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Information technology (IT) in India

  • May 25, 2022 25 May'22

    Rubrik charts data security path

    Backup and recovery software provider Rubrik now sees itself as a cyber security company that helps organisations recover from ransomware and other data security threats

  • May 24, 2022 24 May'22

    Bad bots make up a quarter of APAC’s web traffic

    Bots that run automated tasks have been responsible for stealing personal information among other malicious activities in the Asia-Pacific region, study finds

  • May 23, 2022 23 May'22

    How Ivanti views patch management with a security lens

    Bringing development, operations and security teams together will help organisations to improve their visibility of IT assets and vulnerabilities while keeping threat actors at bay

  • May 18, 2022 18 May'22

    Veeam to continue growth momentum in APAC

    Veeam expects its backup offerings that protect ‘strategic workloads’ such as Microsoft 365 and Salesforce to continue driving its growth momentum in the region

  • April 22, 2022 22 Apr'22

    How Adnovum is leveraging its Swiss roots

    Software company Adnovum is leveraging its strengths in identity and access management and its Swiss heritage as it expands into new markets and areas such as zero-trust security

  • April 13, 2022 13 Apr'22

    Hybrid work catching on in India

    More tech workers in India now enjoy flexi-work arrangements and higher salaries, but talent retention remains an issue in the subcontinent, study finds

  • April 11, 2022 11 Apr'22

    APAC enterprises are reducing their datacentre footprint

    Enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region are moving from their own datacentres into co-location facilities to reduce cost, improve efficiency and lower their carbon footprint

  • April 06, 2022 06 Apr'22

    APAC organisations to spend more on AI

    The higher investments in AI will be led by the region’s banking industry which is harnessing AI systems to mitigate risks and detect fraud

  • March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

    How India organisations can mitigate cyber threats

    Organisations in India will need to invest more in cloud security, gain more visibility into their systems and improve security awareness among employees to fend off cyber attacks

  • March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

    Recognising APAC’s trailblazers in digital transformation

    The region’s top industry innovators were recognised for their digital transformation efforts at the Computer Weekly Innovation Awards APAC 2022

  • March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

    CW Innovation Awards: Plugging supply chain gaps

    StratMed’s Integer platform is facilitating data exchanges between healthcare providers and their suppliers to improve transparency in India’s healthcare supply chain

  • March 24, 2022 24 Mar'22

    CW Innovation Awards: Driving new revenue with data insights

    GLS Group beefed up its enterprise resource planning system to deliver data insights that support real-time decision making and drive new revenue

  • March 22, 2022 22 Mar'22

    Edge computing implementations still in their infancy

    It’s still early days for enterprise implementations of edge computing, with one analyst likening it to the early days of cloud

  • March 14, 2022 14 Mar'22

    More Tableau-Salesforce integrations on the cards

    Tableau and Salesforce are looking to deliver more ‘pre-integrated’ offerings that embed analytics capabilities into the latter’s portfolio of software-as-a-service applications

  • March 11, 2022 11 Mar'22

    CW Innovation Awards: Weikfield bags analytics rewards

    The success of Weikfield Food’s analytics initiative is underpinned by small successive deployments to overcome resistance from users and ensure requirements are met

  • March 07, 2022 07 Mar'22

    India’s Mahindra Group makes cloud move

    The Indian conglomerate will migrate SAP S/4 Hana and its data warehouse to Google Cloud and build up its DevOps capabilities

  • March 01, 2022 01 Mar'22

    Cloud suppliers eye APAC space industry

    Amazon Web Services and Microsoft are working with local governments and supplying cloud technologies to support the region’s growing space industry

  • February 28, 2022 28 Feb'22

    Cloudflare: Our network is our product

    Cloudflare’s chief product officer explains why its network is its product and how it protects organisations against cyber threats

  • February 23, 2022 23 Feb'22

    IBM opens cyber security hub in India

    Big Blue’s new cyber security hub, comprising a cyber range, software development facilities and a security operations centre, will serve enterprises across the Asia-Pacific region

  • February 18, 2022 18 Feb'22

    India warms to telehealth amid pandemic

    Covid-19 has accelerated adoption of telehealth services in India as more healthcare providers look to offer medical treatment and assistance without risking infections

  • February 14, 2022 14 Feb'22

    India to invest $1bn in quantum computing

    India plans to invest $1bn over the next five years to advance its capabilities in quantum technology, but it will need to have a tailored approach and to address the skills gap to succeed

  • January 31, 2022 31 Jan'22

    Google inks $1bn deal with Bharti Airtel

    The wide-ranging deal covers Google’s equity investment in Airtel, as well as efforts to spur cloud adoption and lower barriers to smartphone ownership

