The document discusses the increasing importance of IT solutions and networking technologies in driving business growth, highlighting companies like Pentagon Systems and Services that provide integrated IT services. As digitization and cloud computing evolve, organizations are urged to adopt these innovations to stay competitive and meet customer demands. The article emphasizes the need for secure, efficient networking solutions and showcases various successful solution providers in the industry.

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4. verything is going “digital”, be it in production, services,
Eprocesses or applications. Mobility and Internet of Everything
are dominating the current developments of the leading
industry players around the world. Digitization offers an enormous
advantage and will drive growth across the whole technology and IT
industry for years to come. And at its heart is the need for
communication between these devices. But this need is more than just
the fastest wireless access and the latest Wi-Fi standards. The way
networks are designed i.e. their architecture, and the way they are
planed and set up are also changing dramatically. And for a simple
reason, that the classical approaches have reaches their limits when it
comes to handling the ever-increasing number of devices and their
unstoppable demand for bandwidth as well as the mounting complexity
and security threats in today’s world.
Cisco has constantly maintained its dominant leadership in the arena of
numerous enterprise and service providers for over a decade now. It
has helped several customers build networks and automate, arrange,
integrate, and digitize IT-based products and services. With an
immense potential to reform human lives, digital information and
innovative communication technologies are proclaiming new
possibilities. Cisco is at the forefront of this digital transition, working
with clients and partners, to build a secured and connected world. It is
recognized worldwide for its impeccable networking solutions and
making businesses well-equipped with advanced networking solutions
that ensure faster deployment, operational efficiency, and security.
As new technologies develop, they effectively create a drastic
transformation in all aspects of our lives and force businesses to
respond in a proactive manner. However, we should not overlook that
the main driver has always been the ever-demanding customers, who
simply aspire to access advanced features and expect service
excellence.
Many companies have forged partnership with Cisco and gained
through its technical and industrial knowledge. These organizations
have taken the lead to accelerate the tech industry growth by investing
in cloud, big data analytics, IoT Technologies etc. Moreover as
technology shifts rapidly, it becomes necessary to fully understand the
best combination of innovative processes and tools that organizations
can implement to maximize customer benefits. Networking is built into
who we are and what we do so deeply that end-to-end solutions are
becoming a second nature.
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a New Era
in Networking
Solutions
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Cloud Computing Trends
Forthcoming developments in
Cloud Computing Revolutionizing
the Networking Industry
IoT Protection
Upcoming Developments
Security: A Quintessential Aspect
of theInternet of Things
Imminent Technologies Reforming
Enterprise Networking
Environment
Expert’s
Outlook
Path Towards
Indian Digital
Economy:
The Journey
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Viewpoint
Augmented Reality:
A Comprehensive
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7. Agawane Technologies:
Offering Comprehensive
IT, Surveillance & Telecom
Solutions
Athena IT & Telecom
Solutions:
Providing Comprehensive
Tailor-made Solutions
with Excellence
Cosmos IT Infra Pvt. Ltd:
Rendering End-to-End
IT Infrastructure Solutions
and Services
ROX Trading & Systems:
Delivering Quality
Technology Solutions and
Professional Outsourcing
Services
TimeNet Solutions:
A Prominent Network
Solution Provider
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8. echnological development is a driving force behind the economic growth and citizen engagement, and job
Tcreation. Information and communication technologies are rapidly reshaping numerous aspects of the
world’s economies, governments, and societies. Nowadays, the Internet has played a vital development
tool. Fourth Industrial Revolution is a digital revolution that requires universal and reliable Internet access;
without it, many developing countries will not be able to fully participate in an increasingly mobile and digital-
based economy. With this digital innovation, some renewed organizations are proffering innovative and
customized cutting-edge unified communications and networking solutions for their clients.
Keeping in mind the importance of Networking Solution we are introducing some of the most prominent
organizations in the industry who are capable of leading their clients towards excellence by supporting them
beyond the advisory level. “The 10 Best Performing Cisco Solution Providers 2017” issue aspires to assist
organizations to find the right technology partner who has the resources and skill to deliver smart solutions and
scalability with industry-leading operating models.
Our magazine’s journey starts with a Cover story, Pentagon Systems and Services, one of the fastest growing IT
solutions and services that enhance business growth by system integration which allows them to align IT
organizations with their core business objectives.
Apart from our cover story, we have Athena IT and Telecom Solutions, a leading IT Services and Solutions
provider that delivers excellence in the form of world class tailor-made IT solutions to meet specific business
needs of its clients. Cosmos IT Infra Pvt. Ltd. that provides one stop end-to-end product services in IT
Infrastructure domain by offering project planning, designing, estimation and commissioning using all resources
under one roof. Agawane Technologies, a dynamic and fast growing organization providing comprehensive
solutions in the areas of IT, Surveillance, and Telecom industry. TimeNet Solutions delivers a portfolio of IT
solutions that support the complex scale as one of the leading network solution providers in South India. A leading
system integrator, ROX provides consistent processes and tools combined with the right skills at the right time
and place. Technosprout Systems is capable of managing datacenter infrastructure as a single point to work
towards your IT goals. Ascent Intellimation Pvt. Ltd. is dedicated to provide innovative IT solutions to its
customers. DigitalTrack Solutions is a decade young organization which accelerates the ambitions of its
customers by delivering phenomenal value through its great team. Amaara Technologies is a solutions and
service provider with strong expertise in enterprise offering.
