TCS: Thought Leadership

TCS: Thought Leadership Subscribe to Thought Leadership from Tata Consultancy Services for thought leadership, expert opinions and ideas on a range of topics in IT Services, Business Solutions and Outsourcing. http://www.tcs.com/rss_feeds/pages/tlfeeds.aspx en-us Copyright 2012 5/23/2012 1:42:13 AM 5/23/2012 1:42:13 AM http://www.tcs.com/rss_feeds/pages/tlfeeds.aspx global.marketing@tcs.com 60 Behavior with big data: Your customer is going digital http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Behavior_big_data_customer_digital.aspx Companies that have grown during the last recession and continue to grow exhibit the following strengths: Behavior with big data with the customer going digital Enhancement of operational efficiency Optimization of the supply chain Innovation

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 5/17/2012 11:00:00 PM Helping banks in the capital markets space manage regulatory compliance effectively http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Banks_capital_markets_regulatory_compliance.aspx By Kumar Srinivasan, Head, Capital Markets BPO, TCS Today, banks in the capital market space are confronted with a tough growth environment and cost discipline, notwithstanding the increasing cost of compliance, demand for more transparency, stringent regulations and the scrutiny of complex products.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 4/4/2012 11:00:00 PM When Innovations Collide: The Intersection of Social, Mobile and Traditional Channels http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Innovations-Social-Mobile-Traditional-Channels.aspx The future of sustained competitive advantage hinges on the ability to effectively manage the collision of disruptive innovations. The digital disruption driven by mobile, social, big data, cloud and the consumerization of IT is affecting every industry. Though much has been said about these individual areas of innovation, the areas of intersection – critical to creating value from these innovations – have mostly been ignored. As innovations collide, the intersection must be effectively managed – or the result is distributed chaos.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 3/20/2012 11:00:00 PM Improving the wind energy’s competitive edge http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/improving-wind-energy-competitive-edge.aspx Wind energy, one of the cleanest sources of power, is sharpening its competitive edge; producers are becoming steadily adept at harnessing the world’s wind resources and getting the energy to consumers.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 3/20/2012 11:00:00 PM Social Media Activity of the Automotive Industry in the UK – A TCS Study http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Social_Media_Activity_Automotive_Industry_UK_TCS_Study.aspx “No matter the vertical market, we see social media being used primarily as an outbound marketing and communications tool.” - Nina Bonagura, Analyst, IDC

