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Data revolution: the gold rush of the 21st century
The 1800s were all about mining – gold, iron and other metals. The 1900s were all about drilling – oil, natural gas and shale oil. The 2000s are again going to be focused on mining, but of a different kind – data.
Friday, August 21, 2015 | Source: Information Age
How to create a Wow! experience for retail customers
In the era of customer experience, a new paradigm of solution design is evolving. The sheer number of technologies, products and platforms is overwhelming and businesses and service providers are at a loss to judge what best works and fits a retail customers’ need – expresses Anitha Rajagopalan, Retail and Omnichannel Consultant, Happiest Minds.
Thursday, August 20, 2015 | Source: CIOL
A.P. city can become next Bengaluru: Ashok Soota
Information Technology industry leader Ashok Soota feels Andhra Pradesh with its emphasis on creating entrepreneurial eco-system is better placed to host the next Bengaluru. Though Hyderabad is set to have a head start over other cities in AP, there sometimes is an advantage in starting from the scratch, he said in an interaction with The Hindu
Monday, August 17, 2015 | Source: The Hindu
Sharon Andrew, Happiness Evangelist, says that the first step towards making employees happy, is to regard them as ‘People’ and not just as workers; in a conversation with the Indian Express.
Monday, August 17, 2015 | Source: The New Indian Express, Edex
7 legacy deception techniques that still work today
As in war, so in cyber defense and attack: legacy deception techniques still in use. It’s just a chess match. Who can stay out infront: the IT department defending its network or the rogue bad guys trying to get in and steal information. Here we look back at the various techniques used by the “good guys”.
Monday, August 17, 2015 | Source: CSO
If you’re happy and you show it … you could get a pay hike
People who spread positive vibes bring smiles around. It pays, too, if you are working at Happiest Minds. Mr. Ashok Soota, in a conversation Business Line, says the three-year-old firm will begin to assess its people on how good they are as, what he calls, Happiness Evangelists.
Friday, August 14, 2015 | Source: The Hindu Business Line
Cyber Security: Are IT managers ready to tackle the issue?
The global security market is on an upward growth as worldwide spending on information security is expected to reach $76 billion by 2015. Vijay Bharti’s point of view on Cyber Security makes for an interesting read.
Thursday, August 06, 2015 | Source: Infotech Lead.
It is time organizations start moving towards contextual enterprise mobility
Today, enterprise mobility is a given, with most organizations following a corporate-owned, Personally Enabled (COPE) or a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) strategy or some sort of hybrid of both. Given the rapid evolution of mobile devices, apps, platforms and services, the functions of the IT department of most large organizations have expanded to include enterprise mobile app management (MAM). Gopala Seruku, Mobility Specialist, expresses his viewpoint on Contextual Enterprise Mobility through this article.
Thursday, August 06, 2015 | Source: DataQuest
Customer Loyalty For The Digital Enterprise
Loyalty Programs, where customers earn reward points that can be redeemed for benefits later, are popular across industries such as Retail, Travel, Hospitality, Banking, Airlines, and others. Such programs have been around for several years. However as enterprises and their customers go digital, the customer loyalty space is in the process of getting disrupted. This article presents a point of view on these disruptions, through four key dimensions of loyalty programs.
Thursday, July 30, 2015 | Source: Digital Doughnut
The Growing Need For Enterprise Security
The coverage of enterprise security is constantly being redefined on account of globalization and blurring boundaries of Big Data. However, on a broad level, it still comprises of the four key disciplines of information security, business security, physical security and operational risk management.
Tuesday, July 21, 2015 | Source: CXOtoday.com