PGDM in Business Analytics- Scope and Job Opportunity

In times of this disruptive technology upheaval, rightfully, data has become a prominent asset to a business enterprise mainly because of its endless uses and channel options. In the past years, various multinational companies have grown bigger because they can leverage data to their advantage. In simple words, Business Analytics means analyzing business data toRead More

Indian healthcare facing cyberattacks

The medical internet of things has made healthcare more convenient, efficient, and patient-focused but it is also a weak link to data security A few weeks ago, India’s top government-run hospital All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi, was hit by a massive cyberattack, forcing it to shut down many of its serversRead More

Retail eCommerce growth post-pandemic

Online shopping provided a practical alternative as retail locations closed and people stayed in. For investors, this e-commerce boom will likely continue post-pandemic. Promises of simplicity and speed, alongside pandemic-induced shifts to online shopping, have accelerated e-commerce growth over the last few years. Globally, retail e-commerce sales are set to grow at a 10% CAGRRead More

Companies scouting for cybersecurity experts

Modern hacking technology can easily break through traditional security measures. This makes cybersecurity a priority role in the post-pandemic world The pandemic saw a worldwide reliance on online transactions on a scale that was never witnessed before. Necessity put adoption of technology on the fast track, whether or not there was ample infrastructure. And despiteRead More

Hybrid Challenges for HR

There is still no universally accepted hybrid work model, and the HR department is facing an entirely new set of challenges. No easy solution in sight as yet. The pandemic has thrown up an entirely novel set of management challenges which have the potential to cause serious long-term HR disruptions.It is now common knowledge thatRead More

A Permacrisis, a fluid future & a new breed of leadership

Part –2 In a state of ‘Permacrisis’, organisations need to speed up decision-making to pilot through a fluid future, and empower teams closer to the customer to make the call Navigating a future without a past One of the most interesting leadership challenges is that this future has no past. The pandemic is a once-in-a-centuryRead More

A hundred trillion parameters?

Open AI’s upcoming GPT-4 engine is rumoured to have parameters to the tune of trillions. But what lies between GPT-3 and GPT-4? GPT-3.5, of course. When OpenAI’s GPT-3 engine was launched back in June 2020, the 175 billion-parameterised language engine became the largest of its kind – and the most unique – to almost convincinglyRead More

On the Growing Need for Quantum Labour

Of the 176 university-level quantum research programmes available in mid-2022, only about 16% offer graduate-level degrees in the subject With artificial intelligence technologies now key to advancing business processes the world over, a key area coming to the fore is the shortage in skilled AI labour. Arguably, an even wider skill gap exists in quantumRead More

Companies using ‘digital exhaust’ to ‘nowcast’ trends

Organisations are increasingly turning to alternative data to analyse and nowcast trends and extract actionable intelligence The Swiss banking and financial services giant UBS is tracking thousands of ships – actually more than 20,000 ships – around the world to understand the structural changes of globalisation. Bank of Japan is using alternative data (mobility dataRead More

Preparing for Protracted Stagnation

Protracted economic uncertainties will throw up certain intrinsic business challenges A confluence of factors that are adversely affecting global economic activity – continued supply chain disruptions, the Ukraine crisis and a rise in global inequality and protectionism has brought down expected global GDP growth rates from 6% in 2021 to an 3.2% in 2022 andRead More