Business
DataQuest
Navigating Today's Cloud Security Challenges
Cloud adoption lies at the heart of digital transformation, providing organizations with the agility and flexibility they need to stay competitive in today's rapidly changing marketplace.
4 min |
March 2025
DataQuest
How IT became the third T and other stories
Teaching. Setting up institutes. Research. Writing. Authoring books. Consulting. Developing IT. Prof. S Sadagopan, Founding Director of IIIT Bangalore has had a rich, varied and meaningful life. Here he takes a trip down tech memory lane...
6 min |
March 2025
DataQuest
The T in RealTy
Hyper-personalised home buying and renting experiences? E-tours? E-signatures? Digital bookings? Why? How? Technology cannot be used as a varnish when one faces old plastered walls like unorganised agents, lack of ecosystem tech-literacy, fragmentation, complex regulation, balancing hyper-personalisation with anonymisation and still ushering customers towards virtual tours, AR, VR, AI magic and personal touch. Let's take a tour with Sangeet Aggarwal, Head of Product at HOUSING.COM, PropTiger.com
4 min |
February 2025
DataQuest
Democratizing Al, challenging norms, and shaping the future of global innovation
I sat down with DeepSeek for a candid conversation about its rise, its vision, and its potential to redefine the AI landscape. From democratizing AI to challenging the status quo of the Western tech world, this Q&A delves into the heart of what makes DeepSeek a game-changer.
2 min |
February 2025
DataQuest
Are leaders ready to bridge the innovation-trust gap?
AI is no longer the future-it's the now. However, as organizations race to integrate AI into their operations, a fundamental question looms: how can businesses balance rapid innovation with trust and security? Nate MacLeitch, CEO of QuickBlox, weighs in.
7 min |
February 2025
DataQuest
Preparing leaders for the AI Era
The term “Management Education” often conjures images of dusty case studies and rigid classroom hierarchies.
3 min |
February 2025
DataQuest
GCCs on a Drum-roll in India: Hence, Zimmer
The IT riff here used to win only Emmys and Grammys in, and for adding to, global orchestras of outsourcing, application development and back-office work. Not anymore. It’s time for business Oscars. With GCCs.
10 min |
February 2025
DataQuest
RegTech: Because even compliance deserves a tech upgrade
The business environment is getting increasingly complex in India as the country embraces its digital future. From data privacy to digital lending norms and strict anti-money laundering measures, regulators in the country have increased their efforts to make sure there is transparency, accountability, and protection in this age of rapid technological innovation.
10 min |
February 2025
DataQuest
Supercomputing on Ojammpic!
Would Quantum breakthroughs and AI Supercomputers finally make the elusive super-machine affordable, accessible and lean enough to sit happy next to your coffee mug?
10+ min |
February 2025
DataQuest
Automation means handshakes
If RPA is the backbone, ATI is the brain. Say hello to some new digital white-aprons, fewer insurance frauds and easier preventive-medicine efforts. Vijayashree Natarajan, SVP Head of Technology, Omega Healthcare dissects AI’s new-and-exciting limbs as she argues that AI augments and complements RPA.
3 min |
February 2025
DataQuest
How open AI DeepSeek will likely disrupt the market
Jaspreet Bindra, Founder of AI&Beyond and Tech Whisperer Ltd, gives us a ringside view of the changes taking place as a result of DeepSeek entering the market. Excerpts from a freewheeling video interview.
6 min |
February 2025
DataQuest
Why cyber insurance is a lifeline for enterprises
While some businesses still believe they’re too small to be hacked,” Tata AIG’s Najm Bilgrami politely disagrees. The company has redefined the sector with its latest product, CyberEdge, which not only insures against cyber risks but also offers a comprehensive ecosystem of prevention, response, and risk improvement services.
5 min |
February 2025
DataQuest
How smart parking is Enhancing the Maha Kumbh experience
Can AI handle 25 lakh vehicles? Amit from Park+ reveals the secret to parking 25 lakh vehicles: technology, predictive AI, and the unwavering optimism that nothing will crash (except maybe a few bikes).
4 min |
February 2025
DataQuest
Why do GCCs flock to India?
What makes India such a compelling destination for Global Capability Centers? This article examines the key factors contributing to India's rise as a preferred location for multinational corporations, including the availability of top-tier talent, a supportive government environment, and a dynamic innovation ecosystem.
7 min |
February 2025
DataQuest
The Fourth Turning: The Birth of a New World Order and AI as the Emerging Archetype
Looking back in time, we encounter several intriguing theories and observations. One such perspective suggests that roughly every eighty years, the world experiences catastrophic events that alter the course of human history.
6 min |
February 2025
DataQuest
Deep Lessons from DeepSeek
While the US blinked and the rest of the world woke up to a new force in GenAI, what lessons does this Black Swan event hold for countries like India? Here are five \"deep\" thoughts to consider,
7 min |
February 2025
DataQuest
AI Agents: Not a Fork in the AI Road, But an Inflection-Point
How right C.S Lewis was! Day by day nothing changes, but when you look back, everything is different.