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 2/22/2012 11:00:00 PM Low Carbon, High Growth: The 21st Century Sustainable Supply Chain Model http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Low-carbon-high-growth-21st-Century-Sustainable-Supply-Chain.aspx The supply chain has traditionally been viewed as a linear process from the vantage point of a single company, starting with the supplier and ending with the point of sale. What happens to the product materials after use has not been a core business concern. The limitations of this perspective have important implications for the supply chain’s ability to compete in the emerging business paradigm.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 2/13/2012 11:00:00 PM Security Management for Telecommunication Networks http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Security-Management-Telecommunication-Networks.aspx Telecommunication networks technology has evolved from the traditional Public Switched Telephone Networks (PSTN) to 3G and more recently, 4G. PSTN-based circuit-switched networks are being replaced by packet-switched networks. To stay ahead of competition, in a growing telecom industry, operators must maintain a secure, highly available infrastructure providing reliable and resilient services to their users.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 2/9/2012 11:00:00 PM Transformation in Insurance Sourcing http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Transformation-Insurance-Sourcing.aspx The global insurance industry has evolved considerably over the last few years, but not without its share of challenges. A slow recovering economy, stringent regulatory standards and changing demographic structure will further shape the industry. As a result, insurance companies have a multipoint agenda ahead of them. They need to manage costs effectively and increase top-line revenue to face the economic times ahead, mitigate risks, expand to newer and emerging geographies, and gain new customers to remain competitive. One of the risk mitigation strategies is to engage a partner to deliver some of the services more efficiently and effectively.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 1/18/2012 11:00:00 PM Gamifying Industrial Training and Simulation http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Gamification-training-simulation.aspx In most heavy industries, such as oil & gas and manufacturing, training simulation is provided by using training rigs, desktop and web-based training applications. These applications use 3D virtual environments. However, such training is conducted in isolation or modularized with limited interactions and simulation.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 12/15/2011 11:00:00 PM Future-proofing the Organization through Analytics http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Future-proofing-Organization-Analytics.aspx The global economy, today, compels organizations to operate under competitive and regulatory pressures. In any industry, decisions and plans need to be made on the basis of insights and predictions from accurate data. Business analytics enables fact-based, insight-driven decision making to manage an organization’s strategic, operating and financial performance. As companies continue to be short-skilled in this analytics expertise, they are beginning to realize the value of outsourcing research and analytics services to skilled service providers.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 12/15/2011 11:00:00 PM Enterprise Mobility – Perspectives Vol. 4 http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Enterprise_Mobility_Perspectives_Volume_4.aspx Mobility is a prime example of the tremendous power of consumerization to transform business. Before we had the time to think twice as business leaders, as consumers we all had smartphones in our hands. While we were taking a breath to figure out how they changed the way we work and the way we should interact with consumers, the iPad transformed the tablet market and created a new form factor and an explosion of new applications. The social media juggernaut took on a new dimension on these mobile platforms. All of these devices and applications transformed our personal lives. And the pace of change shows no signs of slowing.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 12/5/2011 11:00:00 PM Give your Business the Speech Edge http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Give-Business-Speech-Edge.aspx India’s growth story watchers vouch that the big surge for business lies in the tier II and tier III towns. Technology companies, manufacturers and service industries are moving there already. Mobile services are entrenched and are likely to grow further. As the growth in areas of infrastructure that enable mobility, such as roads, transport, power and fuel affordability is low, connectivity will depend heavily on the mobile phone.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 11/17/2011 11:00:00 PM The emerging 21st century sustainable supply chain model http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Sustainable_supply_chain_emerging_model.aspx Amit Bhowmik and SS Prasad Satyavolu, Tata Consultancy Services A sustainable supply chain is no longer a topic of pure academic interest; it is fast gaining prominence globally among various supply chain practitioners. The Network for Business Sustainability defines a sustainable supply chain as, “Incorporating a company’s social, environmental and economic goals into the coordination of inter-business processes to improve the long-term economic performance of the individual company and its...

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 11/6/2011 11:00:00 PM Seeking speed in an era of competition, consolidation and evolution http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Speed_competition_consolidation_evolution.aspx By NG Subramaniam, President, TCS Financial Solutions, Tata Consultancy Services (Excerpts from the fifth issue of Promontory - A TCS BaNCS Research Journal)* Changing priorities in the capital markets space A shifting regulatory landscape and a conservative approach together are changing priorities in the capital markets space today. Agile business models, increased operational efficiency, and, interestingly, at times, a move to traditional trading strategies are a part of this new landscape....

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 9/22/2011 11:00:00 PM Innovation Management: Realizing the Value of Innovation http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Innovation_Management_Value.aspx In a world of evolving customer expectations, disruptive competition and restrictive regulatory requirements, coupled with Wall Street’s unrelenting demand for growth, various organizations have acknowledged the importance of innovation to their success. Realizing the benefits of innovation, however, requires not only “talking” but “walking the talk.” The “walk” is a systematic approach to the continuous development and implementation of value-adding ideas to increase your competitive advantage. This systematic approach, or “innovation management,” involves the establishment of a cross-enterprise model, championed by senior executive leadership.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 9/6/2011 11:00:00 PM Enriching User Experience: Social Web and Mobility in the Enterprise http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Enriching_User_Experience_Social_Web_Mobility_Enterprise.aspx “Be user-centric.” The golden rule of design. A rule easier to break than keep. The reasons are many. Your “user” no longer conforms to a single profile. Previously, we catered largely to “Gen X,” comprising computer users who were fairly patient, tied to a desktop and were worried about online security, thereby limiting their online activity. Enter “Gen Y,” or the digital native. This generation cannot remember a time before the internet, is tech-savvy, networks, uses multiple devices and seeks instant gratification. Now, you have to get a completely different user interface on the menu!

