HCL Tech Appoints Siki Giunta to Lead Cloud Consulting, Offerings Strategy
HCL Technologies has appointed Siki Giunta to further accelerate HCLCloudSmart industry cloud offerings in client markets. HCLCloudSmart is a comprehensive suite of industry-aligned cloud offerings, solutions, services and products which help clients achieve business transformation according to their unique industry needs and market conditions.
Joining HCl from Accenture, Siki brings to HCL a rich experience in leading the development of global cloud strategies for multinational clients as well as strategy and implementation of cloud with a specific focus on building vertical applications with cloud providers and partners. She has also led several leadership positions in the industry, including the chief executive officer of Managed Objects and Fortisphere.
Majority of Technology Products, Services will be built by Professionals Outside of IT by 2024
By 2024, 80 percent of technology products and services will be built by those who are not technology professionals, according to Gartner.
This trend is driven by a new category of buyers outside of the traditional IT enterprise who are occupying a larger share of the overall IT market. Today, total business-led IT spending averages up to 36 percent of the total formal IT budget.
Technology encroachment into all areas of business and among consumers creates demand for products and services outside of IT departments. These buyers’ needs do not always fit neatly into offerings from traditional providers.
This has been compounded by the Covid-19 crisis, which has only expanded the amount and type of use cases technology is needed to fulfill. In 2023, Gartner anticipates that $30 billion in revenue will be generated by products and services that did not exist pre-pandemic.
Gartner analysts said the rapid expansion of cloud services, digital business initiatives and remote services opened the door for new possibilities in integrations and optimization.
Covid-19 also reduced barriers for those outside of IT to create technology-based solutions by providing an entry point for anyone who was able to serve pandemic-induced needs. These entrants include non-technology professions within enterprises – or “business technologists” – citizen developers, data scientists and AI systems that generate software.
Gartner expects high-profile announcements of technology launches from non-tech companies to proliferate over the next 12 months.
Heartfulness Group Launches Free-of-Charge Covid Consultation App
Coinciding with Global Wellness Day, Heartfulness Group of Organizations has launched Healthcare by Heartfulness Covid Care app to provide Covid consultation and tele-medicine support along with its helpline, Voice that Cares, to offer medical consultation services to those who need it during these stressful times. The free-of-charge service is managed by 1500+ Heartfulness certified trainers and medical professionals from the Heartfulness Institute. Healthcare by Heartfulness was launched by Suchitra Ella, Joint Managing Director, Bharat Biotech International, and Heartfulness Guide, Kamlesh Patel (Daaji).
The Healthcare by Heartfulness app provides free Covid patient consultation anywhere, 24×7. Once a patient makes a request on the app for doctor consultation, the patient can track their waiting time for services through real-time alerts. The Healthcare by Heartfulness app also allows patients to request assistance in their preferred language when they are not comfortable with English. During its first phase, the app provides consultations with a panel of 1000+ experts of international repute.
