INSIGHTS

Amit Singh Liquidation of transition inventory has emerged as the biggest bone of contention among the IT channel partners with GST implementation. While many of the vendors have committed support on the existing inventory till June 30, few are so far non-committal on the issue. Many partners are pleased with the backend support offered by the vendors. “Most of the vendors have done …

After successfully introducing the concept of e-Distribution in India, B2Badda has adopted a Hybrid model experimenting with a blend of online business guided by offline experience zones at strategic locations. Hyderabad is the latest city on the list. Less than a month ago, B2BAdda opened its first experience zone in Karol Bagh, Gaffar market – the electronic wholesale hub of …

By Amit Singh Software-defined security is becoming an IT buzzword, but does it live up to the hype? We take a look at the benefits and pitfalls of the technology in the enterprise. As the scale and sophistication of cybercrime continues to increase, enterprise businesses are redefining their defence strategies. Stakeholders are recognizing that next-generation security must be built around …

·         98% of IT professionals surveyed in India feel perimeter security is effective at keeping unauthorized users out of their networks ·         However, 49% are not extremely confident their data would be secure if perimeter defences were breached and 66% say unauthorized users can access their networks Despite the increasing number of data breaches and nearly 36.6 million data records being lost or stolen in India …

  IT channel partners have mixed opinions on the recently introduced Goods and Services Tax (GST), termed as the country’s biggest indirect tax reform. While the partners agreed that GST is a biggest driver towards formalization and transparency, many raised concerns around the preparedness of the market, existing inventory, and variations in tax slabs for IT products. “It is too …

So here we are at the start of July, the monsoon season in India and a weeks away from our annual event in Bangalore. At this point I managed to cajole our Lead Analyst and all –round expert, Nick Parfitt to analyse the data we have collected thus far and here’s what he found. Nick somehow managed to put this …

IEEE Examines How Artificial Intelligence (AI) will Impact the Lives of ‘Generation Alpha’Children in the Future  Majority of Millennial parents would consider an AI tutor for their child, prefer AI — not their children — provide care in their golden years  From childcare to healthcare and pet adoption, Millennial parents see Artificial Intelligence technology enmeshed throughout the lives of their …

Ms. Sharda Tickoo, Technical Head, Trend Micro India said, “In India, so far we have no cases of Petya that have been reported to us. The countries most affected are Europe, typically Ukraine and Russia. We would recommend the companies to maintain an important hygiene of updating systems with the latest patches, or consider using virtual patching in their absence. Take regular back-up of necessary data …

A new strain of ransomware dubbed “Petya” is worming its way around the world with alarming speed. The malware is spreading using a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows that the software giant patched in March 2017 — the same bug that was exploited by the recent and prolific WannaCry ransomware strain. Why Petya, like WannaCry, Signals a New Era of Cybercrime  Petya and WannaCry are the …

Global Survey Finds India (46.89%) and  Indonesia (47.99%) report a higher proportion of infrastructure in the public cloud than other APAC countries Highlights: Of Indian respondents using the cloud today, 46 percent of their infrastructure is already in the public cloud 27.96% of Indian organisations’ annual IT budget is spent on public cloud 78% of Indian organisations’ state that their security …