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Indian software companies may not be reporting the 25 to 30 per cent growth rates they had witnessed a few years ago - and probably will never again - but they are still making rapid strides on the back of…
Read More IT Industry invests in innovation to adapt to changing marketplace
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…
Read More FISME and Microsoft to enable more than 10,000 SMBs for cloud adoption – CIO India
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…
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…
Read More VodafoneIn has a new ally in IBM for a whopping $1 bn deal
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,…
Read More Microsoft Office 365 users to get Office 2016 free
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…
Read More Microsoft India 3 data centres launched; locally hosted Office 365 to go live
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,…
Read More Blackstone buys Serco BPO operations for £250 million
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…
India is one of the most exciting consumer markets in the world. An expanding middle class population with rising average income and increasing spending power, coupled with rapid urbanization, add to India’s consumption story. Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), with a…
Computer maker Dell stirred up quite a storm in the IT industry by snapping up storage juggernaut EMC for a whopping $67 billion. The mother of all deal will have a significant impact on the enterprise technology landscape in the…
Read More Dell EMC deal great on the books but not for the cooks
What is the event about? The CIO Forum: EMC Forum is a flagship event that covers trends and cloud directions, use cases, and discussions. Connect with peers, learn from experts, and experience demos. EMC Forum is time well spent to…
Read More Greyhound Research at EMC Forum talk about Startup Approach to Information Generation
Infosys manged to beat street expectations on Monday (12 October) but CFO, Rajiv Bansal, quit after a three year stint. He was brought in by Narayana Murthy, the Chairman Emeritus of Infosys, to revive an ailing company. But since then…
Read More Despite Beating Expectations, Infosys Falters As CFO Quits
Two weeks after making Azure available locally in its three Indian datacentres, Microsoft has now announced locally hosted Office 365 services in India. On October 12, the software giant said Office 365 services will now be delivered in India from the local datacentres…
Read More Microsoft Office 365 now available from Indian Datacentres
Dell’s announcement to buy enterprise storage maker EMC for $67 billion could boost the world’s second largest PC maker’s pace of growth in the Indian market, analysts said. With revenue of over $2 billion from India in the last fiscal,…
Read More EMC buy will help Dell turn $3 Bn company in 2 years
Not everyone is excited about a multi-billion dollar merger between two seemingly traditional companies that sell hardware, storage and information technology (IT) services to other companies, especially in a new-age world of social, mobility, analytics and cloud (SMAC), Internet of…
Can't Afford to Hire a Full-Time CISO? Then Rent One Challenged by rising cybersecurity threats and a deficit of qualified security leaders, many organizations are now opting for "CISO as a service" - virtual CISOs who will step in and…
Can't Afford to Hire a Full-Time CISO? Then Rent One Challenged by rising cybersecurity threats and a deficit of qualified security leaders, many organizations are now opting for "CISO as a service" - virtual CISOs who will step in and…
Read More The Business Case for Virtual CISOs – Bank Info Security
The new paradigm of user and customer experiences is to look at the simplest, smallest, and lowest powered platforms first, and those who are doing so are reaping the benefits of expanded markets and simpler tools. MobileFirst is a customer…
Read More Developing mobile-first for a better customer experience
Do you have a pirated version of the Windows operating system on your computer? You may manage to get away if you try to upgrade to Windows 10 as the software cannot distinguish between legal and pirated versions. ‘’Someone who…
The Windows 10 launch with availability in in 190 countries beginning today is big news, but Indian enterprises don't seem to be biting yet. This even though Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro are available for business customers as a…
Read More Windows 10: Analysts say Indian enterprises won’t jump, will wait and watch
Positioning Windows as a Service, Microsoft released Windows 10 which will be available today as a free upgrade or with new PCs and tablets across 190 countries. Windows 10 includes innovations such as Cortana, an Xbox app and Microsoft Edge for…
Microsoft has a renewed and sharp focus on Windows environment and how it approaches new versions. One of the critical changes the company has made is to position Windows as a platform and bring to life Windows-as-a-service. To make this…
Read More Windows-as-a-Service critical change for Windows 10
Microsoft has a renewed and sharp focus on Windows environment and how it approaches new versions. One of the critical changes the company has made is to position Windows as a platform and bring to life Windows-as-a-service. To make this…
Read More Windows-as-a-Service critical change for Windows 10 – CIOL
TheWindows 10 launch with availability in in 190 countries beginning today is big news, but Indian enterprises don't seem to be biting yet. This even though Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro are available for business customers as a…
Read More Windows 10: Analysts Say Indian Enterprises Won’t Jump, Will Wait And Watch
"Microsoft has a renewed and sharp focus on Windows environment and how it approaches new versions. One of the critical changes the company has made is to position Windows as a platform and bring to life Windows-as-a-service. To make this…
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There is a change brewing in Infosys. Under Vishal Sikka's direction there are a few things that are already presenting themselves as fresh and innovative. But can Infosys become the pioneer of automation without losing its tag as a great…
Reliance Communications (RCOM) and Sistema Shyam Teleservices, also known as MTS India, are increasingly adopting open source software as it helps them significantly cut costs. The two telcos say using open source software allows them flexible options for their networks to…
Amazon Web Services (AWS) said it will open an AWS infrastructure region in India for its cloud computing platform in 2016. "Tens of thousands of customers in India are using AWS from one of AWS's eleven global infrastructure regions outside…
Read More After IBM and Microsoft, Amazon plans to set up data centre in India next year