We have also included some interesting articles titled “Security: A Quintessential Aspect of the Internet of
Things”, “Forthcoming Developments in Cloud Computing Revolutionizing the Networking Industry” and
“Imminent Technologies Reforming Enterprise Networking Environment” scripted by our in-house editors.
Also, expand your knowledge base about the industry from our erudite CXOs, “Path towards Indian Digital
Economy: The Journey” and “Augmented Reality: A Comprehensive Overview”.
So keep on reading!
The Thriving Field of Networking Solutions
Solution Providers in 2017
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11. PENTAGONSYSTEMS & SERVICES
Delivering Revolutionary
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Supports Business Change
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to your business

12. Cover Story
In today’s increasingly complex IT
world, organizations rely heavily
on a multitude of innovative
technologies to manage their
operations by incorporating solutions
along with business strategies.
Moreover, today’s blitz of information
and the subsequent growth in storage
has emphasized the need to safeguard
data and alleviate risks. All of this
burdens the resources and budgets of
the organizations and thus pulls them
away from their business goals and
strategies.
Apprehending this predicament,
Sairaman Mudaliar founded
Pentagon Systems and Services, a
one-stop solution for all IT needs.
Pentagon aims to bring in innovative
practices and take the weight off the
organizations, thus aiding them to
focus on core competencies and
business objectives.
Pentagon, since its inception in 1994,
has believed in the philosophy of
adding value to client’s business by
leveraging technology to the fullest. At
Pentagon, they partner with clients by
offering them the most innovative IT
solutions to make their business hassle-
free and more sustainable in the current
competitive market. Their portfolio
extends through various industries
ranging from Corporate to Public-
sector organizations while having
found a strong foothold in elite markets
such as Manufacturing and Banking.
A Futuristic Leader
Sairaman Mudaliar, Co-founder
Director of Pentagon Systems and
Services, is a visionary full of self-
motivation, resourcefulness and drive
with a proven ability to develop and
strengthen the complete organization in
order to maximize company
profitability and efficiency. He
embarked his career in the field of IT
industry with remarkable skills in Sales
and Marketing services with almost
three decades of experience in
delivering numerous solutions in IT.
Sairaman’s continuous effort of
commitment towards customer
satisfaction has made Pentagon a
leading Premier System Integrator and
a preferred Business Partner in top
Enterprises along with the large SME
market. He brought a transformative
change in the organization by
incorporating Telecom and IT
Infrastructure business to their System
Integration profile by partnering with
telecom giant Tata Communications
Ltd. & Tata Teleservices as Life Cycle
Management Partner managing more
than 200 SME customer.
Experienced and leading the growth in
all sectors of Pentagon, Sairaman aims
to make it a dynamic and progressive
organization. He holds excellent
communication skills and has
established sustainable and profitable
relationships with customers, suppliers
and stakeholders across the nation.
His progressive vision has made
Pentagon a multi-cloud vendor by
partnering with Amazon Web Services,
IBM-Softlayer, IBM-GTS, Microsoft
Azure, and Netmagic IT Solutions.
An Inspiring Journey
‘Demanding customers’ is one of the
arduous challenges the market is
currently facing. Given that Pentagon
is partnered with CISCO; their
customers have a high level of
expectation from them in terms of
solutions and services. However, this
demanding nature of the customers has
helped propel Pentagon towards
providing best-in-class solutions,
products and services.
Subsequent to recession, Pentagon
faced a great deal of difficulty to
survive in the market as businesses and
opportunities did not improve because
of commercials. To remedy this, they
strategized and started playing with
low-margin scenario which helped
them sustain in spite of the
competition.
Pentagon attributes its success to
building long-term relations with
customers and promoting trust and
loyalty. They strongly believe in
consistently providing exceptional
solutions to clients in adverse
situations and driving them to adapt
and learn the new technology trends.
The decade long journey has seen
Pentagon excel at various levels,
keeping up with their reputation of
being customer-centric. Headquartered
in Mumbai, Pentagon operates
extensively in India providing
innovative IT solutions, IT
infrastructure management services,
server and storage virtualization
technologies, facility management
services and AMCs. Pentagon’s team
of professionals use their skills and
expertise to resolve complicated IT
issues faced by their customers making
use of legacy, yet useful and new
technologies in hardware,
virtualization software and services as
per the requirement.
“When we partner with our clients in
addressing their problems, we take full
ownership of the project right from the
beginning up to the end,” says
Sairaman. In addition to this, their
professionals continue to assist the
clients by providing upgrades and add-
ons, so that they do not face any
problems catching up with the latest
technological advancements.
One-Stop Solution for all IT Needs
Pentagon is the right choice when it
comes to delivering the right solution.
They offer a variety of services in
multiple diverse fields like facilities
management, AMC, server warranty
checks, server and storage
virtualization, DR planning and
implementation, along with customized
professional and support services to
ensure optimum infrastructure

13. We understand what customers want,
what solutions we can provide to them
and what are the best ways
to achieve their gratication
utilization. Apart from these, they also
provide various technologies for
backup, migration, security, mobility,
storage and virtualization. From
consulting to support they provide all
services under one roof.
