The hard truth about business-IT alignment

IT, CIOs are frequently advised, needs to be aligned with the business, and alignment, we’re told, is mostly a matter of effective IT governance.Alignment is better than misalignment, I suppose, but in the end it’s weak tea. Add overreliance…

This fiber optic cable full of air could be the key to better 5G networks

The technology enables data to travel 50% faster than in the optical cables that are typically deployed for 5G networks.   …

A look at API prioritisation strategy of ICICI Lombard, IT News, ET CIO

Leveraging APIs and microservices has helped ICICI Lombard in increasing digital enablement of channels in distribution, understanding customer intent & responses at the time of customer service as well as identifying damages to vehicles…

Citrix Asia Pacific full-year net profit tumbles further despite revenue increase in 2020

Citrix Asia Pacific net loss took a further nosedive during the 2020 financial year, reporting a AU$5.89 million net loss for the full year, an even bigger net loss compared…

Aussie tech sector claims skills migration assessment is lagging and inconsistent

Australia's existing skills assessment process for skilled migration visas has come under further criticism by the local tech sector as part of an ongoing inquiry into the…

How Wholesale Businesses Can Transform and Thrive

Whether your wholesale business has suffered because of the lockdown, or you just want to be on the safe side for the future, here are the steps you can take to shift your wholesale business online and make profit from it. Franchise…

Brazil approves stricter legislation to tackle online crime

The Brazilian government has passed new legislation introducing tougher measures against fraud and crimes perpetrated in the digital environments.According to the law 14.155…

African payments startup Chipper Cash raises $100m

African cross-border payments startup Chipper Cash has raised $100 million in a Series C funding round led by SVB Capital. Deciens Capital, Ribbit Capital, One Way Ventures, 500 Startups, Tribe Capital,…

Vipin Kumar, IT News, ET CIO

By Rasika DeshpandeVipin Kumar, Group CIO, ISGEC Heavy Engineering Ltd was born and spent a happy childhood in New Delhi. He says, “My childhood days were my best days. I was more naughty than usual, had many friends, played a lot and enjoyed…

Microsoft wants to unite APAC governments with cybersecurity council

Microsoft has galvanised policy makers across seven Asia-Pacific markets, including Singapore and Indonesia, in a bid to facilitate the sharing of threat intelligence and…