VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

The big bets placed on machine learning by Kai-fu Lee the former Apple, Microsoft and Google executive turned as investor, a key figure in the Chinese technology industry leading the way for China With a portfolio of 300 companies. Lee is among the leading investors in Chinese AI startups through his venture fund Sinovation Ventures, a $1.8bn dual currency fund, which also invests in the US. “The State Council paper laid out China’s desire to be a hub of AI innovation by 2030, and these papers have teeth in terms of very strong local execution,” says Kai-Fu Lee. This isn’t a divination by a researcher or academic, it’s government policy from Beijing. A State Council document, issued in July last year, resolved to position China as the world’s pre-eminent practitioner of artificial intelligence (AI) in both research and application within the next 12 years. Governments across the world are rushing to support innovation in AI, but none has published as coherent a plan as Chin...

NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the Global provider of ICT solutions and NTT Communications India announced that the company will invest over $160 mn (approx. 1K cr) for the expansion of its data centre in India with construction of the Company's two new data centers in Mumbai and Bangalore, through Netmagic, a subsidiary of NTT Com and one of the leading managed hosting and cloud service providers in India and will become operational by April 2018. NTT is committed to enable customers with high-quality infrastructure services as well as the management and security services to meet their Information and Communications Technology (ICT) outsourcing needs. With the increasing demand in cloud services continues ,NTT is gearing up with it’s state of art data centers in Mumbai and Bangalore,which will be accommodating 2,750 racks / 22MW power and 1,500 racks / 15 MW power respectively. With NTT Com’s high-speed, high-volume Internet backbone and network services, custom...

Data in every format is very important, whereas as Big Data from orbit will promised be a good business sense. Data gathered in space will be yet another tool in a company's arsenal, meaning that the age has come when inexpensive, small satellites play active roles.  CE-SAT-I was assembled by Canon Electronics, a Canon subsidiary making parts for digital cameras and other electronic products, under the initiative of Hisashi Sakamaki, President, who is keen to get into the space business. Canon who is the leader in imaging solution company ,it’s product is launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India, that will put microsatellites made by companies around the world into space, including its CE-SAT-I.  The CE-SAT-I will be put into orbit 500km from the ground, where it will conduct tests for two years to verify technologies that will be the foundation of the company's planned space business. Soon the earth will be orbited by constellations of mi...

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and Siemens have expanded their partnership to enhance the delivery of big data analytics to the global manufacturing industry. Siemens’ product lifecycle management (PLM) software business will support TCS’ big data experts in the delivery and effective use of the Siemens Omneo Performance Analytics solution. By leveraging Omneo big data analytics, which is provided as a cloud-based Software-as-a- Service (SaaS) offering, manufacturers will have the potential to unearth product performance intelligence that will enable them to identify and resolve complex product issues in seconds instead of days... Read More

Telecom operators including Vodafone, RCom, Aircel and MTS India are investing in technologies such as big data and analytics amid growth in data consumption as they look to retain subscribers and increase revenue per user. Analytics allow telecom companies to improve their data product offerings by better understanding customer demands and usage patterns, according to the operators. The equipment and networks that provide data services generate significant a lot of data that the operators use to identify and proactively address the network issues they face. This also helps the operators plan their network expansion strategies better. Vodafone India’s outgoing chief information officer Anthony Thomas said that the company has deployed big data technology and is piloting various scenarios to get insights into the company’s customers, usage pattern and needs... Read more