Pentagon understands the importance
of maintaining competency in business
acumen and keeping employees happy.
Moreover, they provide their customers
with latest networking technology,
secure and reliable solutions,
scalability and availability in simplified
network management, and increased
efficiency with reduced operational
costs and least accelerated time to
market new solutions. It works closely
with the customers to improve their
IT performance and increase
results. They implement a step-
by-step strategic process that
guarantees smooth IT
functioning within the
organization, leading to
increased efficiency.
Consulting: The
strategic approach of
Pentagon’s
consulting aids in
identifying where
and what is needed in
the business to help
streamline it more
towards a dynamic data
center.
Analyzing: A thorough analysis of all
the loopholes and strengths of the
customer’s business helps Pentagon
create a tailor-made solution.
Architecture: By identifying the
possible technology options, Pentagon
can help bridge the gaps between what
is missing and which technology needs
to be deployed to fill those missing
gaps.
Implementing: Without disrupting the
on-going setup, Pentagon integrates,
install, deploy and test.
Managing: Pentagon’s efficient
management aids in boosting
productivity and optimize system
performance.
Supporting: Pentagon provides real-
time access to eligible engineers that
can allow client’s team to maximize
output within lesser time.
A Refreshing Approach towards
Business
At Pentagon, teams work with a
mission to help organizations achieve
improved business results by
designing, engineering and supporting
solutions that cater to the customers’
exact needs. Their vision is to be the
best IT solutions and service company
for their customers, partners, and
employees.
Pentagon has an in-depth
understanding of the critical role IT
systems play in ensuring continuity of
business activities for their diverse
range of customers. For them, the
continued smooth running of their
wider operations is crucial. Pentagon
strives to achieve this through

14. Cover Story
innovation, quality, and commitment
towards providing exceptional
services.
Pentagon’s capabilities are built on a
solid foundation of services that span
the entire IT lifecycle, including
strategy, architecture, deployment,
project management, support, and
management services. The result is a
stable yet flexible and agile technology
environment that supports business
change with confidence and delivers
dynamic data center capabilities.
Pentagon as a Cisco Solution
Provider
Cisco, being a giant in the networking
industry helps Pentagon to grow not
only in business, but also helps them
improves their services in terms of
customer satisfaction. Cisco solutions
aid their business to grow along with
the new technology and in sync with
the new market trends. Cisco caters to
a large number of services including
Networking, Collaboration, Data
Center, IP telephonic, IoT, Analytics
etc. At Pentagon, they majorly deal
with Cisco in Networking, Datacenter,
IP telephonic, Security, and
Collaboration services.
Security Solutions provided by Cisco
not only just secure your network with
more security but also keep an eye on
your whole network to find out the
gaps in your security. It also provides
you solutions to avoid the security
breaches and make your network more
secure.
Meraki, the product from Cisco
provides you a single platform to
manage all your devices securely and
make life’s hassle free. It’s the future
of the upcoming demands in
Networking.
Cisco’s SD-WAN is another interesting
product which has made them very
strong in the field of Cloud and
Security. SD-WAN provide secure
connectivity everywhere, deploy new
services and applications faster and
drastically simplify the complexity of
WAN.
Pentagon together with Cisco
understand these marked trends and
produces latest technologies to make
sure that whatever networking
solutions they are providing to
customers are not only as per current
standards but also are enough
innovative to meet their requirements
for upcoming years. Moreover, they
educate the customers in terms of new
trends and technology and help them to
understand how it will benefit them to
introduce the same into their network.
Awards and Accolades
Pentagon has set a very high standard
of excellence. “Appreciation from our
esteemed partners in the form of
awards and recognitions encourages
us to achieve more,” says Sairaman.
Recently Pentagon has been awarded
the Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s
“Smart Choice First Simplivity Win”.
Furthermore, they have been acclaimed
as the “Emerging Technology Partner,
2017” and “Partner of the Year, West
Region, 2017” by NetApp. For the year
2016, Pentagon was awarded the
“Preferred Channels Partner for Cloud
& Data center” by Netmagic Partners.
Pentagon has also been awarded by
Cisco for the “Partner Plus Award” for
achieving maximum revenue in
commercial patch and mid-market.
Pentagon claims that these awards are
testimonial to their expertise and act as
an acknowledgement of their skills.
Advice for Upcoming Entrepreneurs
“Focus on your business and on your
employee,” advises Sairaman. He
stresses the importance of being loyal
with the customers and developing a
strong technical team to overcome the
challenges one can face in business
transformation and thus supports all
customers’ needs. Sairaman
discourages over-commitment and fake
promises to clinch a client against the
competitor. Motivating employees,
retaining good candidates and constant
up gradation of skill-set are essential
qualities of a leader according to him.
“Maintain healthy credit terms with
distributors & stockiest,” Sairaman
further adds.
