INSIGHTS

Panelists – Dr. Sunil Kr Pandey Professor & Director (IT) – ITS | Prasanna Lohar, CIO, DCB Bank | Pooja Chatrath, CIO, Cryoviva Biotech | Moderator – Feroz Khan, Partner & Head Digital Advisory, KPMG India.

Anuj Vaid, EVP – CMS IT Services explains the nature of his services and how it helps them against larger competitors.. What are the solutions and services in the CMSIT portfolio? Who are the latest customers wins? We have two strong areas of services, one is managed services and the other is system integration. Managed services span the spectrum of …

From cash flow challenges, managing employees, to customer engagement and new technologies, 4 CEOs talk threadbare on the path ahead. No amount of spin doctoring or PR machinations can hide the fact that COVID19 and the subsequent lockdowns have had a crippling effect on the Indian economy. While almost all sectors have been affected by varying magnitude, the mid-sized IT …

We all read in the newspapers and the online news portals about the importance of Cyber Security and how Governments and large organizations are being targeted by hackers to mine out crucial data. Even as global businesses are adopting WFH on digital platforms to survive in the face of the current crisis, there have been rising instances of cyber-attacks, which …

Global Survey Finds Use of More Than 50 Security Tools Leads to Less-Effective Security Response ·        Majority of Organizations Don’t Have Specific Plans for Common and Emerging Attacks   IBM Security today announced the results of a global report examining businesses’ effectiveness in preparing for and responding to cyberattacks. While organizations surveyed have slowly improved in their ability …

Neel Shah, Chairman & MD, Insight Business Machines explains the 5Es and also explains three ways of salary disbursement strategy. * How do you see the cash flow problem impacting mid-tier companies?  There are multi-fold impact as per as cash flow is concerned for mid-tier industry that includes, my organization, my industry and our IT industry as well. Inward cash flow …

Pranav Pandya, Co-Founder & Chairman, Dev Information Technology Limited : We just cannot wish it away. With the varieties of the hot spots cropping up, the relaxation will be very partial. Lock down also will be in a partial format. But no specific date or a time period can be placed beyond that. I think everybody is aware about it …

Sunny Sharma , CEO & CTO – Foetron explains where mid-tier companies are still lacking and advises how they should set themselves up in the post COVID scenario How would you recommend the mid-tier companies go for a change in process management following a change in business model? Will COVID19 accelerate this process of digital transformation for these companies? There are two …

Pranav Pandya, Co-Founder & Chairman, Dev Information Technology deliberates on the future business model. How are the customer contracts undergoing changes as part of the changing business model? Will SLAs be now drawn in a different way? Work from home obviously is getting established as the new normal. This undoubtedly changes the way we have drawn contracts till date. All …

There was a time when India’s global recognition as a software giant was primarily due to its prowess in IT services. This brand equity was further augmented with the growing clout of BPOs in the global map; the coinage of terms like ‘Bangalored’ emphasized the growing Indian-ization of IT services. However, even in those heady days many lamented the lack …