VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

20th Star Nite Awards 2021 Hotel, Shangri-La, New Delhi:  Transformation drives innovation and face-To-face interactions are always better to understand and engage. Companies must be attentive to the changing landscape of their industry and be sure to count with the right talent in order to carry out new business models, as well as train and retain existing talent.   The  20th VARINDIA Star Nite Awards 2021  this year was a Hybrid Event and was organized on 26th Nov, 2021, Friday from 9.00 am to 9.00 pm. The event attracted over 1542 attendees (including VARs/Partners) from 30 different cities in the country. This event was a true testimonial to how companies are well prepared to go physical and digital (phygital). It was presented by  Hewlett Packard Enterprise  and  Ingram Micro .   The full-day event started with the morning session -  PARTNER TRANSFORMATION SUMMIT  with Ingram Micro and  Microsoft . The objective was to enlight...

ALE committed to delivering digital age networking and communications solutions:  Resilience and Agility through IT Simplicity In the wake of the pandemic,  Alcatel Lucent Enterprise (ALE)  has pivoted its marketing mix to focus less on traditional physical face-to-face events in the current landscape. Its strategy spans across raising brand awareness in key go-to-markets and creating demand through vertical and account-based marketing to drive pipeline with its partner ecosystem. To support and leverage its existing customers, ALE runs a green clinic program for its key verticals -  Government ,  Healthcare ,  Transportation , Education & Commercial. This program initiates fresh outreach to its install base, where it evaluates pain-points and suggests new converged solution offerings from ALE. It has also instituted Vertical Marketing Programs aimed at the key industries to educate customers and prospects about new ALE offerings. Furthermore, ALE has ...

Equinix Opens Fifth Data Center in Singapore and Deepens Commitment to National Sustainability Agenda:  Equinix, Inc ., the world's digital infrastructure company™, today announced the opening of its fifth International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data center in Singapore, SG5. With an initial investment of US$144 million, the purpose-built facility helps address the need for a sustainable, future-ready digital infrastructure to enhance enterprises’ digital resiliency.   Singapore’s Smart Nation initiative and digitalization efforts over the years have led local and regional businesses to realize the importance of an agile and resilient digital infrastructure to their business success. According to the latest Equinix Global Tech Trends Survey, 88% of surveyed companies in Singapore indicated that digitizing their IT infrastructure was a top priority, with 66% believing interconnection will help them navigate challenges.... Read More

Yes Bank appoints Mahesh Ramamoorthy as CIO:  Yes Bank   announced the appointment of   Mahesh Ramamoorthy   as the Chief Information Officer. He will lead Technology and Digital transformation for the Bank. Mahesh will also lead the new age technologies such as API, AI/ML, BI and Business Solutions which is going to be the driving factor for all the new products at Yes Bank. Mahesh comes with over three decades of experience in the BFSI technology space in payments & banking technology, product design, business solution and project management across Indian and MNC Banks and technology firms. In his previous role, he was leading the Payments vertical for Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa at FIS Inc. He has also been associated with Barclays Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Aviva Plc, DCB Bank, IDBI Bank and Standard Chartered Bank.   He holds a bachelor degree in engineering with a specialization in electronics from the University of Mumbai and is a cer...

“The collaboration we have with our vendors, helps us deliver quality performance”:  In a chat with VARINDIA,   ABHISHEK RUNGTA, PROPRIETOR, COMPUTEK   discusses about the business model and the growth opportunities, differentiating factors from competitors, challenges faced post COVID and much more   Please give us a little brief about yourself and the company . Computek  started on a modest scale when the IT sector was evolving in Hyderabad. Today, the city has become ‘Cyberabad’- a hub for major hardware and software solutions. We have been associated with Lenovo for more than 12 years now. Started our journey with retail and today we provide complete end to end customized services & solutions. In order to cater to the growing needs of several prestigious enterprises in the city, the company has expanded the scale and agility of its business. As a leading service provider in this sector, we have been instrumental in the digital transformation of our clien...