Forthcoming Intends
Pentagon aims to help organizations
achieve better business results by
designing, engineering and supporting
solutions that cater to their customers’
exact needs. Their capabilities are built
on a solid foundation of services that
span the entire IT lifecycle, including
strategy, architecture, deployment,
project management, support and
management services. Pentagon aims
to provide a stable yet flexible and
agile technology environment that
supports business change with
confidence and delivers dynamic data
center capabilities.
In accordance with the market trends,
Pentagon is currently focusing on HCI,
Software-defined storage, Network,
HD WAN, Back-up, and Cloud
services. Furthermore, creating
Pentagon System brand name for
specialized services and latest
technologies where customers can
benefit on cost and service and focus
on their business profitability is high
on their agenda.
Pentagon is the right choice when it comes to delivering the right solutions

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17. Management BriefCompany Name
Agawane Technologies
Private Limited
agawane.com
Harish Agawane
Founder & CEO
Agawane Technologies, a dynamic and fast growing
organization providing comprehensive solutions in the areas of
IT, Surveillance, and Telecom industry.
Amaara Technologies
Private Ltd
amaaratech.com
Vikas (Victor) Ahuja
Founder & CEO
Amaara Technologies is a solutions and service provider
with Strong Expertise in Enterprise offering.
Ascent Intellimation
Pvt Ltd
aiplindia.com
Arvind Tilak
CEO
Athena IT &
Telecom Solutions
athenaitsol.com
Harikrishnan
Srinivasan
Founder Director
Athena IT and Telecom Solutions is a leading IT Services
and Solutions provider that delivers excellence in the form
of world class tailor-made IT solutions to meet specific
business needs of its clients.
Digital Track
Solutions Pvt Ltd
digitaltrack.in
Srikkantan Venkatesh
Director
DigitalTrack Solutions is a decade young organisation
which accelerates the ambitions of its customers by
delivering phenomenal value through its great team.
Pentagon System
& Services Pvt.Ltd
pentagon.co.in
Sairaman Mudaliar
Co-founder & Director
Pentagon System and Services is one of the fastest growing
IT solutions and services that enhance business growth by
system integration which allows them to align IT
organizations with their core business objectives.
Rox Trading &
Systems Pvt Ltd
rox.co.in
Mr. Jim Rakesh
Founder &
Managing Director
A leading system integrator, ROX provides consistent
processes and tools combined with the right skills at the
right time and place.
Technosprout Systems
Pvt Ltd
technosprout.in
Rajeev Mamidanna
Founder
Time Net Solutions
Pvt Ltd
timenetindia.com
John T Alexender
CFO,
Pramod Oommen
COO
TimeNet Solutions delivers a portfolio of IT solutions that
support the complex scale as one of the leading network
solution providers in South India.
Ascent Intellimation Pvt. Ltd. is dedicated to provide
innovative IT solutions to its customers.
Technosprout Systems is capable of managing
datacenter infrastructure as a single point to work
towards your IT goals.
Cosmos It Infra Pvt ltd
cosmositinfra.com
Nilesh Thakare
Co-founder & Chairman,
Anup Bhosle
Co-founder & CEO
Cosmos IT Infra Pvt. Ltd. provides one stop end-to-end
product services in IT Infrastructure domain by offering
project planning, designing, estimation and commissioning
using all resources under one roof.

20. Path Towards Indian Digital Economy:
THE JOURNEY
ndia has shown promise and
Iproved leadership in the digital
technologies over the past decade.
It is time India’s new leadership
supports and fuels the digital economy
to turn it into a major growth enabler.
Digital India initiative, an aspiring
initiative with a clear vision, the
present government is pushing ahead
the Digital India program to transform
the country into a digitally empowered
society and a knowledgeable economy.
With the launch of this initiative, the
government aims to reach out to the
citizens in the remotest of locations
and make them a part of India’s growth
story. The Internet Economy or
Internet of Everything (IoE) is
expected to generate new market
growth opportunities, jobs and become
the biggest business prospect of
mankind in the upcoming years. Since
technology is a key driver in causing
disruptive change, digital tools will
empower citizens and prove to be a
game-changer.
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi
Ji’s vision for a Digital India is a
strategic call to encirclement of the
opportunity for India as one of the
leaders in the third industrial
revolution and the use of Information
and Communication Technologies
(ICTs) that has never been greater.
Nearly 40 percent of the global value
at stake will have new winners and
vendors in the next decade. This major
opportunity of the digital economy has
the power to change the lives of
millions of people in India. It could be
an important vehicle for change and
could provide an opportunity for India
to dramatically expand its role and
influence in the global economy and
become a powerhouse of digital
innovation.
The digital economy is the new
productivity platform that experts
regard as the third industrial
revolution. Devised in 1995, digital
economy is a term that merely refers to
a country’s economy that’s based on
digital payment technologies.
At present, after almost a year of
government of India’s demonetization
drive towards cleansing the system, the
country has started to adopt an
alternative solution – digital payments.
While demonetization came as a
shockwave, the bright side is that it
shifted our focus on innovation and has
created a new conversation around
digital payments – with not just fintech
startups and the banking sector, but
also the government itself is taking
steps to onboard the unbanked.
Platforms like UPI-integration and
products like the BHIM app is a
commendable step in this direction.
Though many people have been using
the digital payment methods even
before demonetization, the count has
significantly increased in the past year,
alongside it has impacted the banking
industry with substantial long-term
opportunities to scale up operations
and strengthen customer services.
