies expand their core businesses they are
outsourcing their IT needs making the Indian domestic market
a significant one for outsourcing vendors, says Mohd Shariff
PA
Networking
Smart
intelligent networks
As convergence brings voice, data and video onto the same
network, new technologies are rewriting the rules for collaboration.
Adding intelligence to the network has enabled applications
and services to be delivered in a more effective manner. By
Vinita Gupta
Video Conferencing
Boardroom
communication just got bigger
With the world turning into a global market, businesses have
realized that the most productive way of conducting meetings
lies in video conferencing which not only cuts travel costs
but also reduces travel time. By Nivedan Prakash
PCs & Workstation
PCs,
still the enabler
The PC and Workstation market in India continues to hold its
own. Although notebook sales could appear to be a threat to
this market, thanks to e-government projects and small towns
the PC is still a popular choice, writes Varun Aggarwal
Servers
UNIX
peaks, x86 slows
The UNIX server market took a big leap, while x86 sales continues
to be sluggish. By Akhtar Pasha
Open Source
Maturing
bit by bit
Linux as a key open source technology has passed from test
and development to running mainstream applications. By Kushal
Shah
Enterprise Wide Application
Bull
run continues in EAS
SMBs, manufacturing/ non-manufacturing, energy, retail, government
and customer-centric businesses have added fuel to the burgeoning
EAS market in 2007. Akhtar Pasha says projects are being aligned
by business drivers more than anything else. Especially given
the growth prospects in India, the alignment is towards growth
and global compliance and this will drive business in 2008
Document Management System
Integration
is the word for DMS
Given the fact that large PSU- enterprises are still paper-based,
India has emerged as a key market for DMS. This market is
evolving and is headed towards enterprise content management.
By Neeraj Gandhi
Imaging & Printing
Coexistence
is the way ahead
As the printing requirements of enterprises grow, the focus
is expected to shift to effectively leveraging printers and
MFDs. It would no longer be a race between the two, but it
would be all about co-existence. By Neeraj Gandhi
Power Conditioning
Data
centers propel power conditioning
Given the power crisis in India, data centers, SMBs, large
business and home users are all buying UPS for business continuity.
By Nivedan Prakash
Broadband
Broadband:
yet to fire
The condition of broadband in India with respect to speed,
cost and choices is dismal. We are far from achieving our
target of 20 million broadband subscribers by the end of 2010
set by TRAI. By Kushal Shah
Infrastructure Management
Moving
toward RIMS
The delivery of infrastructure management services has started
moving towards the remote model with shared services infrastructure
and best-of-breed tools, writes Vinita Gupta
Mobile Computing
From
desktop-centric to notebook-centric
Further price erosion in the notebook PC segment and robust
growth in 2007 signals maturity in the market and rings an
era where consumers and corporate users are both shifting
from desktop-centric to notebook-centric computing. Smart
phones are also gaining ground. By Mohd Shariff PA
Databases
Databases
for mission critical apps
Growing data volumes have resulted in databases scaling up
to support mission-critical applications, writes Vinita Gupta
Peripherals
The
best is yet to come
If you thought that last year witnessed the best as far as
peripherals were concerned, just wait for FY 2008-09 to roll
out the red carpet for the latest and newest computer peripherals.
By Neeraj Gandhi
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