By Louis Columbus on October 25, 2018
41% of total breaches in 2017 targeted the healthcare industry, making it the most popular target for breach attempts. Personally Identifiable Information (PII) combined with user credentials tops the percentage of breaches with 29% according to Wipro’s report. 88 records were lost or stolen every second in 2017 according to Wipro’s analysis. Machine learning & […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged Centrify, Cisco, cybersecurity, F5, Louis Columbus, Palto Alto Networks, wipro, Zero Trust Privilege, Zero Trust Security
By Phil Fersht on May 1, 2014
Today’s services winners do not have to become tomorrow’s also-rans if they are smart enough to make discreet investments in the disruptive business models of the future
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By Louis Columbus on March 29, 2013
Earlier this month The Ethisphere Institute announced their seventh annual list of the World’s Most Ethical Companies. Jacquelyn Smith wrote an excellent analysis titled The World’s Most Ethical Companies where she provides an overview of the methodology and selection process. You can review the methodology and see a full list of the winning companies here. […]
Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged Big Data, byline=Louis Columbus, Cloud Computing, Data Driven, enterprise software, Louis Columbus' blog, microsoft, salesforce, salesforce.com, Symantec, Tech, Teradata, ticker=NASDAQ:ADBE, ticker=NASDAQ:MSFT, ticker=NASDAQ:SYMC, ticker=NYSE:CRM, ticker=NYSE:TDC, wipro |
By Phil Fersht on October 19, 2012
Have you been observing the fascinating scramble going on over in India for supremacy in the IT services space? By the time this year is out, it’s highly likely that Cognizant will have leapfrogged both Infosys to take the number two spot behind TCS: So what’s driving this shifting landscape? Let’s take a look at the key […]
Posted in Featured Posts, Technology / Software, Trends & Concepts | Tagged cognizant, fersht, hcl, Infosys, offshoring, Outsourcing, TCS, wipro |
By Phil Fersht on March 21, 2011
One dynamic that has really stood-out over the last three years of the Finance & Accounting Outsourcing business, is the different competitive strategies going on at the high-end of the market versus the smaller engagements.
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Accenture, BPO, Capgemini, Enterprise Irregulars, FAO, fersht, Finance and accounting, Genpact, HfS, ibm, InfosysBPO, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, Outsourcing Research, Outsourcing Vendors, The Future of Outsourcing, wipro
By R "Ray" Wang on February 7, 2011
Disruptive Technologies Remain Top Of Mind Among Business Technology Leaders It’s always a privilege and a pleasure to reach out to clients and prospects around the world. For those tracking my location, I’ve been in London, San Francisco, and Mumbai over the past 9 days. The conversations have ranged from social business and enterprise 2.0 […]
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By R "Ray" Wang on January 31, 2011
Greeting from London! It’s been a great surprise to enjoy the sunny and warm weather (by UK standards) as I readjust my body clock. Thankfully, I’ve had a chance to catch up with a few new and old clients, several analysts, media moguls, and in real life meetups w/ close relationships (i.e. @grahamhill and @buchanla) […]
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By Phil Fersht on January 27, 2011
You won’t see a CEO being removed after achieving a double-digit growth rate too often, but that’s just what happened, when Wipro’s co-chiefs Suresh Vaswani and Girish Paranjpe stepped down last week
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged BPO, Cloud Computing, Current Affairs, Enterprise Irregulars, HR Strategy, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, Outsourcing Vendors, Sourcing Best Practises, Suresh Vaswani, The Future of Outsourcing, tk kurien, wipro
By Phil Fersht on January 5, 2011
We’ve been wallowing in white papers, plied with PowerPoint and overwhelmed with oratory, but despite all the chest-pumping, the very latest market picture of F&A BPO sends us one very clear message: the market remains dominated by a small handful of established service providers, while the market entrants of recent years have struggled to make a […]
Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Accenture, ACS, BPO, Capgemini, cognizant, Enterprise Irregulars, EXL, Genpact, ibm, InfosysBPO, IT Outsourcing / IT Services, Outsourcing Research, Outsourcing Vendors, The Future of Outsourcing, wipro, WNS, Xerox
By R "Ray" Wang on July 11, 2010
It’s All About The Cloud At WPC10 Attendees at this year’s Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference 2010 in Washington, D.C. already expect Windows Azure development to be a key theme throughout this annual pilgrimage. Microsoft has made significant investments into the cloud. Many executives from the Redmond, WA, software giant have publicly stated that 90% […]
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