With increased internet usage and
penetration, the Digital India initiative,
facilitating a proper payment
infrastructure, will pave the way for a
seamless digital economy. The
government has outlined its vision in
this regard and highlighted three core
areas - increased thrust on setting up
the required infrastructure as a utility
to each and every citizen, provision of
services on demand and governance
and lastly, digital empowerment of the
citizens. The new incentives from the
government for people adopting digital
payments, the dream of the digital
economy in India is not very far.
Alongside, India is also leading the
world in payment system evolution
with enablers like Jan Dhan, Aadhaar,
and mobile penetration to name a few.
Demonetization has created favorable
conditions for large scale adoption of
digital payment systems in India. With
mass adoption of digital and biometric
systems by 2020, the country is
expected to leapfrog plastic payment
systems and have the most advanced
financial systems in the world.
Digital economy has completely
changed the way people have been
doing business for years now. India
encompasses 15 per cent of the world
population, with its 462 million
internet users, India is representing a
digital economy which has possibly the
greatest market potential for global
players and can very well become the
second largest economy by 2030.
However, India’s current digital
economy is still in its early days and
needs regulatory approach that helps
innovation thrive and allows
competition to play out freely, rather
than ill-conceived protectionist
measures.
“In this digital age, we have an opportunity to transform lives of people in ways that was hard to
imagine a couple of decades ago”- Narendra Modi
Expert’s Outlook
18 December|2017

21. Amit Rambhia
Managing Director
Amit Rambhia is the Managing Director of Panache DigiLife Limited, a one stop IT hardware
hub, specialized in manufacturing, distribution and servicing of high quality products.
Amit has over 20 years of experience and is an innovative and self-driven man. His dedication and
hard work is an inspiration to many new entrepreneurs and has instrumented his success in the
field of business. He is an accomplished MBA – IIM Indore with Bachelor’s Degree in Computer
Science from University of Mumbai. He is passionate about to make Panache DigiLife a world
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22. Technological progress is the
motivating force behind
economic growth, citizen
engagement, and job creation. The
Information and Communication
Technologies, in particular, are
redesigning many aspects of the
world’s economies, governments, and
societies.
As the “always-on” Information and
Communications Technology world
evolves and converges, network
vendors, service providers,
manufacturers, and software
developers need to gain a greater
competitive advantage by partnering
with leading testing and certification
laboratory which has the expertise,
efficiency, and global network of
specialists to help them meet their
needs.
Understanding this requisite, Harish
Agawane, founded Agawane
Technologies, a dynamic and fast
growing organization which is a one-
point contact providing end-to-end
solutions in the areas of IT,
Surveillance and Telecom industry for
various offerings. Based in Mumbai,
India, Agawane Technologies is a
global IT and Telecom Solutions and
Services provider. It develops tailored
solutions for global IT & telecom
service providers, carriers, and
software product vendors. Their
fundamental IT systems, capabilities,
and architecture play a central role in
enabling IT & Telecom players to
achieve operational excellence.
Today, Agawane Technologies provide
full-range of services that address all
the needs for integrated information,
regardless of the platform or
complexity of the technology.
Agawane Technologies has in-house
capabilities and expertise to offer
turnkey Telecom and IT Integration
Solutions and Power Distribution
Solutions to its clients.
A Dynamic Leader
Harish Agawane, Founder and CEO
of Agawane Technologies, is a
Telecom/ISP and IT professional with
over 15 years of diverse experience.
He is skilled in Solution & Product
Management, Pre Sales Solution &
Design, Project & Vendor
Management, Bid and Process
Management, Network Planning &
Integration, Global Service Delivery,
Agawane
Technologies:
Offering Comprehensive IT,
Surveillance & Telecom Solutions
We believe in innovation
and providing solutions
that are coste-ffective and quick
‘‘
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23. APEX Management, Team
CManagement, and Network
Integration. Harish considers
that pursuing new creative ideas that
have potential to change the world and
acknowledging and assuming
responsibility for actions, products,
decisions, and policies is vital for a
company’s success.
“Bottom-line, no company or Board is
perfect today but, if we start with a list
of core values and passion for
outstanding customer experience, learn
from our clients and staff – we’ll gain
a competitive advantage to win the
battle of competing in a Digital Age,”
says Harish. He strongly believes in
the values of Honesty and Integrity.
Taking a proactive stand to create and
maintain a healthy work-life balance
for workers and committing to a great
customer experience is essential.
Advising the upcoming entrepreneurs,
Harish says, “I will suggest all of them
to stay firm and confident, problems
will always be there. You should not
get distracted by them and continue
building your network along with
making trustworthy relationship.”
Exceptional Services and Innovative
Solutions
“It is never so easy to get success in
any field, whether its business or life,
you have to struggle. As a startup it
was never easy for us but past
experience and positive people around
you make it possible,” says Harish.
At Agawane Technologies, they
strongly believe in building long term
relationships which can benefit them in
the future. They have built strong
relationships with their customers by
providing end-to-end solutions within a
quick span of time as well as support.
They believe in innovation and provide
cost-effective and quick solution
whether it is Cisco Solution, CCTV
Solutions or FTTH (GPON) Solutions.