  • January 26, 2022 26 Jan'22

    TigerGraph roars into APAC

    The graph database technology supplier is approaching the region with a solution-based strategy and partnering with universities to grow local capabilities

  • January 24, 2022 24 Jan'22

    India’s cyber security industry doubles in size amid pandemic

    Revenues from cyber security products and services reached $9.85bn in 2021 thanks to rapid digitalisation and regulatory attention on data and privacy

  • January 19, 2022 19 Jan'22

    Trellix looks to democratise access to XDR in APAC

    The company formed from the merger of FireEye Enterprise and McAfee will team up with managed service providers, among other efforts, to democratise access to extended detection and response capabilities in the region

  • January 17, 2022 17 Jan'22

    Top three questions about the Log4j vulnerability

    Singapore’s Ensign Infosecurity answers the top three questions about the impact of the Log4j vulnerability

  • January 13, 2022 13 Jan'22

    RBL Bank taps Google Cloud to drive digital agenda

    The private lender will tap Google Cloud to power its customer acquisition engine and improve customer data management and analytics, among other areas

  • January 03, 2022 03 Jan'22

    How APAC firms can stay ahead of cyber threats

    Organisations will need to develop behavioural detection, machine learning and threat hunting capabilities to keep pace with the onslaught of cyber attacks

  • December 21, 2021 21 Dec'21

    IT Priorities 2022: Cloud-first mindset growing in India

    Nearly half of organisations in India are expected to spend more on cloud services, underscoring the growing cloud-first mindset that is taking root in the subcontinent

  • December 13, 2021 13 Dec'21

    Top IT predictions in APAC in 2022

    Operationalising zero trust, talent retention and containerisation are just some of the key trends that will shape Asia-Pacific’s technology landscape in 2022

  • December 07, 2021 07 Dec'21

    APAC banks gear up on cloud, but challenges remain

    Public cloud spending by financial institutions in the region is rising even as they grapple with legacy IT challenges and cost concerns

  • December 02, 2021 02 Dec'21

    India’s IT spending to cross $100bn mark in 2022

    Led by software investments, the growth in IT spending comes as organisations in the subcontinent look to modernise their IT infrastructure and support a hybrid workforce

  • November 19, 2021 19 Nov'21

    Inside Informatica’s cloud journey

    Informatica’s chief product officer talks up the company’s journey back to the public market and where Asia-Pacific fits in its growth strategy

  • November 16, 2021 16 Nov'21

    Medtronic ups ante in digital health

    Medtronic wants a slice of the burgeoning digital health market and is teaming up with startups and other organisations in Asia-Pacific’s healthcare ecosystem to raise its game

  • November 12, 2021 12 Nov'21

    IT Priorities 2022: APAC enterprises invest in digital future

    Nearly two-thirds of enterprises in Asia-Pacific plan to increase their IT budgets next year in areas such as cloud computing and cyber security to secure their digital future

  • November 08, 2021 08 Nov'21

    Splunk’s cloud shift is paying off in APAC

    Splunk’s Asia-Pacific business is growing faster than the rest of the company, but it’s not resting on its laurels

  • November 01, 2021 01 Nov'21

    India’s tech workforce braces for hybrid work

    A Nasscom study reveals that India’s tech workers and their employers are planning to return to offices thrice a week, paving the way for hybrid work

  • October 29, 2021 29 Oct'21

    How GitHub is driving secure software development

    GitHub’s first chief security officer offers a glimpse into the company’s efforts to help developers and organisations embrace secure software development practices

  • October 24, 2021 24 Oct'21

    The future of data analytics

    The rise of no-code and event-driven architectures are among the developments that will shape the future of data analytics, according to Tibco’s regional chief technology officer

  • October 21, 2021 21 Oct'21

    APAC organisations warm to zero trust

    Two-thirds of APAC organisations have a zero-trust strategy even as they grapple with the lack of skills and other organisational challenges, study finds

  • October 19, 2021 19 Oct'21

    VMware refines cross-cloud strategy

    VMware’s CTO Kit Colbert talks up the evolution of the company’s cross-cloud strategy and how it stands out from other suppliers eyeing the multicloud pie

  • October 14, 2021 14 Oct'21

    HPE’s GreenLake strategy pays off in APAC

    HPE’s transition to an as-a-service company is paying off in Asia-Pacific where it witnessed one of the strongest quarters, thanks in part to rising demand for services

  • October 08, 2021 08 Oct'21

    How Zoom is growing its APAC business

    Zoom is driving its growth in Asia-Pacific by embedding business processes into video communications, supporting the hybrid workplace and expanding its headcount in the region

  • October 07, 2021 07 Oct'21

    How VMware is tackling the Indian market

    VMware is eyeing growing opportunities in India around cloud-native application development, remote work as well as 5G and edge computing, says VMware president Sumit Dhawan