Building a better, secure payments future

Mobile, cashless payments and e-commerce market competencies are the decisive factors driving the move toward a cashless society model

GET READY FOR MORE CLOUD IN FINANCIAL SECTOR

Decision makers are seeking to balance agility and scalability of the cloud with requirements for cyber security, compliance, and operational consistency

Add A Punch To Your Business Communication

In this anywhere, anytime workplace era, collaboration tools and solutions complement email and enhance synergy; allowing to get more work done – at record speed

Get The Most From Your Connected Teams

Creating a work-from-home infrastructure can be confusing and chaotic. An easy way out is to hook on to a compact remote working and communication platform

“VPNs often end up creating new security problems”

Virtual private networks (VPN), which were originally developed to enable remote workers to connect into the corporate network back when only a fraction of the workforce was working, created new network security headaches when used at a previously unheard of scale with organizations switched to Remote Work overnight during this pandemic. Although VPNs are considered as a quick way for the remote users to get to internal applications, they are slow for users, offer poor security, and are difficult to manage and scale as well. In an interview with Soma Tah, Forcepoint Chief Product Officer Nico Popp elaborates on how zero trust network access (ZTNA) solutions rethink network security functions and are designed to solve the challenges posed by the legacy VPNs.

Stepping up the telecom game

From virtualization to edge, cloud is becoming core to the telecom sector – helping service providers become more agile and platform independent

Smartwatches getting smarter, may flag infection alert soon

Studies promise a future in which the gadget would flag COVID-like symptoms in advance. That would make it an essential accessory, like smartphones

India and the connected world 2025

5G is expected to unleash unprecedented socio-economic transformation in the next five years. A crystal ball gazing by industry experts at V&D Webinar

“Network operators are transforming into indirect cloud providers”

Operators and enterprises are looking at automating network test labs to drive speed, innovation, and cost reduction while improving collaboration with customers and suppliers. Spirent Communications Director of Business Development CP Manoharan, in an interaction with Anusha Ashwin, talks about how this is done, the changing world of telecom operators, and the company’s offerings in India. Excerpts:

Enabling digitization and socio-economic growth

The narrative of internet as a means of communication is no longer valid. It is now an essential service – the foundation of an intelligent and smarter India

CAN TELECOM ‘MAKE IN INDIA'?

Manufacturing in India has been gaining currency due to the recent geopolitical shift. Does the country have enough policy support to become a global supply hub?

“Oil & Gas sector is undergoing faster digital transformation”

Maintaining high reliability and resiliency for mission-critical operations whilst expanding the network and adding ever-increasing numbers of devices and applications remains a formidable challenge for the oil and gas sector. Expanding applications require a change in the way they operate their communication networks too, and no single communication technology fits the bill. Hitachi ABB Power Grids Senior Vice President of Grid Automation business – India Ahmad Khan in an interview with Soma Tah talks about the technologies driving automation and digitization in the sector. Excerpts:

The New Normal For Education

While the pandemic has hastened the shift towards online classes, 5G will complete the education system transformation process, making it accessible to all

Get Ready For The 5G World

Faster data transfer speeds present new avenues of data loss and breaches. Here are 5 essentials for managing cybersecurity in the hyper-connected world

The Makeover Challenge

Gearing up to play a critical role in driving digital transformation, telcos need to rethink strategy and look beyond their role as a bandwidth provider

“We can support all verticals that have a challenge with data”

As an industry veteran and the Country Manager for Snowflake India, Vimal Venkatram has his task clearly cut out. In an interaction with Shubhendu Parth, he shares some interesting insights and plans as he settles into a corner room that looks out at India with a new view of the market and opportunities here amidst COVID-19 crisis. Local data emphasis, governance services, startups, and new enterprise elasticity-needs that come with growth – can the Indian market be as unique as the company itself?

“Heavy reliance on cloud data and automation is a big trend”

The unprecedented COVID-19 situation has altered the business world in many ways, including the need to adopt digital- and mobile-first strategy. Organization leaders are now dealing not just with the tough balancing act of surviving the ‘now’ and planning for the ‘tomorrow’, but also the swathe of new solutions like Edge, 5G, HPC, and new data center models that is now within their grasp. In a telephonic interview, Lenovo Data Center Group (DCG) Managing Director – India Vivek Sharma talked with Shubhendu Parth about the excitement around cloud and data center technologies, and the solutions for SMBs, specific verticals like Telco, and new pockets like OTT.

Step up your game

It’s an exciting time for mobile app developers in India. Here is all you need to know how to play the game and capitalize on the new opportunity

SHARP ENOUGH TO SLICE?

Will edge computing help telcos increase their revenue share from the enterprise market or does it mean more struggle for them, and how?

Give It the wings

Slow and manual network operations can impact ROI. Automating network processes can help organizations save both time and money

It takes two to tango

In its early days, cellular connectivity was of no help in driving internet penetration; it only happened after smartphones and 3G services were introduced

Driving transformation

The massive growth in broadband usage indicates that India is fast emerging as a digital nation. This will herald a new era of prosperity and growth

Rise Of Automated Customer Service

Telecom sector needs to adopt new approaches including a virtual call center to improve customer interface and increase service satisfaction levels

The Internet Comes To India

In 1995 India achieved what only two Asian countries, Japan and Hong Kong, had achieved till then – launch of a full-scale commercial internet service

Food For Digital Souls

Much like electricity that ushered in the industrial revolution, internet has accelerated the knowledge revolution and is transforming India

WORLD WIDE WEB MAGIC

Internet is one of the very few General Purpose Technologies in the history of mankind, with the capability to alter societies and their economic and social structures

“SMBS WITH LIMITED BUDGET REMAIN HIGHLY VULNERABLE”

The most common ad fraud is fake installs where publishers cheat the advertisers through employing individuals or bots to drive fake installs to earn a profit.

The new enterprise mantra

The complexity of IT infrastructure and the need for an agile network requires that enterprises quickly adapt virtualization first strategy

THE ACHILLES HEEL OF MOBILE-FIRST NATION

As a large and fast-growing mobile economy India ranks #1 on the target list of fraudsters. It is also the second-largest victim of mobile ad frauds globally

GETTING INTERNET FOR ALL

The internet in India has evolved through many crests and troughs. Can the digital ecosystem take it to the next “inclusive” level?