Agawane Technologies provides
infrastructure technology and
applications outsourcing services, as
well as architecture guidance,
application development & integration,
and application management services.
They deliver a wide range of services
from global safety testing to
certification that enables accelerating
the speed to market, gain new
efficiencies, and reduce risk, while
protecting the brand and reputation.
Furthermore, they also meet local and
global regulation standards, and help
transform the client’s product into a
business success.
“When moving to a new solution
provider, it is important to ensure they
provide a good balance between
service and savings,” says Harish. Pure
solution independence allows them to
search the market for the most cost-
effective and efficient solutions. They
undertake thorough audits of all
aspects of their clients IT & Telecom
costs, whilst retaining the highest
levels of customer service.
An Inspiring Strategy
It is the philosophy of Agawane
Technologies to give its clients a
complete unified communications
solution under one roof and have
dedicated products expert on-hand
playing an instrumental part in IT,
Surveillance & Telecom’s development
and growth. Their primary objective is
to design, manufacture, and distribute
quality telecommunications and
information technology products, to
provide services that satisfy customer
requirements, and to fulfill employee
and shareholder aspirations. Agawane
Technologies is committed to the
continuous improvement of the
Integrated Management System
performance through periodic reviews
and by setting and reviewing its
objectives and targets, ensuring the
relevance to the organizations’
activities and in keeping with company
policy.
The Way Ahead
Agawane Technologies is currently
concentrating on FTTH (GPON) &
Home Automation which is the wide
requirement and are working towards
growing themselves into the same as
well. They bring in the best-in-class
practices to ensure that the telecom
equipment or service, device, content
or application is ready for the market
and exceeds the customers’
expectations.
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Founder and CEO
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24. SECURITY:SECURITY:
INTERNETINTERNET
OF THINGSOF THINGS
A Quintessential Aspect of the
O
ver the years, there have been
multiple predictions that there
will be at least tens of billions
of connected devices by 2020. And
everyday objects like tires and baby
monitors could all become a part of
this interconnected world. The Internet
of Things (IoT) makes life a lot more
convenient, easy and fun. You can
check locks through mobile devices
and never have to rush home dreading
that someone has broken inside while
you were away.
While all these things are very
convenient, currently, IoT is facing
major security challenges that are
posing new problems for individuals,
businesses, and security professionals
alike. Whenever you connect a new
device to your existing network, you
add a new endpoint behind your
network's firewall. If the software is
even slightly buggy and not very
secure, you could have possible just
created a backdoor into your network
for hackers.
Similarly, a recent research has found
that many IoT based baby monitors can
be easily hacked and used to remotely
view live feeds and control the
monitor. Also, motion sensors
embedded in smart watches can be
used to steal information. For
enterprises, these security gaps are an
enormous risk.
Although, you should not be punished
for a device that isn’t secure. You
should be able to secure your network
with any number of smart devices
connected to it. So far, the key seems
to be stronger inbound and outbound
firewall and better detection and
blocking of attacks.
While IoT's progress will not be
stopped anytime soon, here are some
of the biggest security issues and how
to overcome them:
Updates, Updates and Updates!
The reason computers have automatic
updates is because most users are too
lazy to perform even the most basic
steps needed to keep their computers
safe. And when you consider
protecting the many IoT devices, this
problem gets even worse.
When the developers and manufactures
of the devices do not include the ability
to automatically update the device, or
updates might not be available for the
device or the devices are no longer
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25. supported by their manufacturer, it
creates a big security challenge. This is
one of the IoT security challenges that
the information security industry is
well aware of. In such circumstance, an
external, multilayer network security
device can be of service so that you
can continue to block attacks and keep
the device functional.
Even when updates are available, the
user may opt out of applying an
update. As part of your device
management, you need to keep a track
of the versions and which devices
should be withdrawn after updates are
no longer available.
IoT Hardware
As the IoT market grows and as
hardware matures, we will see more
investment and improved security.
Several IoT devices have restricted
amounts of storage, memory, and
processing capabilities and are often
operated on lower power. Security
approaches that rely heavily on
encryption are not a good fit for these
constrained devices as they are not
capable of performing complex
encryption and decryption quickly to
be able to transmit data securely in
real-time. IoT systems should make
use of multiple layers of defense,
separating devices onto distinct
networks and using firewalls, to
compensate for the device limitations.
Safe and Secure Communication
In the initial days of internet, you
probably worried about protecting your
computers against viruses or malwares.
If you were concerned about
information you were sending online,
you would use encryption on your
emails. For most people, that was the
extent of information security. Today,
you have to not only be concerned
about the data stored in the cloud, but
also the physical devices and their
communications.
Several IoT devices do not encrypt
messages before sending them over the
network. However, the best practice to
use is transport encryption, and to
adopt standards like Transport Layer
Security. Using distinct networks to
separate devices also help in
establishing secure and private
communications, so that transmitted
data remains confidential.
Detecting Vulnerabilities
In spite of utilizing the best efforts,
security vulnerabilities and breaches
are unavoidable. Determining whether
the IoT system has been compromised
is not an easy feat. On a large scale IoT
system, the complexity in terms of the
number of devices connected and the
variety of devices, apps, services, and
communication protocols involved, can
make it difficult to identify when a
breach has occurred.
