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Desktop Virtualization
The
virtual desktop
Rajendra Chaudhary looks at the Indian desktop virtualization
market, developments in this space, drivers fuelling its growth
and what the future holds for it
Desktop
Virtualization - en route to maturity
Sanjay Deshmukh, Area Vice President – India subcontinent,
Citrix Systems talked to Express Computer about the fast maturing
concept of virtual desktops for the enterprise and how Citrix
is poised to take the lead in this space
Document
Management Systems
Paperless
Office
Companies are adopting DMS to boost the efficiency of paper-based
processes. Comprehensive systems that are ready-to-use, customized
offerings and integration with other systems are the watch
words here. By Manjari Juneja
“In
bad times like these, there is a stronger need for DMS”
Alok Bharadwaj, Senior Vice President, Canon India, spoke
to Manjari Juneja about the importance of a Document Management
System in an organization
Power Conditioning
Robust
growth
The power conditioning market saw robust growth driven by
an increasing number of power outages. By Rajendra Chaudhary
“The
need for power conditioning solutions is evident”
Ravichandra G. B., Director–Enterprise Business, APC
by Schneider Electric, India discussed the current scenario
in the power conditioning space and factors that continue
to drive it here in the country with Rajendra Chaudhary
Security
Building
a holistic security approach
With the increase in online transactions, rising data thefts,
and maturing attacks, security solutions have proved to be
recession-proof and are poised to ascend to new heights in
2010, writes Nivedan Prakash
“Security
environments are becoming more complex today”
Bhaskar Bakthavatsalu, Regional Director, Check Point Software
Technologies, India and SAARC talked about the company’s
end point security and full disk encryption solutions and
the shortcomings of some UTM appliances
Storage &
Backup
Thin
provisioning, deduplication and storage virtualization
Akhtar Pasha writes that the market will grow in single digits
and that server virtualization will force businesses to redesign
their backup strategies. Thin provisioning, deduplication,
storage virtualization and tape libraries will gain traction
and SANs will be built using SSDs
“The
adoption of SSDs in arrays will be faster in verticals that
have greater dependence on IT such as stock exchanges, banks,
telcos and airlines”
Sanjay Lulla, Director, Technology Solutions - India and SAARC,
EMC Corporation said that virtualization, deduplication and
SSDs in storage arrays would shape the networked storage industry
in 2010 and would help businesses to increase storage efficiency
and reduce costs
Unified Communications
Looking
beyond voice
Integration of point solutions, extending videoconferencing
to the desktop and UC-as-a-service will be some of the trends
in Unified Communications this year. By Subhankar Kundu
“Indian
enterprises across verticals have observed immense benefits
from our UC technologies”
Sanjay Manchanda, Director - Information Worker Division,
Microsoft India talked about the company’s UC offerings,
adoption of Exchange 2010 both in India and abroad and the
role mobile devices will play in the UC space this year
Video Conferencing
Trimming
the travel budget
Distances shortened, eye contact established, voices heard,
words exchanged, discussion over and all of this with no physical
presence. Subhankar Kundu explores recent trends in the video
conferencing space
“Visual
Communications is set to become as ubiquitous as the telephone
in the coming years”
Neeraj Gill MD, Polycom India & SAARC talked about upcoming
developments in video conferencing technology and the company’s
plans for India
Servers
Better
days ahead
Although the server market shrank by 25% in revenue terms
during 2009 with both x86 and UNIX servers being impacted,
2010 is expected to see some growth. By Prashant L Rao
Cloud Computing
Getting
serious about the Cloud
Telecom, banking and oil & gas are more open to cloud
computing and Indian companies are going in for a hybrid model.
By Manjari Juneja
Enterprise
Applications
CRM,
BI and demand forecasting to the fore
Akhtar Pasha writes that the growth story that used to describe
the EAS market two years back has switched gears and that
customers are seeing projects in a new light—focusing
on improving efficiency, reducing costs and improving customer
service. CRM, demand forecasting and BI would be instrumental
in driving this market to 10-12% growth in 2010
Networking
Intelligent
network – the need of the hour
Enterprise networking in India is in the midst of a major
transformation. Increasingly, companies are turning to sophisticated
IT solutions, not just to compete with their peers but also
to grow, writes Nivedan Prakash
PCs &
Notebooks
Notebooks,
desktops and netbooks
Will netbooks grab market share from other form factors in
2010? Will CULV processors rule the roost in 2010? Or will
sales of desktops go up? Subhankar Kundu looks at the ever-changing
PC industry
Printing
Beating
the downturn
The Indian printing industry experienced a healthy growth
rate despite the recession and hopes to continue this growth
momentum in 2010 as well. By Manjari Juneja
Remote Infrastructure
Management
Remote
in Control
The Indian Remote Infrastructure Management (RIM) space presents
plenty of opportunities for service providers and the market
is expected to grow as we march towards economic stability
in 2010. By Rajendra Chaudhary
Structured
Cabling
Backbone
of the IT infrastructure
Although the Indian structured cabling market had to face
the wrath of the global economic crisis last year, it is slated
for steady growth in the years to come, writes Nivedan Prakash
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