A CIO’s First Rule for Automation
Automation has become critical for enterprises to remain relevant and competitive in today’s digital age. But automation is also a complex beast. About 30% to 50% of all automation projects fail. The enterprise wastes considerable money and resources and has nothing to show for it. Automation projects fail due to lack of clarity. Many enterprises […]
What are DORA Metrics and How to Measure Them?
The stakes of software development have increased manifold in today’s digital age. Seamless development allows businesses to improve efficiency, unlock opportunities, and thrive. DevOps makes software development seamless, more reliable, and better integrated with business realities. Multi-disciplinary teams, with members from development and operations, improves collaboration. The approach also boosts quality and speeds up delivery. […]
7 Causes of Major Software Outages–And How to Avoid Them
Most businesses underestimate the impact of software outrages. Today’s competitive business environment and impatient customers leave no room for downtime. When a major software outage leads to downtime, customers go elsewhere and businesses lose opportunities. The disruption of services can damage reputation and also cause financial losses. An hour’s downtime causes losses to the tune […]
What is Adaptive Threat Protection?
Cyber threats continue unabated. Enterprise cyber security teams struggle against the relentless onslaught of ever-evolving attacks. The reason is cyber security falling behind the advances threat actors have attained. Traditional network security is static. It focuses on protecting the network perimeter. It deploys firewalls and antivirus that match network traffic with static malware signatures. Such […]
Zero Trust Security Tools to Help Get the Most From AI
Artificial Intelligence has become integral to protecting today’s complex networks. But effective security requires much more than mere technology adoption. The approach is just as important. Reactive security solutions use artificial intelligence (AI) to identify patterns and predict behaviours. But cybercriminals launch even more sophisticated AI-based attacks to overwhelm such solutions. Enter Zero Trust as […]
Is Gen AI a Bubble Waiting to Burst?
Eighteen months since the launch of ChatGPT, the expectations of Gen AI transforming businesses and societies remain just that – expectations! Companies caught on the hype have committed to spend around ~$1tn in data centres, chips, and other AI infrastructure to ride the gen AI wave. While the investments continue unabated, the returns are nowhere […]
Want to Save More Than 20% of Your Cloud Costs?
The cloud delivers significant financial savings compared to running on-premises infrastructure. But these savings do not realise just by subscribing to the cloud. Without financial management, the cloud model may become more expensive than an on-premises system. For instance, unchecked cloud spending leads to resource sprawl, which impedes visibility into resource utilization and increases waste. […]
Top CFOs Say This Is Their Biggest Pain Point in 2024
In most enterprises, the CFOs’ responsibilities extend far beyond finance. They play a proactive role in decision-making. Their position allows them to understand the enterprise-wide implications of different choices. Despite their strategic role, CFOs also face many pain points in their work. These include overcoming cost pressures and finding a solution to the skill shortage. […]
Mastering Generative AI Scaling: Are You the Right CIO?
Reality has started to catch up with the gen AI hype. Enterprises have been launching gen AI pilot projects left, right and centre. But just over one out of ten enterprises succeed in scaling up such pilots into workable business models. And only 15% of enterprises have been able to derive meaningful bottom-line impact with […]
Using Unified IT Operations to Boost Productivity and Profitability
Information Technology has become indispensable for any business in today’s digital age. Harnessed the right way, enterprise IT boosts efficiency and improves competitiveness. But in many enterprises, the opposite is true. IT becomes a cost-centre. The main reason enterprises struggle with IT operations is low digital maturity. The digital tools in use do not optimise […]
Embracing Cloud Edge: Ensuring Success in a Hyperconnected World
Enterprises migrate to the cloud seeking scalability, cost-effectiveness and resilience. But the centralised cloud computing model is inadequate for today’s data-intensive workloads. Edge computing has become a popular alternative. This distributed form of cloud computing overcomes the limitations of centralised cloud. Edge nodes process data locally and deliver instant results. The processing occurs in a […]
The ‘AI IQ’: A Crucial Element for Tech Leaders in the AI Era
Artificial Intelligence (AI) improves work methods and amplifies human potential. Key enterprise functions, be it operations, supply chain, HR, finance, or anything else, become more intelligent. But the caveat is using AI the right way. Using AI tools to add value requires much more than technical know-how. The million-dollar question facing enterprises is whether their […]