Indian Tech Industry lost a good friend, Lux Rao:  Laxminarayan Rao is popularly recognised as   Lux Rao , was a great human being. Suddenly, a news was broken today morning that he couldn’t win his battle with Cancer and succumbed last night. He was working as the Senior Director and Leader of NTT - Solutions, Consulting & Digital Transformation.   My interaction with Lux started from the company Xerox in the year 1995 then Canon office in New Delhi. He was a true friend of VARINDIA  and his contribution for our publication will be remembered for ever.   Lux has been a leader in the space of Digital Transformation Initiatives  and his responsibility lies in understanding the technological landscape in order to gauge the magnitude of the innovative possibilities that we have at our disposal. As a passionate technology evangelist, I have authored several whitepapers on Green IT, Cloud Computing and have been invited at various forums for e...

Tech Mahindra acquires majority stake in Perigord Asset Holdings:  Tech Mahindra   has announced of acquiring 70% stake in   Perigord Asset Holdings (“Perigord”), a digital workflow and artwork, labelling and BPO services firm . This acquisition will help Tech Mahindra to augment expertise in the global pharmaceutical, healthcare and life science (HLS) sectors.   The strategic partnership will strengthen Tech Mahindra’s position as a leading digital transformation enabler in the artwork and packaging services space with an integrated platform and services portfolio. Additionally, Tech Mahindra will leverage Perigord’s expertise and offerings to extend capabilities towards delivering efficiency and automation levers, across sectors including consumer-packaged goods (CPG), medical devices and over the counter (OTC) products to enable growth and scalability in the future. The acquisition is a part of Tech Mahindra’s long-term growth plan to build presence across key mar...

Tech Mahindra uses crime and criminal tracking network:  Tech Mahindra , a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering services and solutions, has successfully implemented   Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS)   for Himachal Pradesh Police to facilitate registration of FIR, NCR (Non-Cognizable Report), Missing Report, MLC (Medico-Legal Cases) and Preventive Action etc.   Through CCTNS, Tech Mahindra supported Himachal Pradesh Police in its digitization efforts linking 148 police stations, 76 higher offices and 16 training centres across the State and training of approx. 8500 police personnel.   Sanjay Kundu, IPS, Director General of Police, Himachal Pradesh  said, “The implementation of CCTNS has enabled us to serve the public in a convenient and citizen-friendly way. With the help of Tech Mahindra, Himachal Pradesh became the first state under the Hilly state’s category in the country to put toge...

Pandemic fast-tracked the Digital transformation:  Digital transformation is enabled with technology along with the strategy, leadership and culture drives the business transformation and innovation. Digital Transformation is integration of digital technology bringing in fundamental changes to know how your business functions and how you deliver value to your users. The most common measures are Customer Experience, Workplace Transformation, Cyber Security and Digital Ready Platforms. On this backdrop VARINDIA has organized its 19th STARNITE AWARDS 2020 virtually due to the current scenario. Industry leaders have graced the event with their invaluable viewpoints.   The event started with a virtual Lamp Lighting ceremony, followed by a welcome speech by  Dr. Deepak Kumar Sahu, Editor-in-chief- VARINDIA . Welcoming everyone, Deepak said, “Due to the pandemic, we all are able to meet each other on real-time though not physically but yes, it is possible digitally. I would say,...

Digital is changing the world. Both digitization and digitalization is impacting organizations in a way that today, no discussion is complete in the technology world without these two buzzwords. Digital technology is emerging as a great enabler to pave the way for efficient service delivery, governance and improved access to financial inclusion, education, justice and healthcare. On this backdrop, the 17th VARINDIA INFOTECH FORUM 2019 took place that set a new benchmark for an insightful discussion on digital transformation and disruptive trends that would drive the future. Having entered its 17th year, the Infotech Forum assembled together the who’s who from across the industry, IT consultants and senior government officials and PSUs and setting up a platform for a day-long event consisting of power-packed sessions of technical presentations, panel discussions and discourses on issues impacting the technology landscape and, most importantly business networking. The theme of th...