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 stora...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   To analyze the volume and variety of IT data to predict, prevent and respond to application and infrastructure issues and deliver actionable insights into complex IT landscapes,  HP(NYSE:HPQ)  has released a Big Data Analytics solution for IT operations teams. HP Operations Analytics platform can provide advanced analytics through contextual analysis of structured and unstructured data. This new solution can also integrate into existing IT operations tools to provide actionable insight to pinpoint performance or end-user experience problems. Amit Chatterjee, Country Director, HP Software India , said, "Effectively managing IT is impossible without proper visibility into the full environment, and IT organizations are struggling to capture all the information, let alone analyze it. Today, we are unleashing the power of HP Operations Analytics to tackle IT 's biggest challenge -  to generate actionable ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Currently, many organizations are missing opportunities for customer interaction as they lack the tools and expertise needed to identify the hidden value within their Big Data. As a result,  HP Enterprise Services(NYSE:HPQ)  has announced a new suite of smarter analytic services that will enable enterprises to derive value and insights from  Big Data . This will further lead towards improving customer engagement and enabling organizations to drive revenue growth.   The new HP Actionable Analytics Services which are an expansion of  HP's Information Management and Analytic Services  will enable clients to implement analytics to impact their top line and streamline key business processes such as customer offers, procurement, supply chain and inventory operations. HP Actionable Analytics Services  combine innovative technologies from HP Labs, HP Autonomy and HP Vertica with HP's experienced an...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As per the latest update, the Big Blue  IBM(NYSE:IBM)  has announced a strategic ten-year deal with  Manthan Broadband Services Pvt. Ltd. IBM will provide a customized subscriber management solution for Manthan which includes IT infrastructure and subscriber support capabilities in an effort to increase revenue potential and improve the company’s customer experience. This will also set the foundation for leveraging  IBM's Big Data and analytics capabilities to help Manthan effectively  create advertisements based on the digital personalities of subscribers. "We were looking for a provider to support us with technology and also strategic business insights to help in deploying the right processes and systems for increased customer loyalty and revenue growth. IBM's understanding of business transformation, the customer experience as well as the future of media and entertainment in India has immensely helped ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Kingston Technology Company  has announced the SSDNow E50, the company's  latest enterprise-class solid-state drive (SSD) .  SSDNow E50 enables performance-focussed organizations that do not have heavy endurance needs to obtain the same enterprise-level performance as Kingston's  SSDNow E100  but at a more cost-effective price point. "We found that there was demand within our customer base and partner community for an SSD that offers enterprise-strength reliability and superior features but with lower endurance capabilities and associated costs," said  Nathan Su, Flash Memory Sales Director, APAC Region, Kingston . "Based on this feedback, we developed SSDNow E50 and are pleased to further expand Kingston's SSD family to support the evolving needs of our customers and partners." SSDNow E50 allows companies to take advantage of enterprise-level SSD performance for tasks such as data caching, frequentl...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Intending to provide real-time foresight for better decision-making to statisticians and business users,  SAP(NYSE:SAP)  has announced new enhancements to its  predictive analytics software . The decision-makers will be able to identify quickly the untapped opportunities and respond to the unforeseen risks with the help of this new software. Forrester Research has ranked the predictive analysis software as a leader in its report,  “The Forrester Wave: Big Data Predictive Analytics Solutions, Q1 2013” . The SAP software is designed to deliver a complete data discovery, visualization and predictive analytics solution designed to extend current analytics capabilities and skillsets. It is an intuitive experience with enough power for data scientists to conduct sophisticated analysis using big data, yet simple enough to allow business analysts to conduct forward-looking analysis using departmental data. SAP has r...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP(NYSE:HPQ)  has unveiled a new server built to help clients operationalize Big Data, drive new business opportunities and save up to $1 million over three years. The new HP ProLiant SL4500 server series is the only solution purpose built for Big Data environments. It provides maximum performance, productivity and cost-effectiveness in an ultra- dense solution required by these workloads. Built on HP Converged Infrastructure, the new server offers a highly efficient design that consumes up to 50-per cent less space, 61-per cent less power and 31-per cent lower cost while using 63-per cent fewer cables. The modular design of the HP ProLiant SL4500 server series offers varied compute and storage configurations that enable clients to optimize their infrastructure for a workload-specific application, removing the need to piece together incongruent hardware for the supporting infrastructure. HP also announced updates to its...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   As the world experiences sweeping business change powered by big data, cloud, mobile and social business technologies,  IBM  has unveiled new  business process and integration of software and services  that will enable global organizations to accelerate adoption. IBM's new business process and integration software and services will enable organizations to extend and connect their existing infrastructures to a wide variety of mobile devices and machine-to-machine (M2M) technologies. As a result, clients will now be able to simplify day-to-day operations and reach their customers and constituents with insightful information, anywhere and anytime. At the cornerstone of this strategy is IBM MessageSight, a new appliance designed to help organizations manage and communicate with the billions of mobile devices and sensors found in systems such as automobiles, traffic management systems, smart buildings and household...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   IBM(NYSE:IBM)  has unveiled a strategic initiative to drive  Flash technology  further into the enterprise to help organizations better tackle the mounting challenges of  Big Data . IBM has announced the availability of the  IBM FlashSystem line of all-Flash storage appliances , which are based on technology acquired from Texas Memory Systems. The IBM FlashSystem provides organizations instant access to the benefits of Flash. The IBM FlashSystem 820 is twenty times faster than spinning hard drives, and can store up to 24 terabytes of data - more than twice the amount of printed information stored in the  US Library of Congress. "The economics and performance of Flash are at a point where the technology can have a revolutionary impact on enterprises, especially for transaction-intensive applications. The confluence of Big Data, social, mobile and cloud technologies is creating an environment in the ...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   National Instruments (NI)  has announced the release of giant versions of their existing test and measurement products, specially designed to address big data challenges. At 10 to 500 times the size of the original options, NI has plenty of storage room for even the largest data sets. Tom Bradicich , R&D Fellow and Resident Big Data Guru, National Instruments, said, “Lately, all I’ve been hearing is ‘big data this’ and ‘big data that’. Here at NI, we pride ourselves on staying at the forefront of technology and innovation, so we’ve decided to get ahead of the curve and release huge versions of our products to handle this data.”  He added, “Over the past 36 years, we’ve seen technology shrink. But, like fashion, technology is cyclical. We think it is time for big, bulky machines to make a comeback...... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   EMC Corporation  has announced results of the EMC-sponsored  IDC Digital Universe study , " Big Data , Bigger Digital Shadows, and Biggest Growth in the Far East - India", which revealed that the digital universe in India will grow 23-fold between 2012 and 2020. The digital bits captured or created each year in India are expected to grow from 127 EB to 2.9 ZB between 2012 and 2020. India’s digital information explosion is being driven by proliferation of devices such as PCs and smartphones worldwide, increased Internet access within emerging markets and the boost in data from machines such as surveillance cameras or smart meters. Other contributing factors include increasing machine-to-machine communication (M2M), falling cost of technology, and digitization of TV, among others. Over time, the distribution of the bits within the digital universe by the country of origin will more and more closely mirror the distribution o...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   Making it easier for organizations to quickly adopt and deploy big data and cloud computing solutions,  IBM (NYSE:IBM)  today announced major advances to its  PureSystems  family of expert integrated systems. Now, organizations challenged by limited IT skills and resources can quickly comb through massive volumes of data and uncover critical trends that can dramatically impact their business. The new PureSystems models also help to remove the complexity of developing cloud-based services by making it easier to provision, deploy and manage a secure  cloud environment . Together, these moves by IBM further extend its leadership in  big data  and next generation computing environments such as cloud computing, while opening up new opportunities within growth markets and with organizations such as managed service providers (MSPs). Across all industries and geographies, organizations of various size...

