Tuesday, December 27, 2016

Taking a look at the software outsourcing industry in India and the service vendor scenario

Today's world is driven by technology and thus the continued growth of the software sourcing industry. Indian service providers are the number choice among organizations all over the world. The country has a large number of service providers that aim for highly qualitative, timely and cost-effective solutions. The industry continues to grow and expand and the future continues to be bright.

The world today is driven by technology. So, if a business is using technology to its full potential, it is necessary to be aware of the software industry and the services on offer. In line with this, outsourcing to India is the number one choice among organizations far and wide. The country has a huge number of service providers that focus on timely, highly qualitative and cost-effective solutions. With a varied and rich experience, solutions are sure to provide a competitive edge to the clientele.

With the industry emerging from the recent global recession, there are various trends that provide a glimpse of the future. India remains as the major destination since it has been able to evolve with the changing requirements. Its share in the global market rose from fifty-one percent in 2009 to fifty-five percent in the following year. It still stands out for its efficiency and customer service, so the future for a software company in the country is bright.

Nowadays, customers are not just looking for affordable solutions but also for enhanced productivity, skilled staff, business process excellence and service quality. India, with its huge population and multiple-skilled individuals, will continue to be preferred for back-end and front-end outsourcing. The growth has been phenomenal and KPO or knowledge process outsourcing as the biggest revenue grosser. The big pool of skilled manpower strengthens its position in the knowledge service field.

Transferring IT requirements enable a business to:

1. Leverage the current technologies for a competitive edge
2. Control information technology expenses
3. Gain access to talented, trained personnel
4. Develop robust, scalable and robust business solutions

Several Indian firms are already affiliated with American organizations. It is now the leader in the FAO market with a lot of Fortune 500 enterprises having their operations outsourced in the nation. Moreover, the location has a huge market in pharmaceuticals. Availability of talent for data management and high quality trails provide an edge over the competition. Another vertical which showcase huge potential for the country is IMS or Infrastructure Management Services. A wide array of offerings app operations, IT infrastructure, security and maintenance may be provided.

Based on a study, the region would become a dominant player in an Engineering R&D market that is expected to grow to $1.4 trillion in the year 2020. The domestic market is seen to contribute ten to fifteen percent of the worldwide ER&D market. The industry is experiencing an evolution, and will remain driven by demand changes. It is transforming with the emergence of new providers while existing ones are expanding to new markets. The nation has made amazing achievements and has built a robust reputation worldwide.

When it comes to requirements which require advanced English, such as content and medicine, the nation would continue to excel. Vendors analyze and assess client requirements to be able to develop highly scalable answers that are meant to streamline all mission-vital processes. Depending on the complexity and size of the requirements, the vendors devote the needed resources with the ultimate aim of business growth today and in the years to come. With sourcing as a top business trend, the dynamics of global business are changing and the process would also change to keep up with the times.

Thursday, December 15, 2016

The future of SharePoint

A new, mobile-first, cloud-first vision and roadmap for SharePoint was unveiled. Furthermore, the platform provides innovations that power people, teams and business organizations.

Over 200,000 organizations today use SharePoint and an extraordinary community of over 50,000 partners as well as 1 million developers make up $10 billion solutions around the business platform. The best is yet to come for SharePoint. Microsoft is on a mission of empowering every person and organization to achieve more.


THE LATEST WITH SHAREPOINT

A new cloud-first, mobile-first vision and roadmap for the platform was unveiled, together with innovations, which empower people, teams and companies to discover in an intelligent way, share and collaborate on content anywhere and on any device. The general availability of SharePoint Server 2016 was also announced, that includes new hybrid capabilities that allow on premise customers to tap into the innovation in Office 365.

As a major part of Office 365, SharePoint offers content management as well as collaboration capabilities, which are integrated seamlessly with other apps that people use on a daily basis to build and co-author documents, meet and work with teams, analyze, brainstorm as well as make decisions. SP also is integrated with powerful cross-suite Office 365 capabilities, including Office Graph, Office 365 Groups and governance control for privacy, security and compliance.

MOBILE AND INTELLIGENT INTRANET

The intranet is the nerve center of a lot of organizations. It provides content-centered collaborative environment that provides teams the resources needed to work together. It lets users, consumer and contribute information and news with team across a business. Furthermore, it managed knowledge and connect users to content via search and navigation. It hosts apps which support and automate the business processes.

Now, SharePoint is making the intranet more accessible on the go, more personalized, intelligent, based on activities across websites, people that one work’s with, content one works on and the business processes.

THE SHAREPOINT MOBILE APPLICATION

The SharePoint mobile app is an intranet in a pocket. The app is designed for Windows, Android and iOS, to put intranet in the pocket, with complete fidelity access to company announcement and news, websites, people, content and applications, regardless of the location. Moreover, the app integrates on-premises SharePoint websites too. The one-stop conference of Microsoft combined all other domestic technical events into one huge bowl of soup, the software giant has revealed interesting details of SP 2016.

SNAPSHOT OF THE CLOUD

Office 365 and SharePoint Online run SharePoint 2013, but at a multi-tenant, massive, global sort of scale. The product group develop new tests bug fixes, features and uncovers as well as fixes other conditions and issues while running the software in production for thousands of customers. What happens is the SharePoint 2013 + Office 365 fix pack and Premium Cloud Add-on amalgamation that is somewhat like the previous on –premise product version and a kind of cloud-specialized edition of a product.

SHAREPOINT 2016 DEPLOYMENTS

It is interesting to note that all deployments of SharePoint 2016 would be farms that consist of numerous servers or virtual machines as the case may be. Gone are the stand-alone deployments, even in the lab scenario. Updating and patching has been revamped significantly with the promise that with two MSIs per SharePoint core serve and one language pack, the services could be upgraded on production business hours without the need to take the service down.

THE FUTURE OF SHAREPOINT

It is great to see such a firm and solid commitment to deliver a truly valuable piece of on premise Microsoft software. This is not only a kind of ‘check the box’ release. If the plans push through, it will be a fully baked released that is worthy of the costs for upgrade. Microsoft also had in-depth session about how the internal IT department has decided to roll up all the SP deployments to Office 365 and SharePoint Online.

IMPROVED USER EXPERIENCE WITH APPLICATION LAUNCHER AND USER INTERFACE CHANGES

What is interesting with Office 365 is the growing focus on the user experience. It is such a massive topic today not only for vendors, but for clients as well, who are beginning to realize the big negative effect that a bad user experience could have on adoption. In line with the trends, SharePoint 2016 made a small but relevant UI change to the ribbon. Version 2016 now has updated the ribbon from SP 2013 to match the Office 365 ribbon. This means that if users are swapping between systems, there would be a consistent user experience. It seems simple and obvious, but it is a growing commitment to simplicity and user experience, something that the platform truly needs.