Tactics for detecting susceptibilities
and breaches include monitoring
network communications and activity
logs for irregularities, engaging in
penetration testing and ethical hacking
to expose vulnerabilities. Moreover,
applying security intelligence and
analytics can aid in identifying and
notifying when incidents occur.
Data Privacy and Integrity
It is important to securely store and
process data after it has been
transmitted across the network.
Implementing data privacy includes
classification and disguising sensitive
data before it is stored and using data
separation to decouple identifiable
information from IoT data payloads.
Data that is no longer required should
be disposed of securely and if stored,
should be maintained with legal and
regulatory compliance, which is also
an important challenge.
Ensuring data integrity, involves
employing checksums or digital
signatures to ensure data has not been
modified. Blockchain, as a
decentralized distributed ledger for IoT
data, offers an accessible and robust
approach for ensuring the integrity of
IoT data.
Authorize and Authenticate Devices
Addition of multiple devices to the
network offers potential points of
failure with an IoT system thus,
making authentication and
authorization a vital criterion for
securing IoT systems. Devices should
be able to establish their identity before
they can access gateways and upstream
services. However there are many
devices that fail in device
authentication. Implementing an IoT
platform that provides security by
default will help in resolving these
issues by enabling two factor
authentications and enforcing the use
of stronger passwords and certificates.
IoT promises opportunity, but the
security risks cannot be ignored
whether it is from hackers or
corporations. The best remedy is to
consider the potential risks of installing
connected devices and doing your
research.
IoT Protection
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26. The Indian telecommunications
sector can be considered as the
one that has led the country
st
into the 21 century. Currently, the IT
and Telecom Infrastructure market is
witnessing a transformative change
with the rise of new factors like
network virtualization, cloud-based
services and the integration of
heterogeneous networks. With more
than a billion mobile phone users, of
which, approximately 40 percent are
accessing the Internet via their phones,
the demand for sophistication and
customized services is on a high.
The sector handles a huge amount of
data that requires high storage capacity
and is in dire need of converged
infrastructure solutions as the market
focuses increasingly on IP and wireless
services. Attempting to achieve this,
most infrastructure solution providers
face challenges related to knowledge
transfer, shortage of skilled and
certified technical consultants, and
inability of large project execution.
To thrive in this highly competitive
environment, staying up-to-date with
the current market trends and the
changing customer needs, along with
cost-effective delivery of products and
services is of paramount importance.
Athena IT & Telecom Solutions
leverages its rich experience and dual
expertise in IT and telecommunications
domain to provide comprehensive
solutions with a practical support.
Athena is a leading IT Services and
Solutions Company instigated with a
vision to deliver excellence in the form
of world-class tailor-made IT solutions
designed to meet the specific business
needs of its clients. A strong believer in
aligning technology with business,
Athena is seamlessly delivering great
business value since its inception in
2009.
Perseverance, Integrity, Customer
Service, Vendor Loyalty, and Team
spirit are the core ethics that have been
interwoven together to create the soul
of Athena. They have celebrated a long
term relationship with their clients
based on the strong pillars of
transparency and trust. Athena has
been a premium certified partner with
Cisco since 2009. It offers a wide
range of Cisco solutions which include
Routing, Switching, Wireless and
Mobility, Access points, Voice,
Athena IT &
Telecom Solutions:
Providing Comprehensive Tailor-made
Solutions with Excellence
Our Commitment to deliver
what’s been promised, no matter
what, has been the backbone
of our business‘‘‘‘
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27. Telepresence, and Collaboration
services.
A Dedicated Visionary
Harikrishnan Srinivasan, the
Founder Director of Athena IT &
Telecom Solutions is a veteran who
holds more than a decade of experience
in the IT and Telecom domain. He has
served many leading companies,
including HCL Info Systems and Tata
Communications Ltd. before initiating
Athena.
An MBA degree holder with B.E. in
Production Engineering, Harikrishnan
also delivers his experience as a
partner in Iris Communications, the
telecom wing. During his professional
voyage, he has handled top positions,
including Regional Channel Sales
Head, Manager-Channel Sales,
Associate Manager-Business Solutions
and many more.
“When it comes to success, there are
no shortcuts,” believes Harikrishnan.
Focus, Innovation and Integrity have
been the pillars of success for Athena.
Brand loyalty and a thoughtful product
mix have helped Athena grow
organically. His Commitment to
deliver what has been promised, no
matter the circumstances, has been the
backbone of the business.
Unique Espousals
In a world that believes in ‘more the
merrier’, Athena is a strong exception.
They did not believe in collaborating
with too many principals and preferred
to focus on a small product mix. This
helped Athena to retain the focus of the
team and work towards small goals,
which in turn contributed to a
profitable and successful road map.
Piggybacking on the same strategy,
Athena has chosen the roads less
travelled, and today has been
successful in taking care of its large
customer base with excellent service
and support. To be a market focused
company that constantly delivers
innovative solutions is a challenging
experience. “Setting up a Quality
process that enhances this customer
experience is equally challenging
though rewarding,” explains
Harikrishnan.
