#GreyhoundInMedia: IT Scores as Automobile Sales Grow #Press #Media #CIO

After a prolonged and disheartening drought for two years, things are finally looking up for the auto sector. Due to positive consumer sentiments and new models being introduced in the market, the auto sector is showing signs of revival. The credit,…

#GreyhoundInMedia: A CIO’s metamorphosis from IT enabler to strategic business leader #Press #Media #FirstBiz

While the CFO has the liberty to look into matters only concerning finance and the CMO can concentrate on marketing, the CIO has, of late, lost the liberty to focus on matters concerning only IT. The lines have blurred and…

#GreyhoundInMedia: How To Pick The Right Mobile Sales Force Automation App #Press #Media

For Ywain Cheney, Fridays used to be dominated by manually uploading documents and photos to his company's intranet. He spent several hours updating the site to provide the sales department with the tools it needed. Cheney, head of the art department…

#GreyhoundInMedia: The Cons Of Microsoft Office 365 #Press #Media

The Office 365 SaaS offering from the software giant Microsoft has some serious flaws according to industry experts and research firms. ‘’Since the Office 365 is a cloud based offering the purchasing and transferring of licences becomes a complex issue,’’…

70% Organizations Use Mobility in Emerging Markets

Greyhound Research has announced a new study on Enterprise Mobility. The study deals with how business leaders are increasingly demanding access to enterprise applications on mobile. More than 70 per cent of the organizations Greyhound interviewed stated to have plans…

#GreyhoundInMedia: 70 percent of organizations in emerging markets have plans for mobilizing enterprise apps: Greyhound Research study #Press # Media

The study finds that although enterprise mobility is emerging as a key priority for organizations, 50 percent of IT decision makers are unclear about the best approach to source mobility applications and manage security. Greyhound Research today announced a new study…

70% enterprises in emerging markets embrace mobility: Survey

More than 70 percent of the organisations have plans to spend on projects for mobilising enterprise apps – while apps like CRM, BI and HCM are gaining traction on the mobile, traditional apps like email and calendaring continue to be…

Enterprise Mobility – Value Lies in Data, Not Device Alone!

Times have changed, and so has how we use smartphones. From their earlier simplistic use of fetching email and contacts, smartphones are now the powerhouse for consumers and business users who use mobile gadgets for accessing applications and surf the…

Enterprise Mobility – Value Lies in Data, Not Device Alone!

Times have changed, and so has how we use smartphones. From their earlier simplistic use of fetching email and contacts, smartphones are now the powerhouse for consumers and business users who use mobile gadgets for accessing applications and surf the web.…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Oracle’s victory over Google on API copyright may impact software development #Press #Media

Excluding APIs from copyright protection key to development of the Internet. Technology major Oracle’s victory over Google in a recent lawsuit over copyrighting Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) may cause additional problems to software developers and impact how various IT systems interact…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Jaypee plans Rs.18,000 crore initial investment in microchip facility #Press #Media

Jaypee Group will proceed with its ambitious microchip fabrication facility in partnership with International Business Machines Corp., betting that a new government at the centre will boost infrastructure development, the lack of which has discouraged semiconductor makers from setting up plants in…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Lacking Emphasis #Press #Media #HP #MphasiS

Earlier this year, MphasiS, the bangalore based software services player, unveiled its new logo with great fanfare. The logo had a new visual appeal, with the subtext ‘Unleash the Next’, in place of ‘An HP Company’ earlier. Speaking on the occasion,…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Cognizant Q1 profit up 23% to $349m #Press #Media

Increased spending by clients in North America and Europe helped software solutions provider Cognizant Technology Solutions meet its first quarter revenue target of $2.42 billion, an increase of 19.9 per cent compared with the quarter ended March 31, 2013. Its…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Vishal’s departure from SAP may hit customer confidence: Analysts #Press #Media

German business software maker SAP AG said Vishal Sikka, head of products and innovation, has stepped down and that it had named two new members to its executive board. Sikka was leaving SAP for personal reasons with immediate effect, the company…