ENHANCED MOBILE TOUCH EXPERIENCE

SharePoint Server 2016 offers the latest standards and technologies for synchronization of mobile push and information. With deep investment in HTML5, Server 2016 provides IT designers and professionals with capabilities that allow device-specific targeting of content, a truly interesting feature taking into consideration that targeting and personalization are on people’s minds at present. Upgrades on SharePoint 2016 are truly catching up on the development trends these days.

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

The reason why the future of the outsourcing industry lies on driving business outcomes

The convergence of big data, social media, software, cloud and device has cause unprecedented disruption across all industries. Corporate giants such as Borders, Blockbuster and Kodak often have been examples of this after crumbling the competition from Netflix, Amazon and Shutterfly respectively. In a world where there is a myriad of mobile devices, where social media could bring down mega companies and governments, the capabilities of software are no longer nice-to-have; they have become necessities and are essential for growth and survival. 


The software outsourcing market is believed to exponentially grow this year due to three megatrends, which are the following:
  • ISVs and technology organizations are racing to create their product mobile, cloud and social media ready
  • Traditional firms are transforming into digital organizations
  • The internet of things, new software-enabled businesses are disrupting value chains across different fields
Most companies, which include traditional information technology vendors lack the mindset and skills necessary to enable high velocity, complex, mission vital programs. That is why, they would look for partners who could help in delivering bespoke, highly complicated product development programs. These need a product-centered approach and a wider portfolio of skills, including user experience, global agile development, integration and the ability to design ultra scalable and secure architectures. Outsourcing specialist firms are positioned in a unique manner to deliver value in the changing paradigm toward more innovation and open models.

The outsourcing industry is changing constantly. Moreover, while the best practices from the past could certainly be a big advantage for vendors, companies should evolve to be more flexible in order to fit in the need of the market at present. Whether it is co-investing in a product line or growing an internal practice for better delivery of next-generation technologies, service providers should innovate to stay competitive. Based on a survey, up to one-third of the top firms in each industry would be challenged as existing or new entrants use social media, cloud, mobile and analytics to alter the processes or pricing of the industry. Enterprises that comprehend this and would act on it would grow, those that do not would have a difficult time staying afloat. Customers will increasingly look for specialized partners to drive innovation at the physical-digital convergence.

The process if very controversial and affects each and every facet of business, from manufacturing to designing, development of software, management of logistics, financial control, sales and customer support. Outsourcing has been praised as efficient, cost-effective, strategic and productive. Moreover, the process is also condemned as money-grabbing, evil, ruthless, destructive, exploiting the poor, destroying nations and communities. The incentives are great, and could lead to drops in the costs of the job from fifty to sixty percent. Up to half of the money spent each year by European organizations on administration and sales can be outsourced. Regardless of the publicity, sourcing is most often to organizations in the same country.

New sourcing decisions could generate weeks of widespread protests, unfriendly media coverage, as well as industrial action. The issue is very sensitive that decisions usually are taken behind closed doors at an organization's most senior levels. Moreover, they are announced only after a lot of careful research into how proposals are likely to be received. If handled incorrectly, BPO or business process outsourcing could damage the corporate image, unsettle customers, weaken a product or brand and could result in lower quality products as well as services. Nevertheless, when handled well, the results could be good enough to save a failing company, depending on the situation.

It is clear that the offshore option provides immediate cost savings. Firms are getting more adept, experienced and confident in remotely managing their processes, whether by a vendor or their own center. These days, more and more enterprises are obsessed with driving out cost and figuring out things such as transformation of processes at some point in time. The difference these days however, is that most of the perceived risks of moving to a different country has gone. Moreover, enterprises simply are doing it as part of their daily operations.

With the industry emerging from the aftermath of the recent worldwide recession, there are several trends that provide a glimpse of what is in store for the future of the field.

➢ Consumers and buyers would seek more standardized solutions from their engagements, thus they would have to differentiate themselves via performance instead of pricing. Thus, pricing structures would be stabilized to some extent
➢ Analysts predict that the industry would continue to fight short-term expense pressures, and there would be pressure on the service vendors for more flexible pricing contracts
➢ Sharing critical business and information technology service has been proven to lower costs, minimize errors and boost productivity
➢ Better quality control and minimized back-office expenses are being set up and this trend would continue
➢ Consumption-based technologies delivered via the cloud would grow, since they are cost effective

Software Outsourcing to India would continue to be the major benefit because of the fact that it has been able to evolve with the changing requirements of customers all over the world. NASSCOM, the apex body of the country's premier IT service and software companies, reported that the country's share in the global market increased from fifty-one in 2009 to fifty-five in 2010. It still stands out for its customer efficiency and offering. Nowadays, clients are not after cost-effective solutions but also for enhanced productivity, skilled staff, business process excellence and service quality. India's large population and multiple-skilled people would continue to be preferred by service seekers on a global scale.

The financial rewards, economies of scale and the flexibility and increased productivity promised by the process would be a hot commodity for many years, as the skyrocketing rates of increased sourcing affect each and every segment of society. Focused initially on highly transactional back-office processes or non-vital services, it now covers strategic functionalities, with some firms off-loading whole segments of their value chain. As it exponentially spreads all over the world, issues that do not exist yet would arise inevitably. It would be wise to monitor trends and developments and build standardized solutions to help all stakeholders look for a way around or over the obstacles along the path.

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Determining if the outsourcing industry would continue to grow in the coming years and in the future

Outsourcing, which begun in the early 90's, is considered a revolutionary phenomenon of sending work from a developed country to a developing one. It has experienced remarkable growth in the past decade. These days, after over ten years, its success is being questioned. Will its advantages overshadowed by rising offshore costs and government pressures? The experts in the industry feel that the outsourcing future would remain securely mainly because of the numerous benefits that it brings to both the buyer and the service provider. The benefits are manifold, the most important the cost savings and better infrastructure. These lead to the sustained growth of the process.


Thorough consideration and careful assessment of the different offshore sourcing trends revealed that the process would grow continuously because of several reasons, which include the following:

IT WOULD HAVE MORE FOCUS ON CORE BUSINESS TASKS
The current trends point to the major change of focus from the transferring of non-critical services to transferring core functions. Most organizations, with a considerable number of SMEs, are taking into consideration fully sourcing their information technology department, not just to save money but most of all to gain better skilled and experienced specialists for creating high quality solutions. Moving tasks to India, particularly information technology is growing because of the abundance of qualified professionals in the country with skills, methodologies and resources to make superior results.

STANDARDIZED SOLUTIONS WOULD BE FAVORED COMPARED TO CUSTOMIZATION
Another trend that would affect the future of the industry is the move to standardization of solutions. The recent economic crisis has led to enterprises favoring standardized answers over custom ones which are more costly. Organizations prefer using the dollars they saved for acquiring new clients and to think out new concepts. This led to companies sourcing to other locations more than willing to move a standardized method of working for non-core tasks. With the great pressure of keeping costs down, vendors would rely more heavily also on mass automation tools that would create further opportunities and minimize the staff necessary for supporting critical applications.

