Viewpoints
As the world becomes increasingly digital, the need for robust cybersecurity measures has never been greater. Cyber threats are growing more sophisticated and frequent, making it more challenging for...
May 22, 2023
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The misconception that online gaming only leads to negative outcomes like immaturity, addiction, poverty, or wasted time can be challenged by examining the technology behind it and its potential for...
May 09, 2023
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In the second installment of our Navigator MasterClass on Emerging Trends, we explore Privacy Enhancing Computation, a field of study that aims to safeguard sensitive data throughout any computing...
May 03, 2023
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We're excited to announce the launch of our new Navigator MasterClass on Emerging Trends, a monthly series that will run alongside our existing Emerging Technologies series. Our inaugural column...
Apr 04, 2023
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Initially, I believed that in a world where emotions and feelings abound, it would be difficult for AI to thrive. However, I failed to consider that today's reality is increasingly devoid of empathy...
Mar 17, 2023
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No one needs any more reading material on Metaverse. After all, the 283-page report (“The Metaverse in 2040”) published last year by Pew Research Center opens with “Hope? Hype? Hell? Maybe All 3”....
Mar 10, 2023
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This is the 6th column of the series called Navigator MasterClass, wherein we will find our way through the myths and realities of one Bleeding Edge technology each month; in terms of where it truly...
Feb 17, 2023
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A few years back, Gartner reported that GE is looking at integrating manufacturing at an early stage of its supply chain. As a quick primer, let us recognize that Manufacturing is about three...
Jun 30, 2022
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ESG (Environmental, social and corporate governance) is gaining popularity across the corporate landscape, especially with the COP26 event. Companies are under high pressure to showcase how they plan...
May 23, 2022
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You are in an electronic showroom because it is time to buy a 50-60” TV for your wall. The showroom manager is all over you trying to convince which model will look best at your wall. And (s)he hasn’...
May 20, 2022
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Application modernization is being triggered at two levels— one is the dynamic macro-level changes such as the COVID pandemic that has forced us to change the way we work, collaborate, and engage...
Apr 22, 2022
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This is the 3rd column of the 12-part series called Navigator MasterClass, wherein we will find our way through the myths and realities of one Bleeding Edge technology each month; in terms of where...
Apr 19, 2022
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The automobile industry is on the cusp of significant disruption within India and globally. People have a preconceived notion that technology adoption in the Commercial Vehicle industry is moderate....
Apr 08, 2022
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Picture a scenario. On your way home, you see a fleet of delivery trucks driving towardstoward a popular supermarket in your neighborhood. You notice that except for the first vehicle the others are...
Apr 04, 2022
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Within these last two years of the pandemic, there has been a complete 360-degree change in our viewpoints, looking at and managing a workforce. The pandemic has brought extraordinary pressure on...
Mar 25, 2022
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In the age of digital transformation, it has become pivotal for manufacturers to harness advanced technologies for driving digital transformation initiatives. While pilot initiatives and scaling of...
Mar 11, 2022
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The Telecom infrastructure space has a lot in common with other diversified infrastructure providers, for example, support power or water distribution companies. The challenges faced by these sectors...
Mar 04, 2022
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There has been a greater focus on digital transformation among organizations of all scales in recent years. Pharma, as compared to the other sectors, has historically been seen as little behind in...
Feb 25, 2022
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Currently, the major concerns in the CIO list are -how do we improve the digital dexterity; how do we speed up the digital transformation journey which we have embarked upon. With everyone getting...
Feb 18, 2022
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A battle between the Human Mind and AI-Analytics
Recently, an incident happened in the Australian Open Men’s Single Final during the Daniil Medvedev and Rafael Nadal match, which was circulated...
Feb 11, 2022
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Once upon a time, we all lived in another world - a world pre COVID, pre-March 2020. And then the pandemic hit and suddenly everything just changed. A new culture of work from home started. While...
Feb 04, 2022
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Succession planning is arguably the single most neglected area in global organizations. According to a study by Deloitte published three years back, while 86% CEOs thought leadership succession...
Jan 31, 2022
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In late 2014, I joined the healthcare industry from a pure technology service provider. One apparent question was, what represents the difference between two industries? I was unequipped to even...
Jan 28, 2022
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“Great leaders create more leaders.” – The Light in the Heart, Roy T Bennett
Between January to December 2021, CIO&Leader reported 73 new enterprise CIO appointments in India. Out of those, 66...
Jan 24, 2022
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With this month’s column, we start a 12-part series called Navigator MasterClass, wherein we will find our way through the myths and realities of one Bleeding Edge technology each month; in terms of...
