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Information technology (IT) in India

  • January 09, 2023 09 Jan'23

    How to identify a strategic technology platform

    A strategic platform has to be broad enough to support a range of business functions while being open, extensible and modular at the same time, according to Forrester

  • January 05, 2023 05 Jan'23

    How cloud technology is supporting space missions

    Cloud-based machine learning and other services are finding their way into space to analyse satellite imagery and monitor space debris, among other space applications

  • January 02, 2023 02 Jan'23

    China and India governments among top targets for cyber attackers

    Chinese and Indian governments targeted by hacktivists and ransomware groups out to make statement or expose flaws in their respective security postures

  • December 22, 2022 22 Dec'22

    Top 10 India IT stories of 2022

    We recap the top 10 stories in India, including the digitisation work undertaken by global firms in the country and the progress made by local enterprises in harnessing technology

  • December 19, 2022 19 Dec'22

    GitHub CEO: Artificial intelligence will not replace developers

    Artificial intelligence will enable developers to learn at their own pace and become more productive rather than take over their jobs, says GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke

  • December 15, 2022 15 Dec'22

    Alibaba Cloud to debut blockchain service

    The Chinese cloud supplier is readying a blockchain node service to simplify and speed up blockchain technology deployments

  • December 14, 2022 14 Dec'22

    How India is moving towards net zero

    Home-grown companies and multinational firms are doubling down on sustainability efforts, but more needs to be done to improve datacentre efficiency and avoid greenwashing

  • December 12, 2022 12 Dec'22

    Top IT predictions in APAC in 2023

    Robotics, cross-cloud data mobility and cyber insurance are some of the key trends that will shape Asia-Pacific’s technology landscape in 2023

  • December 11, 2022 11 Dec'22

    How Zscaler is cracking APAC’s cloud security market

    Zscaler’s head in Asia-Pacific and Japan talks up the company’s growth momentum in the region and what it is doing to address areas where it can do better

  • December 08, 2022 08 Dec'22

    How Databricks is easing lakehouse adoption

    Databricks is making it easier for organisations to adopt a data lakehouse architecture through support for industry-specific file formats, data sharing and streaming processing, among other areas

  • December 05, 2022 05 Dec'22

    How HashiCorp is driving cloud provisioning and management

    HashiCorp CEO Dave McJannet talks up how the company is supporting cloud provisioning in a hybrid environment and its investments in Asia-Pacific to capitalise on the region’s growth potential

  • December 04, 2022 04 Dec'22

    How Bosch is driving Industry 4.0 in India

    Bosch India is leveraging advanced analytics and artificial intelligence to detect manufacturing defects and plans to tap quantum computing for material simulation

  • December 02, 2022 02 Dec'22

    Communications runs in his blood

    Symbio Connect CEO Giorgio Mihaila has spent more than two decades in a career dotted with roles at major communications technology providers

  • November 29, 2022 29 Nov'22

    AWS doubles down on data management

    Cloud giant Amazon Web Services declares a bold vision to eliminate the need to extract, transform and load data alongside other efforts to address business problems in domains like cyber security and logistics

  • November 26, 2022 26 Nov'22

    Nominations open for Computer Weekly Innovation Awards APAC 2023

    Computer Weekly is looking for nominations for the annual Innovation Awards to honour digital transformation initiatives in Asia-Pacific that have transformed organisations in six industries

  • November 25, 2022 25 Nov'22

    Getting data analytics right

    Organisations will need to marry the art and science of data analytics to drive innovation in their analytics initiatives, according to Gartner

  • November 21, 2022 21 Nov'22

    Informatica CEO: ‘We’re the Switzerland of data’

    Informatica CEO Amit Walia talks up the company’s role as the ‘Switzerland of data’, helping organisations to manage data across different platforms as it transitions into a cloud-first supplier of data management tools

  • November 14, 2022 14 Nov'22

    How Google and Mandiant are forging synergies in cyber security

    Google’s AI smarts and Mandiant’s intelligence on new and emerging threats could lay the foundation of proactive security

  • November 13, 2022 13 Nov'22

    Metaverse could add up to $1.4tn a year to Asia’s GDP

    The metaverse may still be in its infancy, but sustained investments in the technology over the next decade could have a significant impact on Asia’s economy

  • November 09, 2022 09 Nov'22

    Why Sophos is bullish on managed security services

    Sophos has grown its managed detection and response business to more than $100m over the last three years as more organisations grapple with the increasingly complex cyber security landscape

  • November 08, 2022 08 Nov'22

    How organisations can right-size their data footprint

    More data is not always better, says Gartner, which is calling for organisations to focus on metadata and synthetic data to reduce their data liability and address privacy challenges