SAVINGS ON MONEY WOULD CONTINUE AS A MAJOR ADVANTAGE
In the early years, one of the key benefits of outsourcing was the huge difference in cost. Businesses were able to reduce their overall expenses significantly by paying less than half of the amount in salaries to their offshore partners. During the late 90's, most experts predicted that cost on savings will no longer be one of the main advantages because of the rising cost of living as well as advancements in technology. However, the financial woes during the years 2008 and 2009 have made the entire concept even more important. With the recovery still uncertain, the cutting on costs remains one of the main reasons to outsource.

OUTSOURCING AND CLOUD WOULD MERGE AND GROW
Industry experts predict that cloud would soon merge with the current market and provide better opportunities for the whole field. With business in general pushing towards cloud solutions for various reasons such as scalability, flexibility and savings, outsourced IT offerings would be needed for migration of current services and infrastructure in order to make the cloud enabled. This would benefit infrastructures supported by the computing system as well as other providers.

SMALLER PROJECTS SOURCING WILL REMAIN AN IMPORTANT BENEFIT
The future would witness a boost in the transferring of smaller projects. Even though big corporate homes will still outsource large projects to major vendors, there would be a boost in smaller buyers or customers who would be looking for specialized and flexible smaller providers to support them in realizing new concepts. The benefit of the process would be even more applicable to individuals and entrepreneurs who have spent years watching from the sidelines and now want to benefit from a piece of the action. The transfer of smaller tasks would help companies, particularly those who are looking towards the process as a way of reviving their businesses as the economy makes a rebound.

In general, the practice is expected to dramatically increase in the future. This is due to globalization, which links the economies of the world, which leaves no room for individualism. Enterprises would not be able to meet the different challenges that they face solely rely on their own internal resources but would have to see beyond for more cost-efficient and capable sources. This is where the industry and the numerous advantages that it brings play a very crucial role.

More than a decade has passed and numerous newly raised enterprises have also gained a lot of fame, name and revenue with the system. It is a system to grow itself and to develop others as well. At present, businesses prefer it as the technicality involved a lot of time and capital investment too. Several issues are before the entrepreneurs such as automating data, transportation, security management, account maintenance, labor, raw material, access control, marketing, telecommunications and accommodation among others. All of these involve more than sixty percent of the capital investment. In order to make more savings, every business owner opts for transferring the jobs.

Vendors are thoroughly equipped with different services as well as having expertise to provide it in the shortest possible time. The reputation of a lot of BPOs is more than the industries. Gone are the days when the BPOs were used only as call centers. These days, they man an industry that is fully capable of handling and running another field. Not just the field, but a lot of firms like government agencies, banks, business houses, huge firms, sports sector, educational institutions, transportation, electricity, water, agricultural and a whole lot more of sectors are the work area for the BPOs. If they do not outsource, they could not run at their own caliber.


Regardless of offshoring or in a domestic setting, the nature is the same and the reduction on operational expenses is the same. Every entrepreneur would prefer a lower investment and availing of the rest of the services from the vendors since the same are available on a professional basis. The method also provides ample time for managing the major aspects of the business and so it is clear that the future is bright and would definitely continue for many years. 

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

The current trends in the outsourcing industry have embraced complex capabilities for better service

In the latest global survey of more than 1,600 information leaders in huge enterprises, decision makers have revealed a rising necessity for managed security services, with a quarter stating that outsourcing some of all IT confidence functions to a service provider being the most important initiative to confront the growing volume and complexity of cyber attacks in their organizations. 


The factors influencing the need to move to maintained services aren't led by resource considerations, but rather the need for a high-performance safety infrastructure. The task of securing a company from cyber attack becomes tougher and privacy of statistics demands increase. Information technology leaders are considering supervised protection offerings. More than three-quarters of decision makers stated that functions such as IP, firewall and email protection will be suitable to apply to a sourcing strategy in their business. Nonetheless, these basis safety functionalities, which are long considered for putting into a trusted vendor's hands, are now joined by functions like ATP Sandbox, authentication and even DDos mitigation. Nowadays, just a minority of ITDMS believe that even the most advanced technology stability functionalities are not fit for outsourcing to a governed vendor. So, what has changed?

A survey revealed that the growing complexity and frequency of threats make the job of securing an organization considerably harder compared to twelve months ago. Moreover, as high profile IT safety threats and scandals in national security have become a common features in news reports all over the world, this has witnessed a dramatic growth in awareness, pressure and involvement in safety issues coming from the boardroom. The serious pressure to keep an enterprise secure has leaped nearly one-third during the last year, making safety paramount and a more pressing issue than other business initiatives.

Add in demands to safely enable mobility of employee and the emerging technology such as big data, there is plenty of weight put on the shoulders of senior IT professionals these days. This has caused them to re-evaluate their goals to make sure they strike the right balance for acquiring resilience in the face of the growing cyber risks.

The administrators in different organizations who were surveyed revealed that they have been provoked into checking out a new stability investment and re-assess their strategy because of the rising privacy issues and to secure large data initiatives. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that the influencing factors to move to a managed service are not led by resource and cost considerations, but instead by the need for high-performance, always-on, extensive, security infrastructure. It was the more complicated and scale of managing threats that measure the biggest motivation to outsource, with half of respondents choosing this as a major factor. This was followed closely by the rising challenges in privacy of data. While better financial models to secure followed in third and a lack of skilled internal resources as fourth.

Although the benefits that could be gained out of IT infrastructure and apps have been long understood, migrating to supervised offerings often has been held back because of the fear of transferring a task to a third party vendor, particularly among bigger corporations. Nevertheless, as the company leaders are facing the day-to-day reality of fighting a relentless war against the rising frequency and complexity of risks, their outlook as well as attitude has changed. When asked on their own personal internet welfare habits, 56 percent stated that they will be willing to trust their personal data with a third party provider that outsourced software confidence. Together with the rise in as-a-service consumption in personal lives, probably the leaders are emboldened by the increased acceptance and the successful adoption of cloud services. With the right sourcing strategy and due diligence, securing IT is also perfect for this model.

It is without question that putting company protection into the hands of a vendor, particularly the growing complex functions, needs a high trust level and assurance. For the leaders and business owner's polled, it's reputation in the market that wins out as the most vital attribute required by a provider when winning their business. Above portfolio services being offered, reputation was called out on top, global scale of the firm in third and reliance on the SLA fourth as critical considerations when choosing a potential vendor.

Since the threat scenario continued to evolve, it comes as no surprise that businesses are considering the model for multi-threat stability solutions, cost-effective and probably most of all, around-the-clock risk mitigation. A demand which is fueled by bigger executive awareness, compliancy of software threat and advanced pressing risks, along with the need for sourcing expert security personnel and the global threat-response intelligence, outsourcing the capabilities to a managed vendor now emerges as they key strategy and the trend for enterprises these days.