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 8/10/2011 11:00:00 PM Simplify your IT infrastructure: Reduce costs and complexities http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Simplify-IT-infrastructure-Strategies-management-tips-success-stories.aspx “All of us really want to build an IT environment that is simple, easy to manage, easy to understand and highly efficient. Unfortunately, reality is somewhat different. In most enterprises, IT environments have become extremely large, complex and heterogeneous to the point that no one really understands it completely.”

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 7/28/2011 11:00:00 PM Evolution of the smart supply chain: Key drivers http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/evolution-smart-supply-chain-key-drivers.aspx The retail and food industry in India is growing at a rapid pace. However, the supply chain in these sectors has so far been characterized by inefficiencies, huge losses and stock-outs due to the presence of a large number of intermediaries, lack of infrastructure and complicated legislation. India spends close to 13% of its GDP in logistics, which is far higher than the efficient level of 8%.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 7/14/2011 11:00:00 PM Fast and efficient ways of managing the exponential growth in data http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/handling-data-growth.aspx TCS’ Perspective on Storage Product Engineering Storage technology and solutions have become very relevant today as business data grows exponentially, and enterprise look at faster, cheaper and more efficient ways to handle this data growth. Gartner mentions the following technology innovations as "transformational": Data de-duplication Enterprise-grade Solid State Drives (SSDs) Thin provisioning Therefore, an enterprise’s IT and business strategy must focus on storage as an integral...

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 6/28/2011 11:00:00 PM Going Green: Multiple Approaches http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Going-Green-Multiple-Approaches.aspx Many businesses profess green strategies. However, in recession / recovery phases, they are unable to modify their business processes or add to their green products. But if CIOs are able to demonstrate sufficient cost savings then green becomes an interesting proposition for business.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 6/6/2011 11:00:00 PM Smart and simple ways to green your data center http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/green-data-center.aspx Until recently, businesses were flourishing as long as data was safe and business continuity was assured. With reduced hardware costs, there was no barrier to the growth of data centers. Now, “big” is viewed as bad. Today, big data centers can consume enough electricity required to light up a small town, causing quite some alarm. There are costs to drive down, carbon caps to worry about and power consumptions to limit. All of a sudden, the data center manager now has a new set of issues to contend with.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 2/8/2011 11:00:00 PM Enterprise-wide Payments: A Collaborative Approach http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/enterprise-wide-payments-collaborative-approach.aspx By NG Subramaniam, President – TCS Financial Solutions, Tata Consultancy Services (Excerpts from the fourth issue of Promontory - A TCS BaNCS Research Journal)* Consolidation—and collaboration—is the name of the game in payments today. Globally, electronic payments are growing at 13%, with Asia-Pacific recording the highest growth rate of 20% over the past five years. It is also opined that by 2015, about 30% of all financial transactions in the world will either originate or terminate in India or China. With greater free trade, adoption of globally distributed work paradigms, increase in cross-border transactions, and similar demands on payments, systems within and outside of enterprises have grown complex.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 12/29/2010 11:00:00 PM Go Lean: Value Stream Map your SDLC Right Now http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Value-Stream-Map-your-SDLC-Right-Now-Go-Lean.aspx Over the last few years, the IT industry has witnessed an upsurge in the usage of lean principles and organizations that consider application development and maintenance (ADM) solutions as their core competency have benefited. They have demonstrated rapid movement of software into production, shown significant improvements in defect identification and reduced rework and lead time, thereby reducing cost and effort while improving quality. Lean is not only used in improving the software development life cycle (SDLC) but also in integrating disparate data and systems to function cohesively.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 12/15/2010 11:00:00 PM The Entrepreneurial CIO http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/The-Entrepreneurial-CIO-perspectives-3.aspx PERSPECTIVES, VOLUME 3

