For some, outsourcing projects might prove to be horrible experiences or unmitigated nightmares, with cost and time overruns, a lack of quality, loss of IP or misplaced functionality. Now, we must accept that this is not always true. Those companies which shed such fears and set risk-mitigation efforts in places are bound to enjoy some unique benefits from outsourcing an IT project. Some of these benefits accrue to the company itself, while others are good for its CTO and IT managers. Let’s look at what they are and how they help companies achieve their strategic goals, and get delivery of …

To grow and succeed in today’s business environment, businesses need to deploy and manage cloud services, using vendors who promise to deliver outstanding results from the complex undertaking. A recent Cisco Global Cloud Index study predicts that about 94% of enterprise workloads will get processed on the cloud by 2021. Even with the attractive benefits offered by the cloud, businesses can be justified in being extremely nervous if not downright reluctant to sign up for such a transition. There’s no doubt that many businesses have achieved success with their efforts to adopt the cloud.  Others need to research the issues …

The pace of change in the insurance industry is more rapid than in most, and is impacted by the new business models, customer behaviors, distribution mechanisms and new technologies. Insurers are constantly revising the way they function, as they strive to stay one step ahead of their competition, through ongoing strategic re-evaluation and re-orientation. Insurers today find that their customers are quite accustomed to online retail shopping and expect the same levels of convenient digital distribution and seamless, tailored experience from insurers, across their devices, including tablets and mobiles. This is causing a shift in insurance value models and preventative …

Businesses, big and small, are relying on the use of ‘big data’ for managing a variety of processes and operations. Capturing masses of user data needs to be followed by structuring it and applying algorithms to derive strategic insights. The ‘Big Data’ dream today is all about prescriptive and predictive analytics. Businesses need to what data to collect, because all data may not prove actionable. Collecting the right data, discarding the waste which cannot improve one’s business processes or opportunities, using thoughtfully constructed and expertly designed analyses which assist in decision making are all essential to realize business value from …

Digital transformation, in the context of a business, happens when it fully leverages a mix of digital technologies to transform its activities, processes, competencies and models, keeping both present and future shifts in mind. The question we want to answer here is whether DevOps and Cloud are essential to such a transformation, and if so – why? Let’s first consider DevOps and what it signifies for your digital transformation efforts. DevOps is also a fairly new concept to most people. DevOps is gaining in importance as most software companies are providing the software as a service, and operating their product …