Customers today, want to do business with forward-thinking firms that have a solid knowledge of their business today as well as the future. Our thought leadership initiatives focus on deep understanding of the industry, the needs of its customers, and the broader marketplace in which it operates. Wipro's Council for Industry Research, in collaboration with leading academic institutions and industry bodies, studies potential market trends and equips organizations with insights that would facilitate their IT and business strategy. This is the first such Council set up by an Indian firm, focusing on research that would address the business issues of customers. The latest from Wipro Council of Industry research are insights & perspectives on "future drivers" that we believe will drive the industry of tomorrow.

Variabilization of Technology to enhance business agility

Uses tenets like scale, standardization, simplification and Lean to drive efficiency, optimize delivery and lower unit costs.

 
Holistic Approach to Cloud Security - The Governance, Risk Management & Compliance Way

This paper analyzes the security issues in Cloud Computing and showcases a holistic approach taking in account governance factors, risk management factors, different ways of compliance etc.

Reaping the benefits of cloud

The increase in the use of cloud platforms and services points to a paradigm shift in the way IT services are procured and managed. Thus, it is imperative for an organisation to align to the cloud paradigm.

Cloud Optimization

Cloud computing is on-demand, integrated, configured, ready to use combination of compute, storage, network, platform and application software available as a standardized set of service offerings on a pay-as-you-use pricing model.

The Basel 3 Era: Banking on IT to Power Growth

Banks face regulations and restrictions, yet they need to cope with the increasing demands of market expansion; a partner expert in IT and business process optimization can be an invaluable asset.

Developments in the Data Center/Managed Services sector

The projected growth of virtual machines has meant that the Managed Services sector needs to gear up and this paper explores the developments that have subsequently arisen.

Embracing the cloud - Top 7 imperatives for an organisation

This paper analyzes the impact of the cloud on the IT Ecosystem and provides answers to what an organization needs to do in embracing a right cloud strategy.

The Road to Better Visibility: Virtualization, the Cloud and Managed Services

The growing popularity of Virtualization has also led to a host of technological complexities cropping up, initiating the need to fine tune the associated problems and strengthen the IT systems available.

Moving forward in reverse: why US telecom companies should forget the past?

By Vijay Govindarajan, Tuck Business School & Jan Timothy Woodcock, Consulting partner, North America, Wipro Consulting

Green data centers where economy meets ecology

Eco-friendliness is mission-critical to our future. There are a number of initiatives, that Wipro supports, described in this paper such as virtualization and cooling conservation that can make a new or existing Data Center work leaner while...