Virtualisation software maker VMware expects the takeover of its parent, EMC Corp, by Dell to help it make inroads into the small and medium enterprises and businesses market in India, where the US technology giant has a large presence. Experts…
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Mobility Cloud to define the future of Computing
Building new types of computers, constructing an intelligent cloud and helping companies increase productivity are the three “interlocking ambitions” he wants Microsoft Corp. to pursue “boldly”, CEO Satya Nadella said in a conversation on Thursday. “Satya did great justice to…
Safe And Ready For Any, Say VMware Execs
Ever since Dell announced its plans of $67 billion acquisition EMC, making it the largest tech mergers of all time – tech enthusiasts and analysts have gone wild predicting how Dell will integrate EMC into its current offerings. One of the most discussed part…
Why are Indian Telcos resorting to offer insurance cover?
After Telenor, Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL), which runs under the brand MTS, is all set to provide insurance cover to its data subscribers. For the first time, with Telenor, a telecom operator has started offering life insurance to its new and existing customers, with…
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Driving Revenue In The Face Of Digital Transformation – A CSO Directive
Digital disruption is allowing customers to engage with organisations through new-age customer touch points like mobile devices, app stores and online communities. Traditional go-to-market channels like retail stores are being replaced by new-age digital channels such as mCommerce and eCommerce…
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The Insight-Led Approach To Talent Processes – Points To Ponder for CHROs
The correlation between employee engagement and organisational success is a no-brainer. Over decades while Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs) have automated processes that translate to improved employee performance, they continue to search better ways to motivate employees. The need to…
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Delivering Customer Experiences That Bring Home The Dollars – A CMO’s Guidebook
To serve a growing customer base and better manage customer experience across all touch points, organisations are increasingly moving away from siloed Systems of Transaction in favour of contextual Systems of Engagement. These new systems are expected to help marketers…
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Making Cloud Work For Your Organisation – Questions CIOs Must Ask
Cloud Computing as a service provisioning mechanism is graduating to become a mainstay option for organisations. Despite skepticism, CIOs are exploring, pilot testing or using in production Cloud offerings in some form or shape. Earlier touted to be only popular…
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Redefining The Supply Chain Paradigm – A New COO Diktat
In order to remain competitive and secure earnings growth, organisations are looking at both process automation and newer technology systems to redefine their supply chain. The Board of Directors in most organisations expect this change to be led by the…
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The New-Age Fundamentals of Technology Cost Analysis: A CFO Handbook
The constant state of flux in world economies is changing the status quo for organisations; most importantly the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Per a recent Greyhound Research study titled, Emerging Markets CFO Priorities 2016, nearly 80% CFOs in the Asia Pacific…
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FISME and Microsoft to enable more than 10,000 SMBs for cloud adoption – CIO India
Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME), an apex industry body, and Microsoft have come together to enable more than 10,000 micro, small and medium businesses across the country to adopt information technology and cloud computing. This…
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FISME Microsoft to enable more than 10000 Indian SMBs to adopt cloud by 2016 – Dataquest India
Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME), an apex industry body, and Microsoft have come together to enable more than 10,000 Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises across the country to adopt information technology and cloud computing. This…
Microsoft Office 2016 India Price Announced
The Redmond-based technology major Microsoft on Wednesday said that all users who have a subscription of Office 365, which is a cloud-based service, will get the new Office 2016 for free. Other users can purchase the new suite, which is available in 14…
VodafoneIn has a new ally in IBM for a whopping $1 bn deal
Vodafone, one of India's top telecom operators, is now in talks with the software major IBM for the renewal of a $1 billion outsourcing contract that will expire in June next year. The mobile network operator outsources services like management of…
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Microsoft Office 365 users to get Office 2016 free
The Redmond-based technology major Microsoft on Wednesday said that all users who have a subscription of Office 365, which is a cloud-based service, will get the new Office 2016 for free. Although the technology major may be focused on collaboration,…
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Blackstone buys Serco BPO operations for £250 million
Private equity firm Blackstone has acquired a majority stake in Serco’s BPO operations for £250 million (₹2,558 crore). This is the largest such deal for Blackstone in India. The sale does not include the UK business of Serco Global Services,…
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How Vodafone, RCom, Aircel & MTS use Big Data, analytics to reduce customer churn and increase ARPUs
Telecom operators including Vodafone, Reliance Communications, Aircel and MTS India are investing in technologies such as big data and analytics amid growth in data consumption as they look to retain subscribers and increase revenue per user. Analytics allow telecom companies…
Greyhound Research Keynote & Panel Discussions Microsoft Partner Summit
What is the event about? As a business owner, your key intent would be to drive long term growth and profitability for your business. To stay ahead of the game, you need solutions and trusted partners, who can help transform…
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Microsoft India’s cloud updates: 3 data centres launched today
Microsoft has made some significant announcements on its cloud strategy in India. The software giant has shared updates on its local data centres. As part of today's announcements, the company has launched three centres in Mumbai, Pune, and Chennai; and said…
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Office 2016 – A New Chapter In Microsoft’s History
On September 22, 2015, Microsoft announced the launch of it's new office, Office 2016. This is a significant announcement post the launch of Windows 10 which has been touted to be the company’s last official Operating System. Over and beyond the…
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Blackberry Acquires Goods – End Of Rough Or The Final Nail?
On September 04, 2015, Blackberry announced the acquisition of Good Technology for US$ 425 million in cash. This is a significant announcement given the looming doubts on the future of Blackberry and the increasing presence of its competitors in the Enterprise…
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Restoring & Reinventing
On 20 august — which happened to be Infosys founder N.R. Narayana Murthy’s 69th birthday — the company CEO and managing director Vishal Sikka announced a new set of services, ‘Aikido’. Named after Japanese martial art that is about defeating…
Google to continue to sharpen focus on India
Google Inc. is continuing to sharpen its focus on its India business by attempting to get more non-English speaking users online, providing more offline content to users with poor bandwidth, boosting the growth of its Android ecosystem, and helping more…
Did differences with promoters lead to Sanjay Kapoor’s exit from Micromax?
Micromax Chairman Sanjay Kapoor has quit the company, just 15 months after he had joined the mobile phone company with a grand vision. The exit, therefore, comes as a big surprise because Kapoor had readied a blueprint for taking Micromax…
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Can RailTel improve Internet connectivity for rural India?
After getting a fresh look from NOFN to BharatNet, the project is once again seeing some light of day but having already missed two earlier deadlines and still so many complexities around, it will not be surprising if the large-scale…
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More than 75% Indian Organisations Run Their Key Business Functions In Isolation
As India slips on the Ease of Doing Business Index, it is imperative to understand why businesses are struggling to operate at maximum efficiency levels. Our survey of 1500+ key decision-makers from emerging large organisations established another major problem -…
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93% Indian Organizations Place Data Security As Top Business Priority
Indian organizations are riding a massive wave of transformation, and technology is steering this change in most cases. It is changing the way products are manufactured and delivered to the market. Over the past few years India Inc. has seen…
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Mastering Growth In Changing Times
It’s a no-brainer that the world around us is changing fast. Consumerisation is rampant and instant gratification is the new normal. Individuals, Organisations, and Governments need to move at an agile pace to better adapt to these new market conditions.…
Technology Users are Using Their Mobile Phones to Look up PCs: Ritu Gupta, Dell India
Dell’s latest research on PC user trends of emerging India in partnership with Greyhound Research has revealed useful insights about the preferences of youth. Youth from tier 2 and 3 cities are heavily focused on creating content on PCs. PCs…
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