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   IBM(NYSE)  has reportedly unveiled new software and services that bring the  power of big data analytics  into the hands of today's social savvy workforce anytime, anywhere. Now, organizations can apply analytics to their social business initiatives, allowing them to gain actionable insight on information generated on networks and put it to work in real-time. As part of today's news,  IBM  is announcing the availability of its industry-leading social software platform, IBM Connections. IBM Connections incorporates sophisticated analytics capabilities, real-time data monitoring, and faster collaborative networks both inside and outside the organization, whether on premise, in the  IBM SmartCloud  or using the broadest range of mobile devices. View the demo today..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   HP(NYSE)  has announced the  new Information Optimization Solutions  which are likely to help enterprises to manage, understand and act upon the variety, velocity and volume of organizational data to drive maximum “Return on Information”. It is important to note that Return on Information is the value that organizations generate from their investments in information solutions, services and resources by gaining insight from their data to make better and quicker decisions.   Big data  is comprised of structured data from traditional databases, while the unstructured data consisting of images, videos, emails, texts and more, and semi-structured data collected from sensors and machines..... See More

VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE   SAP India  has announced its partnership with MapmyIndia, India's leading organization in digital maps, navigation and location-based services. Now powered by the India Address Directory from MapmyIndia, the SAP Data Quality Solution will enable enterprises in India to cleanse, de-duplicate, standardize and consolidate data. MapmyIndia’s extensive address directory covers over 10 million addresses across 4000+ cities and 600,000 villages, and provide a definite match to almost all addresses in India. The India Address Directory will empower the SAP Data Quality Solution to verify precision of data, profile, cleanse and standardize enabling enterprise customers to manage customer records effectively having a direct impact on business operations and profit improvements... See More