5 min |
February 2025
DataQuest
So where is India heading?
While the world is stunned at the Chinese AI breakthrough, when will India come out with a similar feat?
2 min |
February 2025
DataQuest
Rewriting Insurance with Data and Foresight: Lessons from Pramerica's CTO
As insurance companies pivot from operational reliance on technology to embedding it as a core strategy, Pramerica Life Insurance leads by example. CTO Sunil Jain discusses how innovations in AI, cloud platforms, and data frameworks are not only solving current challenges but shaping the future of the industry.
7 min |
January 2025
DataQuest
Is AI on Batman's side or on Joker's side?
Also, spoiler alert. Your body-guard is not your body double. Leave the couch. In an age where Cyber-insurers also look at security maturity before they undertake new enterprises, where security fatigue is a bitter reality, where the grey-matter of LLMs can easily be conned by benign chatter, and where AI is turning as much into a Robin as into a Harley Quinn - and with equal speed and probability - whose side is AI on? Philippa Cogswell, Managing Partner, Unit 42, Asia Pacific & Japan, Palo Alto Networks helps us unravel these complex plot lines.
7 min |
January 2025
DataQuest
Counting on Quantum - A quick peek inside India's Refrigerator
The menu of tomorrow's IT courses would be completely changed by what's currently being marinated in quantum computing trays. From cryptography to heavy simulations to huge AI workloads to Cloud. Let’s open the doors of this cold, but busy, kitchen area for a minute to get a sense of what Indian ice-boxes are up to.
6 min |
January 2025
DataQuest
Digital Twins: The Blueprint Becomes the Blue-eyed Boy
Ever wondered why people in offices are seen more around the photocopier or printer rather than their computers?
9 min |
January 2025
DataQuest
The Cloud Advantage: Infor's CloudFueled Growth in Asia-Pacific
Senior VP Terry Smagh highlights Infor’s growth, cloud adoption, and AIdriven operations. With major investments in India, including an R&D hub and upcoming data center, Infor leads in innovation, efficiency, and sustainability.
3 min |
January 2025
DataQuest
How Onix is Making AI Accessible to All Business Teams
Niraj Kumar, CTO of Onix, shares his extensive experience in IT and cloud technology to explore how the convergence of data, cloud infrastructure, and AIL is driving digital transformation. He discusses the critical role of data context, ethical practices, and security in ensuring that AI delivers its full potential across all levels of an organization.
6 min |
January 2025
DataQuest
Arka Fincap Redefining Finance Through Technology
Arka Fincap has embraced technology to streamline its operations and enhance customer experiences. By utilizing tools such as low-code platforms, automation, and cloud infrastructure, the company has significantly reduced processing times and operational costs. This approach has enabled efficient loan processing, seamless fintech integrations, and data-driven decision-making. Arka's journey highlights the role of technology in modernizing financial services while balancing scalability, compliance, and customer-centricity.
5 min |
January 2025
DataQuest
AWS is assuring that the AI that's being built is reliable, responsible and trustworthy
At AWS re:Invent 2024, Las Vegas Dr. Angela Shippy, Senior Physician Executive at AWS, discusses how technology is reshaping healthcare-from generative AI to predictive analytics and secure cloud solutions.
5 min |
January 2025
DataQuest
AI in Multiplexes, the 'cold open' scene is here
Would AI remove all the walls in, and around, Cinema; or would it create very personalized boxes for every viewer? Here's a peek. No Spoilers here. But some Stingers for sure.
5 min |
January 2025
DataQuest
e-Red Tape, virtual CAs and wait-and-watch hoops - a look at India's digital Selfie
Bertram D’Souza, Chief Product Innovation Officer, Protean eGov Technologies Ltd. helps us to unpack how India’s digital stacks, digital goods, fast interfaces, real-time financial lanes and tech-driven tax administration shine and where they do/can falter if we ignore some tough, but practical, questions.
6 min |
January 2025
DataQuest
IT - Just A Wallflower? No More, Maybe Baby's Breath
Let's see why like Gypsophilia - which is also about cancer research and baby showers now rather than a bunch spread in the background- technology is now so much more than a filler in the bouquet of business!
4 min |
January 2025
DataQuest
Bridging Trust and Technology: Kotak Life's Approach to Digital Transformation
The insurance sector stands at the crossroads of tradition and transformation, where legacy systems meet the demands of a digital-first world. In an exclusive conversation with Minu Sirsalewala, Executive Editor, Dataquest, Kirti Patil, Chief Technology Officer at Kotak Life Insurance, shares how the company is embedding innovation into its core while staying grounded in purpose, trust, and customer-centricity.
5 min |