Category: Face To Face

Bharat Ratna 2024: PM Modi said MS Swaminathan’s visionary leadership has not only transformed Indian agriculture but also ensured the nation’s food security and prosperity, noting that he knew him closely and always valued his insights and inputs. The agronomist passed away last year. President Droupadi Murmu today (March 30) conferred Bharat Ratna to eminent personalities including two former Prime Ministers (posthumously) and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani. LK Advani will receive the award at his residence tomorrow (March 31) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Prime Minister Narendra…

On this World Environment Day, let us unite against the grave consequences of plastic pollution. It is an environmental crisis that devastates ecosystems, imperils marine life, and threatens human health. Urgent action is paramount, and technology companies play a pivotal role in combating this peril. Through eco-friendly technologies and responsible consumption, we can reduce our reliance on single-use plastics and champion the principles of a circular economy. Collaboration among industry leaders, investors, policymakers, and governments is vital for lasting change. As a frontrunner in technology, Acer embraces its duty to…

Smith Gonsalves, Director – Cyber Smith SECURE I will just point out two major aspects, if the cloud provider is a foreign-based entity and the customers are in India then it is certainly going to be pretty important to watch how the Indian companies who have sensitive data or working in sensitive sectors are going to collaborate. As I have been looking at some of the companies in India who are not using Cloud like, Oil and Gas, Power sector etc. They are using the India-based Clouds and that is what…

ANURAG SINGH THAKUR The silent shores of the french riviera are all set to host the 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. As the focus country at the Opening Night of ‘Marche Du Films’ this year, India intends to give the global audience a flavour of the country’s cinematic excellence, technological prowess, rich culture and illustrious heritage of storytelling. India and France are marking the 75th year of their diplomatic relations; Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Paris and bilateral with President Emmanuel Macron takes even more significance in this context.…

Khalid Wani, Senior Director- Sales, India, Western Digital  “Our channel partners are critical to our success. To engage with channel partners and empower them in the current digital situation, we offer a variety of programs such as TechTalk (an app-based training module for channel partners) and the WhatsApp business platform to empower them. We have a host of different initiatives in which we digitally inform and educate our partners on new products.   Western Digital India’s channel tactics are intended to foster a strong brand-distributor connection through real-time communication, relevant training…

Vishal Agrawal MD, Avaya India & SAARC “Recovery from Covid-19 has resulted in quick technological advancements and a dramatic transformation of digital experiences over the last several months. As organisations and lifestyles change swiftly, reliance on technology has increased, and radical alternatives have replaced traditional technology. Organizations no longer compete just on the basis of products or services; instead, they compete on the basis of seamless, personalised, connected, and intuitive experiences that are remembered. Going forward, we will see greater emphasis on AI, machine learning, and cloud technologies being incorporated into…

Shri. Tusharkanti BeheraMinister of State (Independent Charge), E & IT, Sports & Youth Services, Government of Odisha  Odisha is progressing ahead towards digital transformation. How DID IT COME TO YOUR MIND AND HOW IT IS IMPACTING THE GOVERNMENT SYSTEM?  Our honorable CM Naveen Patnaik decided to implement the ‘Mo Sarkar’ yojona, and that involves all officials, all government and private stakeholders and also the citizens. First of all we have to take into consideration of the devices’ grievances, then all kinds of applications, which involve the implementation of grassroot projects and…

Krunal Patel, Director-sales, TeamViewer “Starting since 2005, we have been constantly focusing in delivering software which can help people and connect anything from anywhere. Today TeamViewer has grown into a full enterprise solution which is used to basically deliver different connectivity solutions. So whether it is accessing a windmill or controlling the coffee machine or supporting an employee working remotely on his tablet, these are different use cases. Whether it is monitoring hardware or operating systems, this is not only relevant in ecology across different industries, different use cases. So wherever…

Sunil Sharma, Managing Director-Sales, Sophos I am so delighted to share the news that we have been growing double digit and on the higher side of teens. What is the nominal growth which you people have given to us. Thank you very much for such a wonderful partner community. You have done a great job in the last two years when everyone else was under the lockdown, you people have gone out of the way to support our customers. It is such a phenomenal job. I cannot tell you the…

Sanjoy Mukherjee  Sr. Director and Head-Technology Alliances & Channels, Oracle India “We are very focused on helping customers gain more value from our cloud services and achieve their business goals. In this endeavour, our partners are essaying a key role. We have a clear go-to-market strategy and we work closely with a trusted set of committed, very competent partners. We have designed and rolled out a simple and clear partner engagement program – the Modern Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN). It comprises three Cloud tracks: Cloud Sales, Cloud Services and Cloud Build…