CIO Concerns and Resolutions for the New Year

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Thursday, January 03, 2008

Jyoti Bandopadhyay
VP-IT
Torrent Power

For my IT team, I resolve to
Lead from the front.

For my users, I resolve to
Provide a one stop solution for any IT enabled business process, under the environment of anytime anywhere computing and information capture at source only.

For the top management, I resolve to
Create an environment of one stop solution options for key business issues.

For my vendors, I resolve to
Forge healthy relationships, as vendors are partners to deliver effective IT enabled business solutions for my customers (users).

Vivek Dharia
CIO
KNP Securities

For my IT team, I resolve to
Narrow the gap of communication amongst the staff & other stakeholders.

For my users, I resolve to
Provide quick & efficient feedback.

For the top management, I resolve to
Provide result oriented technology, keeping business needs in mind.

For my vendors, I resolve to
Have a good relationship.

An IT topshot from an advertising company

For my IT team, I resolve to
Provide direction and guidance to change their orientation from being mere IT service personnel to Business Technologists.

For my users, I resolve to
Continue to provide efficient and timely response to needs.

For the top management, I resolve to
Align IT with business needs in a cost-effective manner.

For my vendors, I resolve to
Make them deliver value for money and provide solutions on time.

BA Systems offers integrated connectivity solutions for complex networks, with a specific focus on the BFSI segment. 1. What is your company's resolution for the New Year? Network security is still a huge issue in BFSI. Today, security is just about sufficient, but not enough. Technology has a lot to address when it comes to security. Even now, many bank customers are scared to use their credit cards for online transactions. The security has to be fool proof to encourage customers. In the coming months, our company would focus on enhancing security systems and align those with business needs of banks. 2. What has your biggest learning been, in terms of technology deployment in the BFSI segment? The biggest challenges facing BFSI today are integration of products and solutions with core banking software, granularity in QoS (Quality of Service) and Security of the network. On security, the industry still has a long way to create fool proof networks. 3. What is unique about creating or deploying technology for BFSI? The clients require a secure network and high bandwidth availability because the time for settlement of each transaction is very less. And as financial institutions work with System Integrators (SI) for their IT needs, the latter would prefer solutions that will be easy to roll out and enable remote management . The Minimal Test Deployment (MTD) from BA Systems will make life easier for SIs, particularly when dealing with branches at the remotest places in India.

An IT topshot from an FMCG company

For my IT team, I resolve to
Support and motivate them whenever required, for promoting/innovating new technology and recognize them for their efforts.

For my users, I resolve to
Take feedback from their users. Make IT simple is our policy. I also resolve to provide them regular training and update them on technologies that would allow them to be self sufficient in their operations.

For the top management, I resolve to
To be partners with them and understand the key requirements to help both parties to grow efficiently. Also, would provide them with the best of technology to save the operational costs of IT.

For my vendors, I resolve to
Provide them the best of infrastructure with the limited budget available. One of the ways is through consolidation of servers. This can be done by using the best possible technology.

Yagnesh Parikh
ICICI Bank

For my IT team, I resolve to
Ensure to train for better and quick results.

For my users, I resolve to
Ensure giving clear requirements and explaination to team.

For the top management, I resolve to
Provide automated up-to-date MIS for their review and support for resolution of crisis.

For my vendors, I resolve to
Give clear requirements to get quality and timely delivery.

IT Head from a top IT consultancy enterprise

For my IT team, I resolve to
Provide training to keep them abreast with best practices and latest technology in IT Industry.

For my users, I resolve to
Provide cost effective, best-in-class infrastructure.

For the top management, I resolve to
Provide excellence in IT operations, in line with business requirements

For my vendors, I resolve to
Leverage latest technology and IT solutions offered by them to provide best-in-class infrastructure.

1. What would be the biggest New Year resolution for WeP? Any particular business plans for the year? WeP would focus on strengthening its Solutions & Services Portfolio to widen reach and increase depth per customer. WeP's products business will strive to provide 'Tech Fantasy' to its customers in Retail & Power solutions area. We intend to grow 10% higher than the industry in these areas for the coming year. 2. What has been your biggest learning from 2007? Indian consumers need India specific solutions. Customizing to their needs is the key to their wallets. We must understand and respect regional flavors to succeed across the Indian geography. SMB & class B,C and D cities are key growth drivers in the coming years.

Technology resolutions of CIOs from our survey last month
To delegate more tactical issues and focus more on long term strategies for the business.
Sumit Puri, Senior VP-IT, ICICIprulife

Make all people work online so that paper movement can be minimized as far as possible.
SUDESH JAIN, VP-IT, TCIL

I will try to enlighten my colleagues with my career learnings, so that they need not re-invent the wheel.
Ramesh Janarthanam, GM-IT, Onida

I would like to define the roadmap & growth plans for my team, which would also help my company to upgrade their IT infrastructure.
Subodh Kulkarni, Director IT, Alfa Computers Inc

To keep abreast of new technologies that can be implemented effectively.
Rohit Bajaj, IT Head, Bajaj Electricals

Imparting intense knowledge to team members.
Sanjay Mittal, Head-IT, Navin Fluorine International

I would evangelize the benefits of IT infrastructure consolidation, virtualization, IMS, ITIL implementation and would also focus on writing articles on best practices in the industry and future trends in IT.
An IT topshot from an IT consultancy company

Anil Chopra, Swapnil Arora and Vishnu Anand

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