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VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE By Jagdish Mahapatra, MD- India and SAARC, McAfee   Following are the mega trends that will dominate 2015’s security industry in India- 1.       Increased use of cyber warfare and espionage tactics. Cyber espionage attacks will continue to increase in frequency as long-term players will become stealthier information gatherers, while newcomers to cyber-attack capabilities will look for ways to steal sensitive information and disrupt their adversaries.       •         Established nation-state actors will work to enhance their ability to remain hidden on victim systems and networks.       •        Cybercriminals will continue to act more like nation-state cyber espionage actors, focusing on monitoring systems                    and      gathering high-value intelligence on individuals, intellectual property, and operational intelligence.       •        McAfee Labs predicts that more small nation states and

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   By Bhaskar Pramanik, Chairman at Microsoft India Management guru Tom Peters said, “Celebrate what you want to see more of.” And, as we stand on the threshold of 2015, I want to reflect on the string of positive moments we have seen over the past 12 months. It is a year that I wish had lasted a little longer! Reinventing productivity Triggered by new leadership, both India and Microsoft saw exciting developments in 2014. As part of Microsoft’s transformation journey, we focused on helping people and companies all over the world thrive in this mobile-first, cloud-first world by reinventing productivity and providing platforms to work from. When we talk about productivity, we are not just referring to being more productive at work. We see productivity as the engine of human progress, and helping people get more out of their time, whether it be for work, family time or to conquer their own pursuits. It’s

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   By Anil Valluri, President, NetApp India & SAARC If 2014 was a year of big change in technology and new visions for India by the government – the digital India, Make in India and the smart cities campaign, 2015 will solidify these changes and start a transformation. Technology will play an important role, with massive deployments in network, data, storage and analytics. Some top technology trends we envisage in India are –  # Mushrooming of Internet of Things and Big Data Analytics  The year ahead will see quantum increases in data generation, led by the IOT phenomenon. Data will become the new gold. A leading industry analyst firm’s Digital Universe analysis of the growth of data projects that intelligent connected devices will increase the amount of “useful data” that can be analyzed and used to make decisions from 22% in 2013 to 35% in 2020. This “useful data” needs to be in digital storage in ord

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   By Geoff Webb, Senior Director, Solution Strategy, NetIQ 1. The IoT is going fast We’ve been talking about the Internet of Things (IoT) for what feels like years now.  Yet the reality is that while it’s quickly starting to dominate technology conversations, it’s still a new and not broadly understood trend.  And like any potentially highly disruptive trend we tend to develop a sense of buzzword fatigue long before the real impact is felt.  This is especially true for IoT if for no other reason than so many people are discussing it in so many different contexts.  But it would be a mistake to underestimate both the rapidity of change and the impact of the IoT.  It’s moving fast – far faster than anything we’ve seen before.  From early thinking around smart devices to the current developments in connecting home management, appliance and car computers to form a much smarter ‘home’ experience.  What we’re seei