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2010:
what to expect
Cover Story
Core
data center spending will be hot in 2010
After a lull, enterprise application software spending is
expected to make a strong come back in 2010 especially ERP
and BI. Server-storage virtualization with DR and cloud services
will be other technologies in the wish list of CIOs during
2010. Rajendra Chaudhary tracked the spending spree
EAS
spending will grow in 2010
After a 18 month long hiatus in EAS spending, enterprises
will be focusing on BI & EAS upgrades in 2010 as large
enterprises have stabilized their ERP investments and have
huge databases that they want to analyze for strategic business
decisions. By Rajendra Chaudhary
Server
virtualization will dominate in 2010
Server virtualization will be a big priority in 2010 with
businesses moving their pilots into production. By Rajendra
Chaudhary
Cloud(y)
adoption
As ClOs continue to remain fascinated with cloud computing,
vendors believed that their efforts will start to bear fruit
in 2010. By Rajendra Chaudhary
Head to Head
An
executive conversation
Aditya Birla Minacs provides customized business process outsourcing
solutions focused around CRM/contact centers, marketing, finance
& accounting and IT
Vertical
Focus
IT
to cement infrastructure growth
The CIOs of the infrastructure vertical are compelled to look
at IT as a business driver. By N Geetha
Case Study
The
holy grail of audit
Emphasis on audits and regular checks helped tighten infosec
at Yes Bank By Aditya Kelekar
Bank
uninterrupted
PNB's business continuity plan springs from a deep desire
to provide uninterrupted service to customers By Aditya Kelekar
Fortifying
IT security
At Wipro, role-based access bolsters the company's IT security
By Aditya Kelekar
Special Feature
Energy
crisis in DC to continue in 2010
A recent Gartner survey found that the current DC challenges
faced by organizations will worsen in 2010 and unless something
is done immediately, those running the facilities will have
their hands full with serious monetary and operational challenges.
By Rajendra Chaudhary
Cybersecurity:
the year that was
2009 brought new tools for the CIOs, and new threats to deal
with. By Aditya Kelekar
Crossfire
"CIOs
today are now open to converse around data"
Suganthi Shivkumar, MD, South Asia, Informatica said data
has become a life-line for organizations and that the data
quality can often determine the fate of an enterprise in these
uncertain times. Rajendra Chaudhary talked to her about the
importance of data quality
By Invitation
The
case for the defence
Securing the foundation of the Internet business platform
The
SOA story
The adoption Of SOA among Indian enterprises and its impact
By Asheesh Raina
Update
Large
customers want to go beyond basic customer service
Like most other enterprise applications segments, CRM too
has seen some tough times on the adoption front recently.
Rajendra Chaudhary caught up Gerald Prabhu, Executive Director,
Strategic Alliance & Marketing of CDC CRM Solutions and
asked him about the current market scenario, adoption trends
in CRM
Successful
data warehousing projects needs careful planning
Ashok Ekbote, Country Manager, Teradata India said that data
wareshousing (DW) projects don't necessarily have to be exhaustive
and expensive undertakings. A little bit of careful planning
can ensure success. Rajendra Chaudhary, discussed some finer
points of DW implementations
Banking
and telecom can push the outsourcing of document management
Mark Petit, Executive Director, Xerox Global Services, Xerox
India discussed the acceptance of outsourcing document management
services within large enterprise with Rajendra Chaudhary
Q&A
Managing
inboxes give IT managers headaches
Microsoft admited that some aspects of software licensing
policies have not found favor with customers. Amit Mehta,
Director, Unified Communications, Microsoft India talked about
the learning from previous products that went in the making
of Exchange Server 2010. By Aditya Kelekar
Exchange
Server 2010 now in India
Microsoft has launched its next generation e-mail messaging
solution, Exchange Server
Bridging
the technology gap
Jonathan Rende, Vice President and General Manager, Business
Technology Optimization, Applications, Software and Solutions,
HP, spoke to N Geetha on how BTO can help business to bridge
the gaps that exists between IT strategy, applications and
operations
Security
Bytes
First
iPhone worm found
The first iPhone worm, dubbed as Ikee, is now very much here,
according to F-Secure, an antivirus vendor
SMEs
lose $ 40 million to cyberfrauds, phishing attacks on rise
According to Websense's latest security round-up, the security
breaches that made it to the top of the news included FBI's
revelation of losses suffered by SMEs to cyberfrauds amounting
to $ 40 million, a volley of phishing attacks on UK nationals
and the online disclosure of thousands of Hotmail passwords
Indian
IT Act gets a facelift
The long-awaited amendment to the Information Technology Act
(Amendment) Act 2008, which aims at tightening procedures
and safeguards for monitoring and interception of data to
prevent cyber crimes, has come into force
USA's
House Science subcommittee extends NIST's cybersecurity powers
The House Science and Technology Subcommittee on Technology
and Innovation approved a bill giving the National Institute
of Standards and Technology additional responsibilities for
developing cybersecurity standards, including ensuring privacy
protection for electronic health records
IBM
buys Guardium for its prized database monitoring technology
IBM intends to use Guardium's database monitoring technology
to help companies safeguard their internal data and to automate
certain tasks required for regulatory compliance
Russian
freemail provider hosts maximum domains used for hosting phishing,
APWG report
In an industry advisory, the Anti-Phishing War Group (APWG)
has summarized its findings on trends in phishing attacks
in first half of 2009
Analyst's
View
IT
industry outlook by Gartner
The IT industry is exiting its worst year ever, as worldwide
IT spending is on pace to decline 5.2 percent, according to
Gartner
3Com
will boost HP portfolio, says Saugatech Research
HP will purchase 3Com, a leading provider of networking switching,
routing and security solutions, at a price of $7.90 per share
in cash or an enterprise value of approximately $2.7 billion
Asia
Pacific enterprise software spending to Grow 10.2% in 2010
Asia Pacific's enterprise software market revenue is forecast
to reach US$ 22.1 billion in 2010, posting 10.2 percent growth,
according to Gartner
Technology
News
NaviSite's
Managed Hosting Services power InMobi's expansion
InMobi, a global mobile advertising networks, selected NaviSite's
managed-hosting services to expand its reach into the North
American mobile advertising space
Financial
institutions can save over 50 per cent on networking operational
costs
Financial institutions can achieve over 50 percent of TCO
by moving away from do-it-yourself (DIY) network infrastructures
and using shared managed extranet services, according to a
newly-published whitepaper from an independent research firm
that has been sponsored by BT
VMware
to help Indian business drive efficiency and innovation by
energizing IT
VMware, the global leader in virtualization solutions from
the desktop through the datacenter and to the cloud, has announced
new initiatives around its core products—VMware View,
the VMware vCenter Product Family, and VMware vSphere-to drive
'business infrastructure virtualization' adoption in India
Konkan
Railway uses IBM technology to manage train schedules; cut
energy cost by 20%
India's youngest rail operator Konkan Railway, is leveraging
IBM software to extract fresh insight to improve its trains
management system, to ensure commuter safety and reduce energy
costs by 20 percent
HDS’
new application and data recovery solutions
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Hitachi, Ltd has announced the addition of the Hitachi
Dynamic Replicator to its replication and data protection
software portfolio
Cancer
Patients Aid Association adopts IVR and mobile based payments
Many non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are looking for
alternative techniques for garnering donations besides the
traditional ways of raising money for charity, from the corporate
sector and HNIs, which of late have been facing turbulence
Products
Downtime
Pratap S Gharge, Vice President & CIO, Bajaj Electricals
Ltd
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