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 11/18/2010 11:00:00 PM Financial Inclusion—From Obligation to Opportunity http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Financial-Inclusion-Obligation-Opportunity.aspx Financial inclusion is the process of ensuring access to mainstream financial services where and when needed by vulnerable social groups at an affordable cost. It is the usage intensity of financial product and services instead of mere ownership of a financial product, which results in sustainable financial inclusion.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 10/27/2010 11:00:00 PM Accelerating the Right to Information through Technology http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Accelerating-Right-Information-India-Technology.aspx Enabling the Success of the RTI Act in India The Right to Information (RTI) Act in India has had a successful beginning. It holds great potential to empower and transform the country in a true sense. However, certain roadblocks impede its functioning and implementation. RTI’s sublime vision needs to be matched with superior execution of the act to transform the government’s vision into reality.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 10/7/2010 11:00:00 PM Using ICT to Conserve Water http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/ICT-enabled-interventions-conserve-water-India.aspx Water is a critical natural resource today. Projections made by the 2030 Water Resources Group show that world demand for water will exceed accessible supplies significantly, threatening to impede global economic growth and result in large-scale food insecurity. India is expected to face a water deficit of 50% of overall projected demand in 2030; 80% of this demand is expected to come from agriculture, 13% from industry and 7% from municipal and domestic units.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 9/23/2010 11:00:00 PM Enabling Green Supply Chains http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Enabling-Green-Supply-Chains.aspx Today, companies are compelled to take into account the impact of their activities on global warming and its resultant impact on various ecosystems. The media is also quick to link companies with suppliers who follow environmentally-unfriendly policies, especially in the event of a catastrophe. However, the "how" to green a supply chain still remains a vague thought for many companies. Here, we elaborate on some specific solutions and technologies that companies could adopt as part of their practice.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 8/26/2010 11:00:00 PM Realizing the true potential of Virtualization, Cloud & XBRL http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Perspectives-Vol2-Section-3-new-frontiers-virtualization-cloud.aspx PERSPECTIVES - VOL 2, SECTION 3 Usually, techniques such as virtualization have been applied only to decrease data center costs through server consolidation. Service management techniques have helped deliver standardized support from remotely located centers, but this is just one form of commoditization, and the pressures to cut costs still remain. It is time we asked these questions: Is this all we can get from virtualization? Does the true potential of virtualization go beyond captive data centers to shared cloud-based services where virtualization can open the door to different money-saving technology economics?

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 8/12/2010 11:00:00 PM Getting More from Operations http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Perspectives-Vol2-Section-2-getting-more-from-operations.aspx PERSPECTIVES - VOL 2, SECTION 2 The rush to transform both business and the supporting IT infrastructure, to accommodate the new economic reality, has led to lurches toward programs that promise quick benefits. In many cases, plans for data center virtualization or for off-shoring various kinds of business processes or support functions were hastily accelerated. But after these initial spurts of activity it became clear that many sorts of transformations were needed that would not just be quick projects but would represent long-term changes that are achieved gradually.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 7/13/2010 11:00:00 PM Aligning IT and its Costs http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Perspectives-Vol2-Section-1-Aligning-IT-Costs.aspx PERSPECTIVES - VOL 2, SECTION 1 When the focus is to support growth, systems are implemented to sustain future business models instead of existing ones. This may lead to underutilization of technology applications. As the pressure to allocate IT costs to specific business units intensifies, a deeper understanding of business-IT alignment is required. The transformations required by new strategies can be far reaching.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 6/2/2010 11:00:00 PM Innovation in the 21st Century Model of Business http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Innovation_to_Grow_the_21st_Century_Model_of_Business.aspx innovation_TCS.swfGlobal businesses today have a demanding set of customers across multiple industries and countries. Research and Development has to meet the expectations of this set, which is extremely technology savvy.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 5/16/2010 11:00:00 PM Creating Eco-corporations for a Sustainable Future http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Eco-corporations-Sustainable-Future.aspx Mankind has exploited more resources from the Earth in the last couple of centuries than the previous inhabitants managed to extract over millions of years. Experts measure that our present consumption rate outpaces nature’s regeneration capability by twenty percent. We are growing at a linear pace, but our resources are finite. And we are depleting at a rapid pace, the resources that will be required to sustain our governments, communities and businesses. As a result, business stakeholders...

