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Vittal Raj Elected International Vice President Of ISACA
Over the last 25 years, Raj has directed projects in the areas of IT governance, information security, IT assurance, enterprise risk management and risk-based internal audits.
Improving Customer Exp: New Age CIO Challenge
Marcus Starke, Senior VP, SAP Worldwide Marketing Regions talks about various new challenges that CIOs are facing with the rapidly changing era of IT.
Under Pressure Infosys Recalls Narayana Murthy As Chairman
Current co-chairman S. Gopalakrishnan will become executive vice chairman, while CEO S.D. Shibulal remains in his position, Infosys said.
SAP Announces A Single Unified Development Organisation
SAP will consolidate all innovation under Vishal Sikka, member of the Executive Board of SAP AG, Technology and Innovation.
NASSCOM Foundation Rewards Social Entrepreneurs
Rita Soni, CEO, NASSCOM Foundation talks about the huge role of technology in doing good for the society and about being a social entrepreneur.
Is The Business Cheating On CIOs With IT?
Dane Anderson, VP, Research Director & Region Manager, Forrester Research talks about business undertaking IT, surpassing CIO controls. He suggests tips to manage the disruptive technologies causing this phenomenon.
Greyhound Research Appoints Ashish Bhagwat As Principal Analyst
Ashish will focus on Business Process Management (BPM), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Social Technologies, Digital Marketing among other things.
Cloud Challenges: Risks Vs. Benefits
Jacob Lamm, EVP Strategy & Corporate Development, CA Technologies talks about CIOs using cloud flexibility to leverage best of breed components of various technologies and innovate.
F5 Networks Appoints Parag Khurana As MD For India
HP veteran Parag Khurana joins F5 to drive further growth in the Indian subcontinent.
IT Just Keeping The Lights On Is Not Enough
Nagaraj G N - Business Technology Leader shares pearls of wisdom for CIOs to manage device proliferation, IT consumerisation and building in-house vs. outsourcing.
What Is Your ERP Strategy?
ERP is presumably the new term for Early Retirement Plan, effectively created and deployed with HR.
APAC CEOs See Themselves As Tech-Savvy Pioneers: Gartner
CEOs see expanded role for IT but believe IT is still struggling with fundamentals.
CIO-CMO Bond Strengthens As Big Data Advances
Naveen Mishra, Research Director, Gartner says that with Big Data emerging as a trend, the CMO will become integral to the CIO and the IT team at large, playing a big role in its decision-making process.
Microsoft Names Insider Amy Hood As CFO
Hood, 41, the first woman to hold the CFO post at Microsoft, takes over from Peter Klein, who announced his departure in April.
Akamai Technologies Appoints New VP And MD For India
Sidharth has worked in various senior roles as Country Manager- IBM Rational India, Area Vice President -Salesforce.com and Sales Manager at Tata Elxsi India.
Sify Names C R Rao As Chief Operating Officer
C R Rao has over 21 years of industry experience and brings with him rich expertise in strategic planning, operational management and organisational development initiatives.
2013 CIO Budget Priorities: Forrester
On average, firms plan to increase their technology spending by 2.0 percent in 2013.
Meru Cab's Trip Tracker Service Takes Over As 'Most Used' Service By Commuters
The "Trip Tracker Service" has recorded over 1 lakh trips across India, in less than 45 days since its launch.
BlackBerry Appoints Sunil Lalvani As MD For India
Lalvani will be responsible for overseeing and driving the overall business strategy and growth for BlackBerry in India.
Xavient Appoints Robert Hallahan As VP Of Solution Architecture
Robert has over 25 years of experience in the Telecommunications industry, with extensive executive level strategic consulting.
Reducing IT Cost Doesn't Equal To Innovation
Manish Bahl, VP and Country Manager, Forrester India explains how CIOs are uniquely positioned to drive innovation but they just need to think more from the business perspective than IT.
CIOs Must Explore Design-Thinking Techniques For Complex ICT Projects: Ovum
Design thinking in government ICT is particularly applicable in changing workflow for shared services, in co-creation initiatives, and in efforts dealing with open data that involve citizens and multiple agencies.
How CIOs Can Prepare For The Shift From IT To BT
John Brand, VP & Principal Analyst, Forrester Research talks about current business technology(BT) maturity in India and how CIOs can be equipped to handle the shift from IT to BT.
Only One In Four CIOs Self-Identifies As A Business Strategist Or Game-Changer
A new report from Emerson Network Power, finds that nearly half of CIOs consider themselves IT service providers or cost centres, rather than business game changers or strategic innovators.
Succession Planning Is Key To CIO's Own Growth
Vijay Sethi, VP-Information Systems and CIO at Hero MotoCorp shares his leadership mantra and advises on a positive outlook towards succession planning.
So What's The Fuss With These Technologies Really About?
CIOs are usually bombarded with various cycles of prediction. But, have these technologies really had the impact which was hyped about them?
MphasiS Appoints Kumail Tyebjee VP And Business Leader Of Mobility Service Line
Prior to joining MphasiS, Tyebjee led the Mobility Consulting practice at Infosys Consulting for five years.
52% Of CEOs Have A Digital Strategy: Gartner
The 2013 Gartner CEO and Senior Executive Survey found that, as macro uncertainties abate, 78 percent of CEOs now feel able to plan their 2013 and 2014 investments and growth.

The Balancing Act Between IT Consumerisation And Innovation
Industry stalwarts and eminent analysts deliberate over the tough battle between the new normal of decreasing IT budgets and increasing technology requirements.