It Is only Uphill from Here

Telecom is one of the fastest growing industries in India. Today, India stands as the second-largest telecommunications market in the world. The government has raised the FDI cap in India from 74 percent to 100 percent. This will help the…

Top Trends Influencing Healthcare IT In 2015

The healthcare landscape is undergoing substantial changes as systems are being driven by rapid advances in mobile platforms, health information technology, and social media. Sanchit Vir Gogia, Chief Analyst and Group CEO, Greyhound Research states that with the emergence of…

Emerging Enterprise Technologies Driving Shift from Endpoint to Network Security

The rapid adoption of SoCloMo is shifting the focus of security organisations from endpoint security to network security; the market pegged at $266 million in 2014, claims almost 28 percent of the total enterprise security market in India. According to…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Web-based converged infrastructure co Nutanix (@nutanix) to enter Indian market #Press @Business_Line_

Nutanix, a Web-based converged infrastructure company, has announced its entry into the Indian market and plans to build a team of skilled engineers in Bangalore. As a part of its go-to-market strategy, Nutanix will also look at partnering with system…

#GreyhoundInMedia: IBM (@IBM), Twitter (@twitter) data deal will help Indian firms cut costs #Press #Media @BW

The International Business Machine Corp. (IBM) move to offer Twitter data as part of select cloud-based services will especially help mid-sized Indian firms reduce capital expenditure when investing in social, mobility, cloud and analytics (SMAC) technologies, say experts, while helping…

#GreyhoundInMedia: IBM (IBM), Twitter (@twitter) data deal will help Indian firms cut costs #Press #Media @Mint

The International Business Machine Corp. (IBM) move to offer Twitter data as part of select cloud-based services will especially help mid-sized Indian firms reduce capital expenditure when investing in social, mobility, cloud and analytics (SMAC) technologies, say experts, while helping…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Hop, skip and jump: Making sense of the attrition puzzle in IT sector #Press #Media #Firstbiz

The irony is hard to escape. It is a sector where the perks for the staff are top notch, but it is also one where attrition is extreme. The sector in question is information technology and IT enabled services (ITeS). A…

Google Identifies Enterprise Mobility And India Key For Growth

On July 18th 2014, Google organized an analyst briefing in India. The event conveyed two messages from Google – 1) growing importance of India for their business, and 2) commitment to the enterprise business. Attended by key Google representatives from…

#GreyhoundInMedia: IT Report Card to the NDA Government – Evaluating the Union Budget 2014-15 #Press #Media #Firstpost

As a follow-up to our previous blog where Greyhound Research highlighted pain points IT decision makers are facing in India, below is an IT report card for the NDA Government post the announcements in Union Budget 2014-15. This report card assesses various…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Innovation is the Way to Success #Press #Media #CIO&Leader

Innovation has always been one of the keys to success for a CIO; and over the years, every enterprise technology decision maker has realised that the job is much more than just managing IT in the organisation. The management's expectations…

IT Report Card To The NDA Government – Evaluating The Union Budget 2014-15

As a follow-up to our previous reportr where Greyhound Research highlighted pain points IT decision makers are facing in India, below is an IT report card for the NDA Government post the announcements in Union Budget 2014-15. This report card assesses…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Govt bodies float e-tenders for ICT projects #Press #Media #Mint

The revenue opportunity from these projects could be as large as Rs.25,000 cr over the next few years. With the new government pushing for e-governance, government agencies have once again begun floating online tenders for information and communications technology (ICT) projects, a…

#GreyhoundInMedia: HP plans to double retail presence to 1,200 cities #Press #Media #TheTimesOfIndia

When the Uttar Pradesh government announced a plan to distribute to laptops to students in the state last year, it was a shot in the arm for HP, the company that won the nearly Rs 2,800 crore contract to provide…

#GreyhoundInMedia: HP plans to double retail presence to 1,200 cities #Press #Media #EconomicTimes

When the Uttar Pradesh government announced a plan to distribute to laptops to students in the state last year, it was a shot in the arm for HP, the company that won the nearly Rs 2,800 crore contract to provide…

#GreyhoundInMedia: TCS May Soon Be World’s Second Biggest Tech Employer #Press #Media #BusinessInsider

TCS has become the world’s third largest employer of people in the technology sector, with over 3 lakh employees. And given the pace at which it is growing, it could become the second largest employer this year, crossing Hewlett-Packard, and…

#GreyhoundInMedia: TCS may soon be world’s second biggest tech employer #Press #Media #TimesOfIndia

TCS has become the world's third largest employer of people in the technology sector, with over 3 lakh employees. And given the pace at which it is growing, it could become the second largest employer this year, crossing Hewlett-Packard, and…

#GreyhoundInMedia: TCS may soon be world’s second biggest tech employer #Press #Media #EconomicTimes

TCS has become the world's third largest employer of people in the technology sector, with over 3 lakh employees. And given the pace at which it is growing, it could become the second largest employer this year, crossing Hewlett-Packard, and would be…

#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…

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: CIOs Still Lack Clarity On Enterprise Apps #Press #Media

More than 50% CIOs and IT decision makers are unclear about the best approach to source mobile apps and better manage security, according to a new Greyhound Research report. Nearly one third of the organizations interviewed are facing challenges like lack…

#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…

70 percent Organisations in Emerging Markets Embrace Mobility: A Greyhound Research Study

70 % of organisations are either already running or planning a mobility technology expansion project 50 % IT decision makers unclear about the best approach to source mobility applications and manage security New Delhi, May 23, 2014: Greyhound Research today…

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…

#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…

For Nokia, Microsoft may be the window to future

Nokia under Microsoft could emerge as the biggest turnaround story if the new owners leverage its existing strengths and build new capabilities, according to analysts. “Nokia brand won’t die because they are present in every nook or corner in India…

Management consultants like PwC & KPMG tread IT turf; boost their ability to implement deals

As Indian IT players compete for higher-value services in digital technologies such as data analytics, mobility, social and cloud-based deployment, they face increasing competition from management consulting firms that are also beefing up their business in those areas. The clash…

The Gossamer Fabric of CEM

Customer interactions have become like a complex code that needs proper decoding in order to serve them better. As consumers use multiple touch-points to access information, exchange reviews and buy products and services, organizations are clearly finding it difficult to…

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…