Obtaining the ministrations need not move to the cloud. Organizations have a lot of options for outsourcing, including managed as well as hosted offerings. Enterprises across a huge range of industries are turning to cloud to minimize the burden on their support staff, lower costs and offer offerings which otherwise would be out of reach. As companies evaluate the best options for cloud sourcing, attention naturally is turning to information well-being offerings due to the expense of maintaining software, hardware and staff needed to provide these on site. Nonetheless, the choices for outsourcing are numerous, but not without risk. Fortunately, not every firm's solution to outsourcing should be found in the public cloud.

Adopting managed services often is driven by the cost effectiveness of acquiring access to specialized tools and expertise on a shared basis. While a business may not be able to afford the budget of hiring a full-time advanced analyst that could only investigate a few incidents every week, a provider could amortize the cost of the advanced experience over numerous customers. Compliance requirements also compel firms to securing sourcing to help meet their obligations. The most common scene is the necessity for merchants operating credit card processing systems in order to comply with the PCI DSS or Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards. It contains requirements which could be burdensome and difficult to meet by an internal staff.

Friday, October 7, 2016

Understanding the method of outsourcing complex security capabilities and how to go about it

These days, there is a growing trend of contracting for private security in complex scenarios is a much debated topic. Professional conduct, accountability and effectiveness are among the major concerns. Legitimate and legal private security companies offer important support and safekeeping for peace and stability, humanitarian and development activities. Yet, the relationship between private defence firms, civil society, donors, non-governmental organizations and governments often is misunderstood.

As the job of securing businesses and companies from cyber attacks get tougher and demands for privacy of data increase, a research reveals that, far from going into in-house lockdown, information technology leaders are considering managed safekeeping services. In the latest worldwide survey of more than, 600 IT heads in big enterprises, decision-makers, revealed an increasing need for managed defence presentations, with a quarter citing that sourcing some or all IT defence functionalities to an administered service provider as the one most important initiative for confronting the growing complexity and the amount of cyber threats in their companies.

In the global information technology leaders' circle, more than three-quarters of decision-makers stated that functions like firewall, email protection and intrusion prevention system is suitable to apply to a sourcing strategy in their organization. Nevertheless, the basic security functions, long being considered for putting into the hands of a trusted vendor, are being joined by functionality like authentication and advanced threat protection sandbox. Sandboxing is utilized for testing unverified programs which could contain a virus and even mitigation of distributed denial of service or DDoS.

Nowadays, only a few of decision-makers believe that even the most advanced IT safety functionalities are unsuitable for sourcing to a commanded service provider. Around nine out of ten of the chief information officers surveyed stated that the increasing complexity and frequency of threats is making the job to secure the business considerably harder that it was a year ago. Moreover, as high profile privacy attacks and national security scandals have become a common feature in news all over the world, this has dramatically seen a growth in pressure, involvement and awareness in IT preservation matters that come from the boardroom. According to leaders polled, this serious pressure to keep the enterprise safe has jumped to almost one-third in the last twelve months, which make security paramount and a pressing consideration over other initiatives.

Demands for safely enabling mobility of employee, as well as emerging technology such as big data causes overseers to re-evaluate their goals to make certain that they strike the right balance in order to achieve resilience in the face of the increasing cyber risks. For instance, ninety percent of leaders declared that they have been pressured into checking out the new safety investment and re-assess their strategy because of the rising data privacy issues and securing large data initiatives. It comes as no surprise then that the influencing factors to move to governed offerings are not led by resource and cost considerations, but by the need for high-performance, always-on, defense infrastructure and comprehensive.

The increased complexity and scale of managing cyber risks that measure the biggest driver to outsource, with half of all respondents choosing this is a major factor. Although the benefits of sourcing technology infrastructure and apps have been understood for some time, migrating to supervised offerings often has been held back because of concerns over 'letting go', particularly among bigger organizations. For data sensitive firms like national protection, financial ministrations and defense, protection is regarded strictly as an internal function that has to be outsourced.

As leaders face the daily reality of fighting a relentless war against the growing complex and frequency of risks, their attitude is altering. Putting the enterprise safety into the hands of a third party vendor needs a high level of assurance and trust. For the leaders polled, it is reputation in the corporate market that wins out as the most vital attribute required. It was called out above portfolio of offerings, global scale of the business in third and reliance in the fourth place as main considerations when looking for a potential provider. As the threat landscape continues to evolve for the last twelve months, it is not surprising that firms of all sizes are taking into consideration the MSSP model for cost-effective, multi-threat welfare measures solutions and most of all around-the-clock risk mitigation.

A demand that is fueled by compliancy, bigger executive awareness of risk and advanced persistent risks, outsourcing managed well-being is a key strategy at present. With the clear majority of administrators in the global survey citing high levels of pressure, their job is more demanding. There are numerous third party vendors that could provide peace of mind. To be able to meet today's and tomorrow's threats, policies and settings must be of the highest standards as well as capabilities. It is almost impossible for small to medium firms, but more so for big corporations to maintain a huge force of engineers who have experience and master qualifications for installing, configuring, maintaining, managing and keeping updated to all the various products needed to protect a network efficiently.

Through sourcing, a company could be sure that the engineers working on the environment would have the latest hands-on experience and training to set up and maintain the IT safety environment to full capacities. A firm could individually select to outsource projects, such as firewalls or desk top safety on their own or opt to transfer a combination of guarding items in the environment. There are providers that cater to bespoke systems that include maintenance, management and support as per certain requirements. Moreover, they could help with all sheltering requirements via managed offerings. They could also manage the task remotely, or in a combination of onsite and remote access via engineers of the company.

Managed offerings are the practice of transferring day-to-day related responsibilities as a strategic way for effective, efficient and improved operations.

These may include the following:
  • PCI certification
  • software as a service
  • encryption
  • email and file archiving
  • mail and web protection/filtering
  • vulnerability management ministrations
  • content loss prevention
  • artemis
  • device control

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Blackberry Hub+ hit the store for Android Lollypop 5.0

Blackberry was highly dominated in the yester years, but the Canadian firm is still holding on and with their new innovations, it may rise to the top once again. The previous year, a firm was up with their new Android smartphone in the PRIV, and since then they have been offerings number of blackberries at quite an affordable rate running Android in 2016. The common thing in this device is the software that Blackberry worked on to withstand Android in the market as well as many people think that they represent the business oriented and secured Blackberry. And today, many of these functionalities are available for more Android devices as smartphones running Android 5.0 Lollipop or above can download BlackBerry Hub+ from the Play Store.

  


PRIV and DTEK50 lines are the apps that have brought the numerous features of Blackberries to Android smartphones. And in that, Blackberry Contact app, Blackberry Launcher, Contacts and Password keeper are integrated. Before some time back Blackberry apps were only available for the devices running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow or above. The Hub+ release is also integrated with the similar device search from the PRIV and DTEK50 as well as Password keeper which enables to keep your password together and secure. Though Blackberry is supporting Android fully, it might not be such an interesting thing. It though has a lot more things going on with the feature and of course enables you to get the flavor of what Blackberry’s vision of Android is like.

