Facebook Chat on ‘Cloud as a Service’ – Join The Conversation!

Cloud Computing is often described as a stack, as a response to the broad range of services built on top of one another under the moniker “Cloud”. Cloud computing providers offer their services according to these fundamental models: infrastructure as…

Tweet-Up on ‘What’s real in real-time customer experience?’ – Join The Conversation!

We live in a world of instant where email may very well be considered the new snail mail. I’d be the first to admit too that I fit quite firmly in that group of customers who demand answers and demand…

Nadella faces big challenge in mobile tech

The appointment of Satya Nadella as the new Microsoft CEO would strengthen its push towards cloud computing and emerging markets, but questions still remain over how the company plans to stay relevant in the future as consumers veer towards alternative…

More India-born executives could head tech firms in future

With speculation rife that Microsoft Corp was considering another Indian-origin executive for its top position, experts feel it signals the maturity of both, Indian techies as well as the overall industry and that an increasing number of Indians could head technology multinationals…

GoDaddy expands domain of web naming business

GoDaddy, Scottsdale, Arizona-based registrar of Internet names, has a made a name for itself in the Indian market with rates as low as Rs 59 per month, notching up over a million customers and stealing well-known newage internet clients away from competitors.…

Infosys Lab head to quit

Subrahmanyam Goparaju, Senior Vice-President and Head of Infosys Labs, will be quitting the company by this year-end. Savio D'Souza will manage Infosys Labs’ Service Differentiation Platforms group and Anindya Sircar will manage the IP Cell, according to a filing on the…

Does Salesforce1 Meet The Needs Of Indian Enterprises?

Salesforce.com, the San Francisco based cloud computing company, announced the release of their new mobility and apps oriented Salesforce1 platform at the Salesforce Dreamforce Conference on 18 November. “The new Salesforce1 platform has effectively rebranded its already established Force.com solution,”…

Senior level exits may affect Infosys business, staff morale

The unending exodus from Infosys of its top executives may now seem to be an everyday affair but insiders in the company as well as analysts say that it is affecting the morale of the employees. “Shake-ups were bound to…

5 lessons IT leaders can learn from Obamacare rollout mistakes

There’s still plenty of disagreement about the ideology, efficacy and even legality of the Affordable Care Act (i.e. Obamacare), but there’s broad consensus that the launch of HealthCare.gov website was a dismal failure. And like so many tech rollout disasters, this one…

Infosys North America Head of Utilities quits

Stephen Pratt, Head of Utilities and Resources, North America, has quit Infosys. The exit follows that of Ashok Vemuri, who was Head of Americas and Global Head of Manufacturing and Engineering Services and a Board member. According to a filing with…

Infosys North America Head of Utilities quits

Stephen Pratt, Head of Utilities and Resources, North America, has quit Infosys. The exit follows that of Ashok Vemuri, who was Head of Americas and Global Head of Manufacturing and Engineering Services and a Board member. According to a filing…

Not out of the woods

While the second quarter was aided by a depreciating Rupee and signs of outsourcing demand pickup, the rest of the fiscal year may not be strong due to impending passage of the Immigration Bill, increased regulatory oversight regarding visas and…

How to sail through complex Due Diligence process

Setting up systems, adhering to all financial and legal requirements and transparency will help a venture sail through an increasingly complex due diligence process. Tight-fisted investors are taking longer to close deals at startups as they become more alive to the…

Infosys to settle US visa case with a $35-m fine

Infosys on Tuesday said that it is close to resolving its ongoing visa-related case with the US authorities. According to a statement made by the Office of US Attorney John M. Bales for the Eastern District of Texas, the State Department…

Social business is the way ahead

Years ago, it was just unthinkable that you would decide whether to watch a movie or not on the basis of short and snappy reviews posted by strangers, indulge in blatant narcissism by posting 'selfies' and revel in the 'likes'…

Forecast 2014: Boost your mobile bandwidth

When Robert Howard first took over as CIO at Armstrong Atlantic State University in Savannah, Ga., last year, there was little doubt of his mandate. "Wireless connectivity and general bandwidth issues were a point of concern among students," Howard says. And…

Microsoft in a Flux

On July 11, 2013 Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer, in a long mail to Microsoft's employees, set in motion a broad corporate shakeup. An overhaul of the corporate strategy in Microsoft had been under speculation a few months prior to this…

Combining to Conquer

Rajiv Srivastava laughed as he shared a few light moments with one of the journalists he had invited for a select press briefing on August 26. The meeting, in a roof-top conference room at the Oberoi Hotel in New Delhi,…

Microsoft Looks To Get Its Mojo Back

Rahul Banerjee, vice-president of sales and marketing in a leading consumer goods company, is a road warrior. He spends almost 20 days a month visiting various cities. Earlier, on his trips, he routinely packed his laptop, his iPad and a…

Identity management: how the cloud can help your business

The risk of attack is increasing, but few small to midsize businesses are taking the basic measures needed to prevent it. The costs incurred from a compromise are vast; damaged systems and software must be replaced – and that’s on…

Experts Slam BlackBerry For Overpriced Q10

BlackBerry's new Q10 Smartphone has failed to generate any significant interest amongst the tech enthusiasts and users, who termed the phone as overpriced. The Canadian manufacturer has unveiled its QWERTY Smartphone, Q10 in India at a whopping price tag of…

Flipkart biggest rival Amazon is here

India was hardly on Jeffrey Preston "Jeff" Bezos's mind when he conceived the business in 1994. But, the founder of Amazon (it was initially incorporated as Cadabra), today a e-retailer behemoth, saw one of his early orders was from halfway…

Flipkart biggest rival, Amazon, is here

India was hardly on Jeffrey Preston "Jeff" Bezos's mind when he conceived the business in 1994. But, the founder of Amazon (it was initially incorporated as Cadabra), today a e-retailer behemoth, saw one of his early orders was from halfway…