  • November 04, 2022 04 Nov'22

    Aiven expands in APAC, builds new capabilities

    Managed service provider of open source databases and data platforms Aiven grew its business in Asia-Pacific by over 100% over the past year, and is now building new capabilities in data warehouses and other areas

  • November 03, 2022 03 Nov'22

    Why technology change is slow at larger firms

    Firms that commit to a single cloud provider and a lack of investment in improving developer productivity can drive up costs and slow down the pace of change, technology leaders say

  • November 01, 2022 01 Nov'22

    How Elastic is going beyond enterprise search

    Elastic has been doubling down on the security and observability capabilities of its open-source platform, going beyond its roots in enterprise search

  • October 31, 2022 31 Oct'22

    SoftIron’s HyperCloud to ease private cloud deployments

    SoftIron claims its technology stack fully automates the provisioning of storage, compute, networking and infrastructure services, providing a fully functioning, multi-tenant cloud

  • October 26, 2022 26 Oct'22

    How to attract more women into software development

    Having role models, support systems and upskilling opportunities are just some of the ways to attract and retain more women coders in the industry, according to a panel of women tech leaders and professionals

  • October 26, 2022 26 Oct'22

    When technology lets you sleep easy

    Indian mattress supplier Duroflex has taken a leaf out of mattress design in its technology implementation to double its growth in an industry dominated by unorganised players

  • October 25, 2022 25 Oct'22

    Global digital trust market to double by 2027

    The global market for digital trust technology is expected to double to $537bn by 2027, up from $270bn today as demand for cyber security and other capabilities continues to grow

  • October 19, 2022 19 Oct'22

    Oracle: We’re punching above our category

    Oracle claims to have debunked the misnomer that Oracle Cloud is only good for Oracle workloads and that its efforts to support and interoperate with other platforms has been driving growth

  • October 18, 2022 18 Oct'22

    Oracle expands cloud infrastructure portfolio, eyes partner cloud market

    Oracle Alloy will enable partners such as systems integrators, telcos and other service providers to offer a full set of cloud services that can be tailored to the needs of specific markets and industries

  • October 11, 2022 11 Oct'22

    With Java 19, Oracle boosts developer productivity with an eye on the future

    Major features in Java 19 will make it easier for Java developers to build applications that interface with non-Java code, among other capabilities in the 10th edition of the platform’s six-month release cadence

  • October 10, 2022 10 Oct'22

    How Cloudflare is staying ahead of the curve

    Cloudflare co-founder and CEO Matthew Prince talks up what has changed since the company’s first business plan was written in 2009 and how it keeps pace with the fast-moving network security landscape

  • October 06, 2022 06 Oct'22

    India telcos chart revenue growth with cloud and OTT services

    Telcos in India are eyeing new revenue streams from cloud and content services, but whether they can successfully monetise the offerings remains to be seen

  • October 05, 2022 05 Oct'22

    Inside Dell Technologies’ zero-trust approach

    Dell Technologies’ zero-trust reference model starts with defining business controls and having a central control plane that manages all the security aspects of an organisation’s infrastructure

  • October 04, 2022 04 Oct'22

    Red Hat CEO on OpenShift roadmap, competitive play

    Red Hat’s newly minted CEO Matt Hicks talks up OpenShift’s roadmap, the competition with VMware and opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region

  • September 28, 2022 28 Sep'22

    EnterpriseDB rides on PostgreSQL momentum in APAC

    The open-source database supplier has seen more enterprises in the region replacing their Oracle databases with Postgres to support their digital transformation initiatives

  • September 26, 2022 26 Sep'22

    How AWS is tapping the groundswell in cloud adoption

    Phil Davis, managing director of Amazon Web Services in Asia-Pacific and Japan, talks up the company’s growth strategy and how it is retaining customers amid rivals nipping at its heels

  • September 22, 2022 22 Sep'22

    Inside SolarWinds’ observability playbook

    SolarWinds’ CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna talks up the company’s observability playbook and offers a glimpse into its technology roadmap

  • September 20, 2022 20 Sep'22

    India ramps up on AI amid talent and scalability challenges

    Indian organisations are speeding up deployments of AI across multiple sectors, but legacy systems, siloed data and a shortage of AI-specific talent will stand in the way of greater adoption

  • September 19, 2022 19 Sep'22

    How Mondelez is driving change with tech

    From empowering citizen developers to deploying drones to monitor the health of cocoa trees, Mondelez has been firing on all cylinders to disrupt the old ways of doing things