This is the great move for Blackberry as it gives the user the great prospective of what Blackberry is capable of, and there is a hope that many business users would try out his feature and consider a Blackberry device for their next purchase. For those who are looking for some change, they can check out on the PlayStore.

Tuesday, September 27, 2016

5 keys to make cloud outsourcing a successful endeavor in the changing requirement today

The cloud services approach is a holistic one. The ciphering method has evolved via several phases that include application service provision, grid and utility computing and software as a service (SaaS). Nonetheless, the overarching concept of delivering resources through a worldwide network is rooted during the sixties. It was introduced at that time by J.C.R. Licklider, the person responsible for the development of Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) in the year 1969. His vision was for people in the world to be interconnected and to access data and programs at a site and from anywhere. It's a vision that sounds a lot like what now is called the platform structure. 

Others attribute the concept to computer scientist John McCarthy who proposed the idea of computation delivered as a public utility, the same as the service bureaus that go back to the sixties. Since that period, the ciphering style has developed along several lines with Web 2.0 as the most recent one. Nevertheless, since the web just started offering significant bandwidth in the 90's, the computing methodology for the masses has been something like a late developer. 

These days, providers do more than just cloud. They do everything to help a business or organization succeed. The following are five keys to keep in mind for the success of any platform sourcing endeavor. 

Traditional Information Technology Relationship changes with a Cloud Services

The strategic sourcing clients will be presented with a standard contract. It is nothing like their existing IT contracts. Moreover, it offers a different model, with interaction all throughout application programming interfaces or APIs or self-ministration portal to ask for new ministrations or turn down current and current ones. 

Businesses need time to adjust to the computing system models

A non-cloud model usually is centered on releasing an RFS or request for utility, getting back a reply on what additional offerings would cost, running it by finance and procurement and then issuing a request for the new offerings. The model is entirely different in that the client could sign onto a portal and spin up more resources such as storage, servers, memory and processing power, all of which would be provisioned automatically and added to the bill of the customer. Although this is a capability that clients need in order to address the company or business dynamics, it could strain the current client procurement processes and these should be adapted to work in the computing method. 

Due diligence usually is more involved than might be expected

Public clouds are prebuilt and one could sign up for and consume most in just in minutes or in hours. Obviously, as soon as a decision is made, the system is there for one's ministrations and apps. Nonetheless, for a lot of customers, the computing method could be a daunting place and each and every client would have to spend time making due diligence on the provider, the aspects of the offering they provide and what different choices or options they would consume for their outsourcing process. 

More emphasis and focus is exhibited on security related to the methodology

Common questions are related to where data would reside, who could access it and how the outsourcing provider could prove who accessed the content. A lot of existing customer security teams, while they may be excellent at what they do these days, require more time, facts and education from the platform vendor before they are willing to sign off and move towards the system. 

Integration planning will always be key

Any company or organization with existing IT infrastructure would have a service management environment. Moreover, they would be able to request the system to be integrated to their existing scenario. IBM method managed services or CMS enables a client to treat the virtual machines as an extension of the network of the customer, which allows some integration level back into the client environment. Additionally, the IPC or incident problem and change systems of the buyer could be bridged optionally to the CMS IPC system, enabling a huge degree of integration. Spending time at the start for planning the level of integration is a vital factor in the success of the outsourcing solution. 

The solutions are designed to easily and simply incorporate into one's existing information tech scenario with less interruption. A lot of service providers nowadays deploy and managed offerings which are flexible, custom built, paid every month and come with industry leading utility level agreements. They could boost the experience with low-latency, high-speed as well as competitive pricing in their connectivity presentations. 

In an outsourced scenario, the business already is used in dealing with a vendor for its requests. The calculating style introduces new aspects, such as new restrictions or self-ministration capacities due to a more standardized environment. The business has to be prepared, but the step is considerably smaller than without an already outsourced information technology. This is a job that should be done during the transformation as well. Sourcing providers have shared systems and delivery teams that must be incorporated. The framework might walk one step further to even put workloads on shared systems, but it is not a new topic at all actually. 

Outsourced customers already are well prepared for the step into the methodology. With the platform, it has become significantly faster and easier to sign on new offerings than the previous era in which prospective suppliers had to be found via word of mouth, professional directories and numerous phone calls. The services could be small-scale tactical sources that are meant to fill a small piece of the process. However, the immediate access of the services does not mean that organizations must be less careful when it comes to security, reliability and after-sales provision that are associated with the offerings they procure. The same due diligence applied to traditional sourcing engagements must also be applied to the platform engagements as well. 

Because of the extreme flexibility of cloud-based quantifying, a lot of businesses are shifting over to it. There are very clear benefits in being able to reach core information remotely, from anywhere and by any authorized personnel. Business productivity could increase, together with the capacity for easier data access and remote employment while traveling.

Friday, September 23, 2016

What an organization should want its Enterprise Solutions to do

Since years, companies have been married to and dependent on their Enterprise Solutions, also known as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions. The degree to which companies are dependent on it comes as no surprise. They have attached more and more vital data, including financials to their systems. Today, there are thousands of so-called experts around. In truth, no one understands the business like it does. 


The Enterprise Solutions landscape is changing at a rapid pace. For years, it has been helping thousands of businesses and organizations streamline their processes. The enterprise solutions may run on a different computer network and hardware configurations, such as on-premises like client/server or hosted, like cloud-based or SaaS (Software-as-a-Service). Whatever the configuration may be, typical systems use a common database for holding information from the various business functionalities that are accessible in some form or another by different users. The use of an integrated database for the management of the product's multi-module app framework within a common scoop system is one of the primary benefits of this type of solution over point solutions.

One of the major principles that the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software is based on is that it centralizes information in order to maximize the usefulness. Centralizing and integrating information enables firms to do away with 'information islands'. Data that is consolidated enables key decision makers the capacity to refer to one version of the truth in terms of business content. Incorporating information also promotes efficiencies via the enterprise. For example, through enabling sales, the ability to access information regarding lead times, product availabilities, purchasing and order schedules, sales persons could better manage the timely delivery of services and products to clients. Boosting customer satisfaction through increased operational visibility is one of the underlying aims of all ERP products.

Through enabling collaboration and eradicating the need to re-enter content into different systems, the ERP software provides a way for better forecasting and financial tracking. Extensive analytics allow companies to boost its productivity and insight via delivering real-time valuable content.

The scope of such Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software really is constrained only by the difference of business operations in the market as well as the ability of developers to keep up with the new client requirements. There are modules for virtually any program, task or function that a company performs. Some of the solutions that the program could provide include modules that address the following:
  • Order processing
  • Financials
  • Logistics
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
  • Manufacturing
  • Project Management
  • Sales
  • HR
  • Payroll
  • Service Work
  • Quality Control
  • Budgeting and Forecasting
Long before one starts looking at ERP apps, there should be a bit of an internal legwork to determine what the organization expects from the project. Sadly, the planning phases often are cut short due to the fact that people are in a rush or are not sure what to expect or want from their solution. Nevertheless, the most important thing to do for an enterprise is to decide what it wants from the solution and what the solution should do. The following are some of the things that an enterprise should want its system to do.

