The Data Driver

Saxon Global announced the inauguration of its new facility in 2nd Floor, Tapaswiji Arcade, Madiwala, Bangalore, to accommodate its expansion. 
With this addition, Saxon Global would now be increasing its strength by three times out of Bangalore alone. This building is designed to support the growing offshore development Centre of the organization which has witnessed more than 100 percent growth in the last year.

While inaugurating CII’s CIO Summit 2013 with theme ‘Running IT as a Business’, Rajesh Aggarwal, Secretary, IT, Government of Maharashtra  emphasized on using data analytic in a big way. He said more than IT, business process re-engineering should be used for project evaluation as the change in process will be important for delivering  services effectively.

He  added that Maharashtra’s e-Govt Services are being delivered with the focus of providing Government services at the citizens’ doorsteps with support of IT. Unnecessary affidavits and certifications from Gazette Officers have been removed to a large extent. The idea is to cut physical barriers and trust citizens. These have brought down around 30% of transactions.

KPMG in India appointed Amit Khanna who will be leading the Data Analytics practice for KPMG in India. Amit Khanna joins KPMG from Accenture, where he was the Partner & Lead for Advance Analytics Delivery & Solution Centre for their Indian and Global Operations.

The ISACA Chennai Chapter and the ISACA India Task Force are jointly hosting the ISACA India Conference, (IIC) 2013, a two-day event themed “IT Governance, Risk Management and Compliance - Current and Future Trends”.  Scheduled for 28-29 November 2013, IIC 2013 will focus on topical issues being faced by the IT industry and will share guidance and good practices for dealing with complex challenges and opportunities at a strategic and thematic level.
ISACA, a global association of 110,000 IT professionals, is bringing members of the business, IT governance, risk management and compliance community together for the conference to comprehensively discuss pressing matters pertaining to Big Data and data analytics, mobility, e-business in the information age, managing risks in embedded systems and more.
The conference will bring new insights into the current business and regulatory environment needed to develop strategies to address the growing concerns and needs. Attendees will have an op…