Tackling Threats In A Virtual Environment

Cloud based storage and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure(VDI) are the terms which do not require any introduction in the IT world as both the technologies have emerged as a hot cake for the industry with almost every major IT giant betting…

HDS makes strong moves into IT infra, Internet of Things with Continuous Cloud Infrastructure

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi has announced new solutions that take it well into the software defined data centre (SDCC) as well as deepening its fraternal ties with Hitachi Research and other Hitachi companies…

HCL Technologies banks on Govt deals

The country’s fourth largest information technology services provider, HCL Technologies, has turned its focus to the Indian market. The company expects to increase its revenue from the domestic market, largely from Government business. Competitors like TCS and Infosys have been getting…

HCL Technologies banks on Govt deals

The country’s fourth largest information technology services provider, HCL Technologies, has turned its focus to the Indian market. The company expects to increase its revenue from the domestic market, largely from Government business. Competitors like TCS and Infosys have been getting…

IBM’s deal with Airtel can touch $1 bn in next 5 yrs: Analyst

Tech giant IBM‘s deal with India‘s largest private telecom operator, Airtel, to manage its infra and application services is expected to touch USD 1 billion in the next five years, research firm Greyhound said today. The firm also estimates that the current size…

IBM’s deal with Airtel can touch $1 bn in next 5 yrs: Analyst

Tech giant IBM‘s deal with India‘s largest private telecom operator, Airtel, to manage its infra and application services is expected to touch USD 1 billion in the next five years, research firm Greyhound said today. The firm also estimates that the current size…

Why Airtel changed IT outsourcing strategy that impacted IBM

Indian telecom service provider Bharti Airtel has changed its IT outsourcing strategy that impacted enterprise IT major IBM in a big way. But the deal announced on Wednesday did not surprise many infotech analysts.   Sanchit Vir Gogia of Greyhound Research Strategic Outsourcing…

IBM’s deal with Airtel can touch $1 bn in next 5 yrs: Analyst

Tech giant IBM‘s deal with India‘s largest private telecom operator, Airtel, to manage its infra and application services is expected to touch USD 1 billion in the next five years, research firm Greyhound Research said today. The firm also estimates…

IBM’s deal with Airtel can touch $1 bn in next 5 yrs: Analyst

Tech giant IBM‘s deal with India‘s largest private telecom operator, Airtel, to manage its infra and application services is expected to touch USD 1 billion in the next five years, research firm Greyhound said today. The firm also estimates that…

IBM’s deal with Airtel can touch $1 bn in next 5 yrs: Analyst

Tech giant IBM‘s deal with India‘s largest private telecom operator, Airtel, to manage its infra and application services is expected to touch USD 1 billion in the next five years, research firm Greyhound said today. The firm also estimates that the current size…

Getting Down To Brass Tacks – Facts About IBM Bharti Deal That Matter!

On April 2nd, IBM India announced its new service partnership with Bharti Airtel, the India-based telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa. Touted to be a new agreement, the deal builds on the 10 year relationship between…

Greyhound Research at the C# Corner Annual Conference 2014

What is the event all about?  C# Corner ANNUAL CONFERENCE is a 3 day annual meeting where C# Corner MVPs, authors, chapter leaders, moderators, editors and experts meet, demonstrate, plan and hang out. One day of the conference is open…

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…

Rise in HCL Infosystems’ staff CVs on job portals points to churn

HCL Infosystems' exit from PC manufacturing and the ongoing organisational restructuring have prompted many staff to post resumes on job portals. In the past one month, there has been a substantial rise in the number of resumes with 'active' status on…

Vodafone sees 20% jump in post-paid subscriptions

Vodafone India, the country’s second largest telecom service provider, saw a 20 per cent rise in the number of post-paid subscribers this financial year, higher than its competitors. The company now has around 10 million post-paid subscribers – around 7 per…

Greyhound Research as a Knowledge Partner at CIO Leadership Retreat 2014

What is the event all about?  Today's most advanced and complicated IT technology landscape poses unprecedented challenges and needless to say that an isolated approach never can address these challenges. This is only possible with a strong, mutually understood IT…