SOLID SUPPORT

In general, support makes up a big portion of the prices the client pays for any given app. Whether the firm is new to the software or has been using it for some time, it would want to work with a service provider that offers a high support level at the right instances. If there are issues during implementation, it is good to know that there is someone that could be contacted easily who is qualified to help. Moreover, if users run into problems, there should be an assurance that they would get the help they require. Most of all, a firm should make sure that there is available support during office hours.

WORKING IN ONE'S ENVIRONMENT

This may seem like a given, but most people have seen situations wherein a huge software purchase was made only to find out that the app does not function in the present platform, infrastructure, size of company or industry. With this in mind, a business should work with vendors who have the same customers. The first thing to discuss is that the functionality should be in the present environment.

USABLE DATA

The goal of the implementation of the ERP program is to provide people access to the necessary data to perform their tasks more efficiently and effectively. In order for this to be a measurable success, the program needs to have enough transaction processing so that data is returned to users in an acceptable period. Furthermore, the statistics should also be accessible, not hidden behind a puzzle of queries and screens. The content should be current and timely so that the right decisions could be made based on best information.

It is the service provider's responsibility to provide everything that is necessary and there is no product that does not provide these basics. Nonetheless, the most important thing to expect out of the framework is that the people in the firm use it. Additionally, there should be clear understanding for everyone concerned and all those who would be using the tool what exactly it would do and what to expect from it and how it could help boost the company's presence and profitability.

Thursday, September 8, 2016

How to deliver Software Development Projects on time?

Project Delivery is one of the vital approaches when it comes to the software development. Delivering the software applications is just not that easy when the scope and timelines are significant. But if you adopt to the below mentioned guidelines from the article you might find it easy to deliver the software projects on time.
 

In order to deliver the software projects across the myriads of the offerings, the concept of “time” is highly important. It consists of two concerns (a) scope (b) delivery date. When it comes to “on time” there has to be an expectation of what will be delivered and when it will be delivered. Have a look on some common insights, which can help you to tighten up the project delivery on the delivery date.

How we get it wrong


Delivering a project on time is a highly simple concept, and there are many things to care about so that the software project manager and developers don’t adopt the wrong path. The concept of the waterfall model has decreased to the considerable rate. This method solves all the unknown certainties through the planning and estimation. The waterfall model predicts that “the client’s project will be delivered exactly after certain period says 20 months for 10 million dollars. The project would include all the scope highlighted in the document.” This followed approach is called the iron triangle of software development, which is more an afoul concept that demonstrates the more you fix one concern, it would keep winding you with another issue. The waterfall model is planning harder to fix the issue until you get them all right. 

But the question is, “is this possible”? Consider the concept of “on time” it has 2 concerns a) scope b) delivery date, but the cost is disabled here. Hence it leads to failure in a much predictable way. This approach runs afoul with the software known as “Brooks’ law” adding manpower to a late software project makes it later.

If Iron Triangle and Brook’s law have the words of wisdom our target date would surely give us a break. According to the scenario, 2 things can be planned either to overspend dramatically from day1 or, we must define the delivery date that can hit the realistically.

It is better to understand different softare development methodologies and its pros and cons to identify the right method for different kind of software development projects.

How to make this work and deliver the project on time


There are some of the major criteria’s to look for the delivery project on time. For starters who are facing the issues in delivery time, need to understand deeply on how your software would help the customers. Just accepting the SRS documents from the client is just not enough for the timely delivery of the software. To understand how to get creative with the scope means understanding must be at the profound level.

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

No headphone jack on iPhone 7, No Problem!

Apple is soon going to release new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus with the power pack technologies. It would be having the brand new high-tech world’s best camera with A10 processors which would blow your mind. But yet the attention is not yet focused on its great new features. But everybody is fixed with the two problems.


Firstly, they face the issue with the design, which many people complain looks too much like Apple’s previous two generations of iPhones. But it seems to be an obvious complain though a similar design means iPhone 7 and 7 Plus would be boring. Secondly, the issues with the headphone jack. But it is ok to survive.

Yet, Apple has not made any announcement regarding the headphones jack but revealed that they would remove the 3.5 mm headphone jack, as they have barn it. Users won’t be able to simply plug their standard headphones into the iPhone. Is this a big deal? Well, I don’t think so. As per the reports, it was convicted that Apple didn’t plan to include 3.5 mm to lightning adapter right into the box with its new iPhones. The same iPhones will able to connect in the September 2016, in the same way, you connect to iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s plus.

The better things about the Apple’s move are:
  • Thinner design
  • Water resistant
  • Steps towards the future with no ports
  • Higher quality of sound
  • Lightning connector
Do you know about the new Q Adapt-In Earbuds? They were announced in August 2016 by Libratone. They are also up with the active noise cancellation and they also require power. But you would never charge them not even once. Because they get the power from the connected iPhone, iPad or iPod through the lightning port.


Since past many years, Apple has been using Lightning connector in its OS devices. But you will be able to see the huge improvement influx in iPhone 7. As they won’t have 3.5mm audio ports.

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Linux bug leaves 1.4 billion Android users vulnerable to hacking attacks

Nearly 80% of the Android Phones are integrated with the fresh vulnerability which enables the attackers to end up the connection, and researchers from the Mobile security firm look out recently if the connections are not encrypted, inject malicious code or the content into the parties’ communications.


It was reported that this flaw was seen in the version 3.6 in 2012 in a Linux operating system kernel. The researchers of Lookout reported that, the Linux flaw was introduced into the version of Android 4.4 (alias Kitkat) and this would remain on all the future version including the preview of Android Nougat. This issue is totally based on the installation of Android base and this proved that 1.4 billion Android devices are vulnerable.

Lookout researcher Andrew Blaich reported that, by using VPN’s they are making sure to encrypt the communication for the Android users. If there’s somewhere they’re going to that they don’t want to be tracked, always ensure they’re encrypted.

This vulnerability made sure that it is possible for anyone to determine that two parties are communicating with the transport protocol connection with the internet connection that serves Webmail, DM and more. If at all, some users are encrypted, the attacker may still be able to determine a channel exist and terminate it. 

One more way to exploit the Android users is by inserting the JavaScript. It shows the message that falsely claims the users has been logged out of the application and then again ask to reenter the username and password. By these, it is clear that login credentials would be sent to the attackers. Similar vulnerabilities can also be found in the browser or e-mail or other apps that are targeted for the Android users.

One of the representatives of the Google said that the engineers are already aware of the vulnerabilities and are taking steps for the actions. Maintainers of the Linux kernel are already working on these patches. These vulnerabilities can also be incorporated into a new Android versions in future.

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Google tells you how to get most out of the Android device

Generally, the new devices which are bought come with manuals containing the instructions. But, the phone does not contain the instructions for the operating system. Google thought of this concept and launched a column on the Android website to show users the procedure to use the operating system.