Jan 19, 2022
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There is this story that many of you have listened to. A tiger started charging at two men who ran. One of them asked the other if the latter really thought he could really run faster than the tiger...
Dec 30, 2021
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What makes startups intriguing? Business idea, tech-savvy approach, commitment to excellence, amount of risk involved, agile work culture, new revenue opportunities, the challenge they try to solve,...
Dec 30, 2021
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“Data Science” is being bandied about everywhere. Some IT departments have got it working, some are working on it, some will start soon, and others want to do it. But if you ask a few practitioners...
Nov 08, 2021
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If you are not already tired of listening to this, let me tell you for the nth time that the digital opportunity is not just about taking things digital as it is – with its obvious advantages and...
Oct 29, 2021
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This is the fifth in our series examining Data and its idiosyncrasies. In the last four instalments, we looked at Data Visualization and Stories, Thick Data, Data Confluence, and the Data-Discovery-...
Oct 04, 2021
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The concept of new workplace, as it is being touted now, has been there for quite some time. While the rational of such a workplace is known—and clear—to all concerned, the actual shift had not...
Aug 12, 2021
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Suresh Shaw (name changed), CIO of a leading consulting firm, is in a state of a quandary these days. In a recent executive council meeting, in which he is also a member, it has been decided that his...
Aug 11, 2021
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The ability of any new technological innovation to be a game changer, is, in reality, less dependent on the technology itself. It is far more dependent on our ability to reimagine a future with the...
Jul 09, 2021
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The next generation of wireless technology, 5G, is expected to open a future of new and exciting possibilities for enterprises. With a speed that can reach up to 10Gbps, theoretically, 5G can be...
Jul 08, 2021
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This is the fourth in our series examining Data and its idiosyncrasies. In the last three instalments we looked at Data Visualization and Stories, Thick Data, and Data Confluence. We start this...
Jul 06, 2021
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The kind of trauma we have gone through in the wake of second wave of COVID will forever remain in our memory. Waking up every morning to find friends, relatives, and acquaintances succumbing to...
Jun 18, 2021
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The explosive resurgence of Coronavirus cases across India has put a severe strain on our healthcare management system. The second wave of the pandemic has flagged our frail emergency response...
Jun 15, 2021
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This is the third viewpoint in this series on data and its idiosyncrasies. We have looked at qualitative data and its pervasiveness. We will now look at what we may have and what we may not have...
Jun 09, 2021
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To say that the FinTech sector in India is among the fastest growing industries of the country would be a gross understatement. India has become Asia’s largest destination for FinTech investments,...
May 26, 2021
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The second big wave of COVID-19 pandemic is all around us. This round has proven far more fatal for those affected and far more challenging for the authorities – decision makers, civic authorities...
May 11, 2021
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On 25 April, security watcher Alon Gal (@UnderTheBreach) tweeted that infamous threat actor ‘ShinyHunters’ had just then leaked the database of Indian online grocery store, BigBasket. Gal, co-...
May 10, 2021
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Continuing with our series on interesting aspects of data, we will today look at the data of Human Insights; something missed by organizations. Almost universally. A majority of business and IT...
Apr 13, 2021
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After close to one and half years of announcing the 1st CIO&Leader Samman during the 20th annual CIO&Leader Conference, we announced the 2nd CIO&Leader Samman on our 21st annual...
Apr 12, 2021
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Ever since the onset of the pandemic COVID-19, the circumstances for working women related to work and living have changed drastically. Lockdowns and work from home scenarios have added to their...
Mar 07, 2021
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There is no single definition on the difference between change and transformation. But we all can describe the difference. We change our clothes, but our soul goes through a transformation. A bear...
Feb 08, 2021
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No matter how much we try to forget the last few months, it is no denying that the changes it brought about in such a small period of time has little parallel in history. We still don’t know if...
Feb 08, 2021
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Data, data, everywhere, not a drib to sniff. To say that there is data overload faced by almost every organization would be an understatement. The problem is so serious that multiple lines of careers...
Feb 04, 2021
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There is a popular couplet in Odia Bhagabata that every child in Odisha is taught. Roughly translated into English, it means the good and bad of (about) a creature (person) is known (remembered) at...
Jan 04, 2021
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As platforms set up control points and competitive bottlenecks to establish dominance in their ecosystem, they often act against the interests of other actors in their ecosystem. This leads to...
Jan 04, 2021
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Much has been written about the role of CIO since William Synnott and William Gruber introduced it in their 1981 book, “Information Resource Management: Opportunities and Strategies for the 1980s”....
Dec 24, 2020
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