Seven Impediments to IT Innovation and How CTOs Can Overcome Them
Success in today’s competitive and fast-paced business environment depends on innovation. But the intent to innovate is not enough. Successful innovation depends on understanding impediments to innovation and overcoming such challenges. Here are seven impediments to IT innovation. 1. Not getting the approach right Many enterprises get the approach to innovation wrong. At least some […]
Three Things You Need for Cloud Analytics Modernisation
Technology is always changing. Businesses that do not transform soon become obsolete and fail. The biggest barrier to digital transformation is mastery over data. Data analytics faces many obstacles at the enterprise level. Connecting and syncing data across systems is fraught with challenges, such as: Inability to cope with the ever-increasing volumes of data. Inability […]
How Cloud Edge Computing Makes Your Business More Competitive
New technologies such as IoT offer infinite possibilities. But businesses trying to implement such possibilities often face a reality-check in the form of resource constraints and infrastructure limitations. Bandwidth limitations, latency issues, and unpredictable disruptions make the cloud unsuitable for many new-technology applications. The sheer number of devices connected to the Internet and the increasing […]
Seven IT Resolutions CIOs Need to Take in 2022
Navigating the digital landscape is tough. CIOs need to grapple with the fluid and uncertain business environment. They have to deal with skill shortages, fast-paced changes in technology, and a short shelf-life of products. The pandemic has made their tasks tougher. Here are seven resolutions for CIOs to make, to ensure their business remains competitive […]
What’s The Right Approach to Cybersecurity
Cyber threats increase in magnitude and volume every year. Cybercrime costs enterprises $2.9 million every minute. Hackers committing data breaches exposed 36 billion records data breaches in 2020. Malware use increased by 358%, and the use of ransomware increased by 435%, in 2020. Enterprises struggle to keep their networks secure against such high-volume and high-intensity […]
AI and Threat Intelligence for Better Cybersecurity
Cyber-attacks keep growing in volumes and intensity. Cyber-crimes will cost enterprises globally a whopping $10.5 trillion annually by 2025, up from $3 trillion in 2015, with a CAGR of 15%. Accenture’s Cost of Cybercrime Study estimates that 43% of cyber-attacks affect small businesses. But only 14% of them can defend themselves. IT teams deploy network […]
How Data Virtualization Can Accelerate Enterprise AI
Data is a strategic asset. Smart enterprises deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) to gain strategic advantage from their data. But the devil lies in the implementation. About 87% of data science projects never make it to production. The reasons for such a high failure rate go far beyond weak project management capabilities or unclear targets. A […]
Five Key Qualities for a New Gen Leader in an AI Dominated World
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is growing in popularity, and for good reasons. AI will create $2.9 trillion in business value and add 6.2 billion hours of worker productivity in 2021. The technology improves processes and unlocks possibilities in almost all facets of work and life. Considering that AI augments, improves, and even replaces human intelligence, the […]
Strategic IT Leadership: How to be the Next-Generation CIO
Enterprise IT is always in change mode. Tech advances, shifting business models, and fickle customer sentiments make change a constant. With the COVID-19 pandemic accelerating digital-first, the landscape has become more demanding. This tech blog discusses five tips on what it takes to be a successful next-gen CIO. 1. Understand the Business Until not too […]
Five Ways to make Enterprise IT Agile for Cloud-Centric Digital Transformation
Agility, or the ability to decide and act quickly, delivers efficiency and profitability to enterprises. Agile teams adapt to changing situations and different conditions better. They become nimble and respond to opportunities and or challenges faster. Here are five ways to make enterprise IT agile and prepare the enterprise for digital transformation. 1. Provision Supportive […]
AI-fication: How CXOs are Betting Big on AI Growth
Technology is always in a state of flux. Each period has its new dominant technology, which drives business growth. The Internet, cloud, and mobility were all big new things that propelled growth in the past. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the next big thing that drives business growth. In a recent EY survey, almost one out […]
Cost Optimization Techniques Most IT Companies Are Missing
The digital economy has improved the ease of doing business. But it has also made the business ecosystem competitive. Too many players chase a finite number of customers, leading to cut-throat margins. Raising prices comes with the risk of customers going away to competitors who charge less. The only recourse for most businesses is to […]
