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Editor's
Letter
Making
IT governance work for your organization
Cover Story
Institutionalizing
IT Governance
When attempting IT Governance the CIO needs to win the confidence
of not only the top brass but also those on the lower rungs
of the organizational hierarchy. By Rajendra Chaudhary
Vertical
Focus
Focus
On: SWAN progress in individual states
A lot depends on the state-sponsored SWAN. Or does it? Departments
in states that have implemented SWAN are making good use of
the network infrastructure, but some others in states without
a SWAN are doing well too.
By Invitation
Testing
for real gains
A proper assessment of e-Governance projects should include
an evaluation of the utility value of projects. By Mayank
Saxena
Future
of outsourcing
The slowdown is likely to have a positive effect on the LPO
industry in India, the author argues. By Lokendra Tomar
Techvisor
Respecting
the IT guy
When it comes to getting recognition for their efforts, lower
ranked IT workers say they deserve a little bit more. By Rajendra
Chaudhary
Head to Head
Reliance
Money
The Rs 352 crore online broking and distribution major, Reliance
Money, believes in being the first mover in deploying technology
tools across its operations
Case Study
Everyone
loves a fair price
MSAMB's computerization drive has helped accomplish many things,
including dissemination of ESSENTIAL information. By Aditya
Kelekar
(Q&A)
There's
more to a CISO's job than just security
Girish Trivedi, Deputy Director, South Asia Middle East, ICT
Practice, Frost & Sullivan, talks about the evolution
of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in a conversation
with Rajendra Chaudhary.
IT
in logistics: Not there yet
Sumeet Nadkar, CFO & Head-Logistics SBU, Kale Consultants
talks about the tech adoption trends in the Indian logistics
space and discusses in detail the IT savviness of Indian LSPs
with Rajendra Chaudhary.
BI's
growing in importance
Chase Hacker, Director, Business Intelligence, Sybase Asia
Pacific spoke to Nivedan Prakash about the latest trends in
BI and the challenges for Indian enterprises
Don't
just talk about deploying applications, says F5
Satyen Parikh, MD-India & SAARC Region, F5 Networks, talks
to Rajendra Chaudhary about the urgent need for making application
delivery a strategic priority.
Wipro's
technology transformation promise
In a chat with Rajendra Chaudhary, Anuj Bhalla, GM & Business
Unit Head-Enterprise Services, Wipro Infotech talks candidly
about Technology Transformation Services, his company's latest
service offering and its viability in the current economic
climate.
Storage
is a strategic discussion for SMBs today
In a chat with Amit Malhotra, Manager Volume Storage, StorageWorks
Division- Asia Pacific & Japan, HP, Rajendra Chaudhary
finds out more about the latest storage trends in the SMB
space.
Vendor Watch
Appetite
for more?
The slowdown may have reduced IT spending in most industries,
but major IT vendors continue to augment their suite of products
by acquisitions. Those acquired include the Pure Digital,
maker of the smart and sleek Flip camcorder and Sun, the name
associated with the omnipresent Java.
Security
Bytes
In
the cloud? Tread with caution!
IT managers who thought a transition to cloud computing would
solve all their teething infrastructure troubles may need
to do a reality check
Heartland's
quarterly losses amount to $2.5 million
Heartland Payment Systems has said that it was facing losses
this quarter as a direct result of the data breach it disclosed
earlier this year
Many
firms lack fixed IT security budget, F&S report
According to a recent Frost & Sullivan survey based on
responses from CIOs across industries, a significant number
of CIOs in India didn't have any fixed budget for IT security,
the procurement of IT security products in these companies
was purely demand-based and adherence to standards is abysmally
low
Ananlyst
Views
IT
cost reduction & security top priorities for CIOs in 2009-10,
finds survey
The Mumbai-based CIO KLUB, in association with Ernst &
Young, initiated an "Enterprise IT Investment Trends"
survey to capture key IT trends and investment patterns across
various sectors
Products
Curtain Raiser
Know
thy direction
Discussion in Tech Sabhas have been the fodder for many a
bright idea. Recent participants share their views on what
can keep the event ticking. By Aditya Kelekar
Crossfire
Keep
checking what the business want
How does the successful CIO adapt to the changing economic
conditions? Gartner VP & Distinguished Analyst John Mahoney
spoke to Express Intelligent Enterprise Sr. Correspondent
Aditya Kelekar about CIO’s role in times of turbulence.
Downtime
Vijay Mehra, Global Chief Information Officer, Essar Group
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