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 5/10/2010 11:00:00 PM Taming the beast: Simplifying the complexity of IT set-ups http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Taming_the_best_simplifying_complexity_of_IT_set_ups.aspx simplification_TCS_TL.swfIn this webcast, TCS CTO K Ananth Krishnan and Prof Jeff Ullman, member of TCS Research Advisory Board and Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Computer Science (Emeritus) at Stanford University, discuss cloud services, virtualization and map reduction methodologies as options for simplifying IT storage and processes.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 5/3/2010 11:00:00 PM Understanding our Markets and Customers http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Understand_your_customers_and_markets.aspx understand_customers_markets.swfIn this webcast, K Ananth Krishnan, TCS’ CTO, and V S Subrahmanian, TCS’ Research Advisory Board Member and Director of the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS), look at the possibility of understanding customers and personalizing their experiences using predictive behavior analysis.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 5/3/2010 11:00:00 PM Stretching the IT dollar: Increasing Operational Efficiency and Productivity http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Stretching_the_IT_dollar__Increasing_Operational_Efficiency_and_Productivity.aspx productivity_TL.swfIn this webcast, TCS CTO K Ananth Krishnan and Prof V S Subramanian, TCS Research Advisory Board Member and Director of the University of Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS), University of Maryland, discuss cloud services and shared services, their new cost and delivery models and their capacity to bring in savings and efficiency.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 5/3/2010 11:00:00 PM Can IT lead business agility? http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Can-IT-lead-business-agility.aspx Business_Agility_VS.flvIn this webcast, TCS CTO K Ananth Krishnan and Prof V S Subrahmanian, Director of the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS) University of Maryland, discuss IT’s capability to Promote Business Agility in enterprises.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 4/7/2010 11:00:00 PM Green Logistics: Where do Logistics Service Providers Begin? http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Green-Logistics-Service-Providers.aspx Logistics in the contemporary world will play a key role towards reducing the carbon footprint.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 2/15/2010 11:00:00 PM Optimizing IT Cost: The CIO’s Handbook http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Optimizing-IT-Cost-CIO-Handbook.aspx PERSPECTIVES, VOLUME 2

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 2/11/2010 11:00:00 PM Adopting Agile Methodology in a Large Scale Distributed Development Environment http://www.tcs.com/resources/white_papers/Pages/Agile-Methodology-Large-Scale-Distributed-Development-Environment.aspx GCP_white-paper_Agile_Methodology_Large_Scale_Distributed_Development_Environment_01_2010.pdfThis paper explores why Agile is still not the primary choice for organizations that work with large and distributed projects, and provides an approach that will help such organizations to adopt Agile as their core IT process.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 1/28/2010 11:00:00 PM Shaping the ‘bank of tomorrow’ http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Promontory-banking-finance-research-journal.aspx By NG Subramaniam, President – TCS Financial Solutions, Tata Consultancy Services (Excerpts from the second issue of Promontory - A TCS BaNCS Research Journal) We believe that there are a few core areas that financial institutions in India will look into in the future, given the existing scenario and the nature of evolving customer demands and needs. First, to increase transparency and the comfort feel of customers while also reasserting trust levels, they will ensure that their services are constantly available real-time across diverse but necessarily integrated channels. Second, a converged approach to risk management, compliance and governance delivering structural integrity, control and monitoring of operational and systemic risks.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 12/28/2009 11:00:00 PM Measuring the cost of IT services to control IT spend http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/IT-cost-accounting.aspx As enterprises frantically search for ways to reduce their expenses, it is imperative that decision makers have a clear financial visibility into their operations. Linking IT cost directly to the cost of products and services offered by business units improves the visibility of IT cost to business.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 11/15/2009 11:00:00 PM Is Shared Services right for your business? http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Shared-Services-right-for-Business.aspx The current market and possible economic changes means that continued investment in innovation and technology is even more of a business imperative to sustain commercial and operational excellence, and implement effective strategies for the longer term. While stringent cost controls continue to be a critical need, some companies are at risk of indiscriminate cutbacks (i.e. doing it the wrong way). Failing to maintain investments in the right people, processes and technology will threaten the...