It has the interface named “tips and trick”, which shows how to go through the most basic functions. This is the most important for the people who are new to the system. It explains the step by step procedure to get user-friendly with the platform. Additionally, it also guides you by suggesting various Google Apps which extravagate your Android experience and will help you in getting most out if the platform, by listing out the useful features of the applications.

There is other subcategorized section, explaining about the privacy and security, battery life, camera, photo app and more. This section also allows you in customizing the theme of your phone and guides you in the organizing of your app as per your usage.

Experienced users, might be aware of the every new feature so they may not find anything new in this new section. But, this type of manual instructions is always useful for the Android user. Somehow, if you lose your phone, by this website you may surely know how to locate it.

Thursday, August 25, 2016

How to undo iOS 10’s most annoying feature

The new software of iOS 10 has got much hype in the market. It is the box of refreshments features that enhances the existing app of Apple. Few modifications may impact the principals of Appstore functionality. For instance, the feature of new lock screen Apple’s latest iOS software is much loved by everybody, but this gesture is widely criticized.


It is often heard that Apple changes its feature according to the user’s review. The company made a change in its iOS 10 beta 2 to address the issue. But after switching back to the original version, people think that they got it perfect for the first time.

In this new feature of iOS 10, Apple made a change to “slide to unlock” feature so that the user actually has to press the home button in order to unlock the phone. When the Touch ID came into existence, company permitted the users to unlock their iPhones and iPads by just touching the home button. A quick fingerprint scan later, and the phone was unlocked and ready to go.

As users are very much angry and has got a much negative review, it is named as iOS 10’s most annoying feature. There is also a change in the speed bumps of the user as they are very much used to the before process following the years of repetition.

With the touch-to-unlock feature enabled, the iPhone unlocks as the user picks up the phone before the lock screen is even visible since the thumb of the user is on the home button. Now with this new feature, the iPhone is alert automatically when you pick it up, and hence at that time the lock screen is visible and user needs to press the home button to unlock it.

Reporters revealed that Apple though they had made a mistake by developing this feature. In the Public Beta 2 of iOS 10, Touch ID seems that it would work similar to iOS9.

Check out the setting option in iOS, the name you are looking for will be “Rest finger to Open” and this can be found under Settings > General > Accessibility > Home Button.

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Microsoft will put the Spotlight on SharePoint at Ignite

Microsoft revealed its plan in Ignite conference to showcase the new SharePoint framework that was available in May with minor changes of SharePoint 2016. Additionally, the company also released the final version of Windows Server 2016 and System Centre 2016.


The Vice President of Microsoft SharePoint and OneDrive - Jeff Taper disclosed the agenda on how the things are going to work at the Office 365 Developer Podcast. The whole scenario of the speech was the release of the “Feature Packs” of SharePoint 2016 which was already announced previously and also regarding the revamping of User Interface of SharePoint based on JavaScript. It was also revealed that Microsoft is looking to hold 60 technical sessions focusing on the fresh features of SharePoint and Office 365, which share the common framework.


The second Ignite conference 2016 of Microsoft is scheduled on 26th September in Atlanta, GA. This is the largest technical conference with the over 20,000 attendees’ consisting of IT executives, administrators, operation managers, and developers. The previous year in the ignite conference, Microsoft focused on SharePoint light but this year, company centers on noteworthy things about SharePoint. Due to the less attention on SharePoint – focused content at the inaugural Ignite conference, led many people to think that, Microsoft was trying to downplay its flagship platform, and led the questions over Microsoft’s commitments to on-premise SharePoint releases. Taper who is the grandfather of SharePoint gave the best answers to this criticisms.

Taper also highlighted the new features of the SharePoint regarding the PowerApps and Flow tools, outlandish UI, SharePoint Framework. This would enable the rendering engines of JavaScript with the support for the modern languages. He also asked people to have a glance on the new pages of SharePoint UI to know what it holds in the near future.

The amazing thing about SharePoint framework is that it is the open source tool delivering the renderings for JavaScript and also, it is integrated with the Microsoft Graph. Because of this, SharePoint would give the user a much high appearance with the great look and feel, which is optimized for mobile devices. Microsoft is also looking to enable the developers by using the supporting JavaScript and popular environments like Go and Swift to embrace the platform.

Since 2003, the changes in the SharePoint from the architectural perspective is the most significant. Due to this, Taper is quite hopeful in the coming year for the new developers in the SharePoint ecosystem, open source community, cloud natives, and container-based apps. Simultaneously, the largest existing SharePoint community would find the feature packs quite appealing.

The new phase for the SharePoint 2016 would be extremely great with the simple user experience and also having the extensibility model. The core goal of the company is for the developers to use the SharePoint and feel welcome to the party. This was the way to grow the community in the forward-looking architecture.

Friday, August 19, 2016

Choose a software development company that best meets business requirements

If the software that a company or business uses is outdated, no longer fit the purpose and inefficient, it may be time to seek the services of a new software development company. The development could not happen without clearly defined and well-structured sets of business software requirements, as the work in essence is a process of meeting needs and resolving problems. Consequently, the development of the success would greatly depend on the effort and time one dedicates to the process.


Software development companies are abundant as IT continues to be a growing industry in the area. When it comes to choosing the right one, the following are some tips that could help out.

1. Technical excellenceThis is certainly vital to ensure good service from the partnership and crucial to ascertain that the product is exactly what the organization needs. Innovation is another factor to consider, such as if the program development company is up with the very latest development and pushing the boundaries of what is possible.

2. Business acumen
Any partnership in business requires a similarly capable service provider to benefit without major drawbacks. Choose a software development company that has good business brain, wherein the latest developments in customer service are integrated into the business model and the staff is well looked after and very productive.

3. Commitment
Nothing is worse than finding a freeware service vendor that seems appropriate only to discover that the service delivery is just not there. Commitment to the clientele and the projects is highly important for any software vendor, especially if the project is likely to be complicated or a bit out-of-the-box.

4. Efficiency
While an organization may have the best plan in place for developing software, with a timeline and goals, but if the vendor does not efficiently perform then all this is going to go down the drain. This has implications not just with respect to timing but the costs as well. The longer a project takes time to finish, the more inefficiently it is handled, the more the final cost would be much higher.

5. Flexibility
This would be more important for some projects. If the task requirements depend on integration with other software or hardware pieces designed by other vendors, a flexible approach may be needed to achieve thorough compatibility. A broad skill set and knowledge would help as well as experience on a wide range of projects.

6. Stability
If there is a need for ongoing support for the software or for further development in future, a company would want to get in touch with the same vendor again to quote for it. It is necessary to assess the financial standing of the firm.

In truth, it isn't hard to choose the right software development company or vendor among the hundreds of service providers worldwide as long as one has done thorough research and evaluation. A company with CMMI certification, focus on technical excellence, standard processes and expert software developer team and commitment to the clientele, will outshine lesser vendors and service providers each time.

