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The cheapest way to improve productivity: make your employees happy
Some employers view their relationship with workers as purely transactional: The company pays employees for their services, and staff members are responsible for getting their work done. Happiness doesn’t even enter into the equation, but we now know this is a mistake.
Wednesday, October 07, 2015 | Source: TNW News
Does container-as-a-service spell doom for SaaS?
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is software developed, hosted by the vendor, and accessed by users over the Internet. The underlying infrastructure and code base are centrally maintained by the SaaS vendor and shared by all customers. Customers access the SaaS applications over the internet unlike traditional packaged applications that are instantiated specifically for and hosted within the enterprise
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 | Source: CIOL
SaaS Startups Should Focus on Global Markets: Panelists at Techcircle Summit
Indian SaaS companies should aim to become global players as the domestic market for enterprise IT products is not mature enough, according to industry executives who attended Techcircle SaaS Forum 2015.
Thursday, September 24, 2015 | Source: Techcircle.in
Retailers Survey Report: The Perfect Storm Of Omnichannel Makes Landfall !
Omnichannel has come of age. Retailers are constantly challenged to ensure seamless and consistent customer experience across channels. Happiest Minds’ survey, targeted at executive leadership members of tier 1 and tier 2 US based retailers, aims to provide an insight in the maturity of today’s Omnichannel initiatives. The report covers the attributes that form the backbone of Omnichannel success and the strategic priorities of retailers over next 3 years.
Monday, September 21, 2015 | Source: techstory.in
Security Strategy: Never Go By Market Trends
The article highlights that as technology needs have evolved, businesses are getting prone to higher security risks. According to IDC by 2017, 75% of large enterprises will receive custom threat intelligence information tailored to their industry, company, brand, and environment. There are efforts to minimize vulnerabilities and prevent attacks, but there is a lot more to be done. The article has captured your quotes/answers as an opinion of a thought leader and are depicted as suggestive measures that needs to be adopted by organizations. The article further elaborates topics such as Building the right security strategy, Data loss and recovery management, IoT security, Converged Infrastructure and AI/Robotics. Under each of these parameters, your excerpts are mentioned along with some industry data.
Monday, September 21, 2015 | Source: CXOToday
Wearable technology, today, is a fusion of adornments incorporating computers and progressed electronic innovations. This technology was born with the influence of ubiquitous computing, an engineering desire to make computing appear everywhere and anywhere
Wednesday, September 09, 2015 | Source: Electronics of Things
What Retailers Should Do Before Investing In IoT Technology
The Internet of Things (IoT) — the automated transmission of data over a network, without the need of human interaction — promises to change the ways customers interact with retailers, and it is no wonder that the retail industry is all excited about this technology. According to a recent survey, nearly 96% of retailers across the globe are keen to integrate IoT technology into their business processes, and 67% have already done so.
Monday, September 07, 2015 | Source: Retail Touch Points
Cyber crime in US organizations rose by 96 percent between 2010 and 2014, study reveals
Outdated software with vulnerabilities and practices that leave organizations open to threat remains common. To protect an organization one must methodically evaluate risks, threats, and vulnerabilities.
Monday, September 07, 2015 | Source: CIO
For leaders, the choice should not be about deciding between how much time they spend focusing on results versus pursuing happiness. The element of happiness needs to be incorporated in everything they do, Ashok Soota tells Sangeeta Tanwar
Monday, August 31, 2015 | Source: Business Standard
The Evolution and Future of the Desi InfoTech Industry
Mr. Soota in his article talks about the IT industry being the first and only globally disruptive industry from India. It has created an industry that contributes 8 – 9% of the country’s GDP. The past three decades witnessed new areas of growth. However, the next wave of growth is coming through digital transformation. According to Mr. Soota, the other area of evolution is the convergence of product and services, where many products will be delivered as service
Sunday, August 30, 2015 | Source: The New Indian Express