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 10/21/2009 11:00:00 PM Cloud Computing: The Next Big Thing? http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/TCS-Cloud-Computing.aspx What does a CIO of a growing global business expect from Next Generation IT services? At a high level, the CIO is sure to depend on IT to: Support high-level specifications of IT service definitions, their Service Level Objectives (SLO) and business priorities; Support automated provisioning, allocation and optimization of resource allocations based on these specifications to meet these SLO requirements; and Reduce operational costs To meet these, a good IT department/provider will have to...

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 9/17/2009 11:00:00 PM Leading with Innovation in Difficult Times http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/TCS-Annual-Research-Report-2008-09.aspx S Ramadorai, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Tata Consultancy Services In a challenging environment, TCS depends on its capacity to innovate and stay nimble. This core value is in line with our Group’s vision of being ahead of the curve, investing in the future and delivering excellence. It is significant that this year the Tata Group has been voted among the most innovative companies in the world (ranked 4th in Asia and 8th in Europe; ranked 13th in North America).

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 9/6/2009 11:00:00 PM Building Competence in IT Transformation http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Perspectives-Vol1-Building-Competence-IT-Transformation.aspx PERSPECTIVES, VOL1 The subject of IT Transformation and its potential impact on business outcomes is both critical and difficult to master. Company executives who are charged with carrying out this transformation face incredible demands. In many ways, they venture into uncharted waters, with all the stakeholders in the enterprise expecting them to navigate the challenge efficiently and effectively.

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 8/19/2009 11:00:00 PM Accelerating Time to Market for Insurance Products http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Reduce-time-to-market-insurance-products.aspx Addressing the demand to introduce new products faster while budgets are shrinking

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 8/9/2009 11:00:00 PM Beyond Traditional Lean: Take Lean to your Value Network http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Beyond-Traditional-Lean-Value-Chain-Network.aspx

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 7/14/2009 11:00:00 PM Leveraging Basel II Frameworks for Enterprise-Wide Risk Management http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Basel-II-Frameworks-Enterprise-Wide-Risk-Management.aspx The general consensus among industry experts is that the current economic crisis and financial meltdown can be attributed to laxity in adhering to risk management practices. Many firms had credit standards, portfolio management practices, liquidity, and stress testing frameworks that have since proven to be inadequate. Financial institutions, governments, and regulators are now working on short- and long-term measures to restore stability and confidence in the financial system and to prevent...

]]> Thought LeadershipTCS 5/17/2009 11:00:00 PM Effecting Agile and Economic Software Development and Delivery http://www.tcs.com/Insights/Pages/Effecting-Agile-Economic-Software-Development-Delivery.aspx The current challenging business environment demands much of organizations. Businesses need to turn out their best in order to merely survive the downturn. IT will be called not just to cut costs, but also enable innovation, and support constantly changing business models to address the dynamic nature of the environment today. This is a good time for CIOs to look at economic, user-friendly and viable models. SaaS is not new, but SaaS has evolved. Better SLAs, service and access options are available today. SaaS is not limited to being a primary option for the SMB market space. Enterprises today are looking around for ‘behind the firewall’ SaaS deployments. This “hybrid SaaS” model provides best of both worlds, security of an in-house implementation with the costing of a SaaS model.

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