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The Cloud Computing Framework
... NWC Print July 01 2009,NWC Print,Archive ... As one of the hottest concepts in IT today, ‘cloud computing’ proposes to transform the way IT is consumed and managed, with promises of improved cost efficiencies, accelerated innovation, faster time-to-market ... , Virtualization Changes Virtually Everything, March 2008). By abstracting server software from ... , Sept. 2008), Demandware (e-Commerce), NetSuite (Accounting, ERP, CRM, and e-Commerce), SAP Business ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/09-07-01/The_Cloud_Computing_Framework.aspx

CIO As Chief Cost Cutter: It's Not Enough
... NWC Print July 01 2009,CIO,NWC Print,Archive ... If it's true that when all you've got is a hammer then everything looks like a nail, then CIOs need to be careful that their current and temporary focus on cost cutting doesn't end up relegating them ... be satisfied with the capabilities your companies had in late 2008 before your company and you and your ... by May 1? In the middle of 2008, your team did a terrific job of showing how a move to SaaS and cloud ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/09-07-01/CIO_As_Chief_Cost_Cutter_It_s_Not_Enough.aspx

“Fighting cybercrime in the cloud”
... cloud,NWC Print,Archive,NWC Print Nov 01 2008 ... Cybercriminals are a busy bunch these days: Stealing identities by the millions, grabbing credit and debit card account numbers, and waging a myriad other attacks on unwitting users, businesses, and vulnerable websites. Their weapon of choice is the malware injection; every five seconds one page ... . According to a July 2008 threat report from Sophos Labs, 90 percent of web-based malware shows up ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/08-11-01/8220_Fighting_cybercrime_in_the_cloud_8221.aspx

Reams of change
... NWC Print Aug 01 2007,NWC Print,Archive ... Singh is the CIO of the Mumbai-headquarteredN R Agarwal group of industries, one of the largest coated duplex ... control product quality and also track products up to bundling. In July 2005 the company started ... planning, plant maintenance and quality management modules. The project went live on July 1, 2006 ... warehouse) and CRM/SEM/Balanced Score Card in 2008. “The primary users of CRM will be our 50-odd ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/07-08-01/Reams_of_change.aspx

“We not only detect and rectify threats but also ensure that it doesn’t hinder user’s performance”
attacks. According to July 2008 Symantec State of Spam Report, 80% of all email was spam. Every year ... ... NWC Print Sept 01 2008,NWC Print,Archive ... The latest trend shows that email security has become the key concern area amongst all companies. Why is email becoming favorite target for attackers? Email is the killer application in today’s world ... to IDC, over 6.62 trillion business emails will be exchanged in 2008. The ease and power of email ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/08-09-01/8220_We_not_only_detect_and_rectify_threats_but_also_ensure_that_it_doesn_8217_t_hinder_user_8217_s_performance_8221.aspx

End of the line
... NWC Print Jan 01 2008,NWC Print,Archive ... Last July ... to Windows Server 2008. All Microsoft server licenses also include downgrade rights, meaning ... until the third quarter of 2008. Microsoft says it will continue its hypervisor-agnostic policies even after Hyper-V is available, but in practice, most Windows Server 2008 users will make the switch ... —a change from its previous claims that Viridian is an integral part of Windows Server 2008—the two ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/08-01-01/End_of_the_line.aspx

Innovators & Influencers
Microsoft, which in July added its Hyper-V hypervisor to Windows Server 2008, making virtualization ... ... NWC Print,NWC Print Apr 01 2009,Archive ... Paul Maritz ... and founded cloud startup Pi. By 2008, Pi had 100 employees and a plan to arm users in the cloud ... was about to come under siege from Microsoft. “That was not something I anticipated as I launched into 2008 ... to have Force.com power business-critical apps, including its room reservation system. 2008 was a busy ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/09-04-01/Innovators_Influencers.aspx

Handling IT for Care
... NWC Print Sept 01 2008,NWC Print,Archive ... With a network of 22 hospitals and more than 2,500 beds, Fortis Healthcare is one of India’s leading chains of private hospitals. In July, the company reported its first time net profit of Rs 94 lakh for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. The profits may look meager at the moment, but the scale of operations that the company is fortifying itself for is humongous: Forty is the number of hospitals that Fortis ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/08-09-01/Handling_IT_for_Care.aspx

The Open Source Enterprise
... NWC Print Mar 01 2009,NWC Print,Archive ... In an economic slowdown that’s getting worse, open source matters, now more than ever. Only it’s not in the way you think. Downloading “free” software has never been all that great a path to budget savings ... with Windows. And everyone saw how, if Windows Server 2008 is to have a place in the data center ... . Mary Knox, an analyst in Gartner’s financial services practice, wrote in a note on July 11 that banks ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/09-03-01/The_Open_Source_Enterprise.aspx

EMC outlines USD 1.5 billion India investment plan
... NWC Print Nov 01 2009,India,EMC,NWC Print,Archive ... EMC, the leading provider of enterprise storage infrastructure, security and content management solutions, recently pledged an additional investment of USD 1.5 billion in India over the next five years ... COE. Generated revenue of USD 2.4 million in 2008. It has paved its way into a new market (Virtual ... education initiative is called EMC Academic Alliance program (EAA). It was launched in July 2006. EMC has ... http://www.informationweek.in/Archive/09-11-01/EMC_outlines_USD_1_5_billion_India_investment_plan.aspx