Thursday, August 11, 2016

New emoji sticker pack for iOS10 users

Recently Apple revealed that its emoji’s fan will be receiving one of the best news in iOS 10 update. Apple had recently released 4 new magnificent add-ons for the messaging apps. And these four add-on are the new set of animated emoji’s and will be featured in Apple’s new operating system i.e. iOS 10. This is one of the coolest features of iOS 10 which is integrated by the developers of the Apple team using messages API. The iPhone pictographic palate will be soon much more extensive than ever.
In the present scenario, stickers in Smileys, Hearts, and Hands packs are carryovers from watch’s animated emoji’s, while Classic Mac features a batch of original Macintosh icons created by graphic designer Susan Kare. The four sticker pack namely as stated below are available in the app store.
  • Classic Mac : This comes with 8-bit icons and describes how they initially appeared in classic version of apple computers
  • Hands : It is the new feature updated showing the hands emoji’s with 3 D animations
  • Hearts: Hearts are also the new feature updated for iOS10 and show the unique heart emoji’s with 3D renderings
  • Smileys: These are the yellow-faced emoji’s and clearly reveals the feelings accompanied by the animations in each type of emoji
These new add-ons are nothing great or not such remarkable but they at least demonstrate, what third party developers will be able to do with the third party apps. Once these add-ons are installed, you will be able to use it in the messages conversation in a list a single tap. Downloading this sticker pack combos in iPhone and iPad gives the new dimension for communication.

These collections of the new features can be accessed with Apple redesigned messages app and will be available with the new iOS 10 around fall.

In last month at WWDC 2016, Apple announced the third party integration along with the messaging functions, emoji’s suggestion, and drawing pad and built-in GIF search. To see animated stickers in action, check out Apple Insider’s video preview of Messages in iOS 10.

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Developers’ focus on IoT grew 34% in the last year

According to the new research, there are many global developers in 2016 who are developing apps for IoT and the hike has increased as the years pass by. And the new research recently revealed that there might be more than 6 million+ developers who focus on IoT. And obviously, in growing innovations the number would tremendously increase as more and more homes are converting into smart homes, cars, wearable device are connected to the internet.


Check out some of the areas where IoT is getting popular:
  • Today millions of developers focus on developing the apps based on IoT and it is always increasing on the yearly basis. And due to the existing knowledge of smartphone development, it won’t be very much difficult for the app developers for the future innovations. Researchers have also reported that IoT is in high demand and it is all due to the ideas of developing mobile and cloud-based apps.
  • It is expected that countries of Asia and Pacific region will record more growth than European countries by the end of the second decade. And the India and the China are already the initial platforms of driving growth in the smartphone market and will be much high in next few years.
  • IoT is the highest developing platform today and when I would reach the last stage, it will change the way we live, travel and more. Every physical device will be connected to the internet and every business, consumers, entrepreneurs, governments will affect globally. For instance, imagine smart knife will cut the food for you just by your order. Isn’t that amazing?
It’s not shocking but it’s the opportunity for you to harness the new developments. Below are some of the insights on the future of IoT:
  • There will be a number of physical devices connected to the internet by the end of this decade. And comparing to computer-based devices, IoT devices will be leveraging in trillions
  • It is estimated to spend around $7 million for IoT solutions in coming years
  • Entrepreneurs would be the first to use the IoT device just because of its less operating cost, increase in the productivity and new offerings
  • Cloud analytics and edge analytics will be the playing the vital role in developing most of the things in IoT
  • Of course security feature will be taken much are off
  • Connectivity, data security, storage integration, hardware and application development are some of the keys for future IoT infrastructure
  • Future will change the world and of course all the industries

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

How Big Data is transforming Healthcare

With the new improved advancement in data science, waves of healthcare industries have turned on and becoming data driven. For the best medical care and optimized performance, they have realized the value of Big Data and bending of the cost curve. Data density is exploding on every passing day. Past experience shows that numerous data were born in past few years than in entire carnality.


The sole aim for the Big Data is to help the healthcare system with its innovative techniques in structured and unstructured data and help the organization to improve quality, reduce cost and provide the best medical care. Many organizations already have high data resources, but they need to develop the practices, capabilities to get most out of these assets. Big Data is helping the world to make one better place.

Reducing Cost

Big Data is the prime tool of cost-cutting in the health-care industry. Data Science helps in getting up to the mark analytics, insights as it has the super power tool to analyze the boundless amount of data. Doctors always find different ways of improving medical care, properly medicated treatment, and much more. With the use of Big Data, one can find out the figures regarding the highness of care to the patient and cost of treatment, which also results into more life-saving. The most cost-worthy treatment is given much priority and specific ailments are identified. This reduces the number of unnecessary treatments. However, sudden care delivery means the doctor must be spontaneous in decision making. Doctors can now more accurately diagnose the patient and give the best ailments possible by checking the trends in their small cells.

Quality Care

When it comes to a patient, first thought comes to mind is treatment. To ensure best quality care is given to the patient, big data plays a very keen role in increasing quality care all time.

Now many hospitals, as well as medical organizations, are realizing to think ahead of physical remedy. They are using the big data as their power hand to analyze the patient condition and their experience.

For instance, one of the renowned health clinic in the USA, surveyed the analysis of what are the general expectations of patients in a clinic. And this surveyed turned out the enormous as patients gave the varied response of their wants, behavior of their staff and other necessary insights. Getting these type of insights, always turned out to be effective as the staffs and doctors become conscious on improving the nature of their organizations. Today there are several platforms available, by which general analytic can be done.

Security Measures

Hackers who are aware of medical records can easily hack the information contained in an organization. With this risk, it might seem to be an obstacle to taking the advantage of big data. But for the each new feed, there is advance security that ensures that no data theft occurs. Because of the boundless security, organizations can take the benefits of unbounded probabilities of big data. In recent year world have found the protections of security by encryption technology, firewalls, anti-virus and much more. To gain the full-fledged assistance of big data, the industry must take care of safety and security in terms of healthcare.

Quick Service

One of the jaw-dropping advantages of these advanced technologies is that it offers handy services to the patients. This is the greatest strength of data science, that it offers the solution from the existing data and provide the patients what is relevant to them. There are millions of medical application, that helps the patients to answer their query and apart from this, it also enables the patients to connect with the appropriate doctor for regular checkups and tests. The real adventure of big data is to transfer the laborious task into simple one man manageable task. In case of any serious situation, virtual presence can solve the issues which make a difference in real-time

Audit patient's important to sign

Healthcare industries are always engaged in improving patient's care and for this, they generally monitor patient's vital sign. They get the monitored data from the different platform and this helps in setting alerts for the nurse, doctors, ward boys for the emergency checkups and various tests so that they instantly come to know patient's condition.

As the healthcare industries advance in data and analytics, there is a giant positive revolution. Today big data in health care industry is still lacking behind compared to finance, marketing, and sports. Through more efficient research and development, positive patient outcome, data transparency can save billions of dollars.