Distinctive Services and Solutions
Athena offers a full range of consulting
and business services that include
computing and network strategy,
storage and business continuance,
project management, network and
security, planning and design,
implementation, optimization and
outsourcing services.
Athena remotely monitors all the
devices under contract and if required,
it undertakes onsite support too. For
medium size clients, the company
takes care of manpower deployment to
handle the complete infrastructure
instead of providing infrastructure
support. It has successfully
implemented a USD 500,000 project
which involved migration of existing
voice infrastructure from the current
platform to Cisco call manager
platform. The company is also
focusing on various Cisco
collaboration services, like Hyper-
convergence and Cloud-based
solutions, which will add value to their
customers’ business.
Customer Service and Retention have
been the key focus areas of Athena
right from its inception. Their clients
appreciate the highly skilled technical
and design team, which caters to their
specific requirements. Athena’s wide
range of services and innovative
solutions, customized for the client’s
business needs is highly valued. “Our
extensive domain knowledge in both IT
and Telecom, along with a strong
business and quality process is much
appreciated by most of our client
base,” adds Harikrishnan.
Forthcoming Prospects
Athena aims to be the preferred IT
partner for their customers for
providing enterprising solutions
backed by a strong quality process and
extensive domain experience. It is
currently focusing on enhancing
Hyper-converged server and storage
along with cloud-based solutions.
Athena is working closely with the
principles to enhance training and skill
opportunities for their team.
Harikrishnan Srinivasan
Founder Director
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28. ForthcomingForthcoming
developments indevelopments in
Cloud ComputingCloud Computing
Revolutionizing theRevolutionizing the
Networking IndustryNetworking Industry
Forthcoming
developments in
Cloud Computing
Revolutionizing the
Networking Industry
he current advancement in social
Tmedia, mobile devices and cloud
computing have pushed
traditional networks to their limits.
Computing and storage have benefited
immensely from the innovations in
virtualization and automation. Business
and IT executives are no longer looking at
Cloud solely as a tool, as cloud computing
is playing a major role in reshaping how
companies conduct business.
Cloud computing has facilitated Big Data
with a way to store and retrieve an
enormous amount of information. The
scenario has evolved from personal cloud
storage to entire organizations shifting all
of their data to the cloud. Even though
several organizations are in the process of
migrating to the cloud to achieve
scalability, cost-efficiency and enhanced
application performance, some large
organizations are still hesitant to transfer
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29. Cloud Computing trends
27December|2017
their information to the cloud mainly due to security concerns.
Even with such concerns, the adoption of cloud services continues to escalate due to the improved usage of cloud-based
services, including mobility, increased efficiency, cost-effectiveness, streamlined collaboration, and speed of connectivity.
Following are some of the ways in which Cloud Computing is reshaping the Networking Industry:

30. Internet of Things (IoT) and Cloud
IoT is expected to remain strong in the
coming years, but the continued
development of cloud computing and
real-time data analytics will also
witness the rise of Internet of
Everything (IoE). IoE relies on
machine-to-machine communications,
data processes, and huaman interaction
with everything in their environment.
Cloud computing plays a significant
role as the IoE develops into a complex
system aiming to simplify all the
interactions.
Furthermore, IoE will also provide
businesses with more meaningful
insights into how consumers relate to
their products, services, and customer
care units.
Increasing Demand of Containers
Cloud containers as a service are
becoming popular as it can deliver a
better infrastructure security. Currently,
there is a great upsurge in the use of
containers in the cloud computing
sector. A cloud-based container system
acts as an alternative to virtual
machines and allows apps to be
deployed in a quick, reliable,
consistent and straightforward manner.
This increase in the demand for
containers would make it possible for
more real-world problems to be solved
efficiently and more securely.
Businesses that use big data can use
this expanded storage space to store
data, conduct analytics and derive
valuable insights into areas like
financial investments, human systems,
and customer behavior. Meanwhile,
small business can benefit from the fact
that increased storage could mean
deeply customized and cheaper storage
options.
Edge Computing on the Rise
Due to the increasing use of internet-
connected devices, data processing at
the edge of the network, to optimize
cloud computing, will be on rise. Edge
computing is necessary because it will
be required to run the real-time
services as it streamlines the flow of
traffic from IoT devices and provides
real-time data analysis.
Security Advancement in Cloud
The cloud security concerns that make
many enterprises reluctant to adopt the
technology are being currently
addressed. Cloud providers are offering
more security services to detect flaws
before they turn into the next major
breach. The key to implement such
security is to facilitate it in layers, so
that even if one is breached, there is
another layer to reinforce it. This
approach delivers a key benefit to
utilizing public cloud providers.
Hybrid Architecture
The hybrid cloud model takes the form
of any combination of public, private
and on-premise deployments. They
either extend the existing physical
infrastructure or the infrastructure of a
public cloud with a private one. The
increase of hybrid models in the
coming years puts an even greater
emphasis on the data involved and the
architecture required for accessing
data.
Although a hybrid approach gives the
best of both private and public clouds,
it is not devoid of challenges especially
in integration. Cloud providers have
already started working on addressing
the challenges associated with hybrid
cloud and will likely meet the demands
in the coming years.
Growth in Cloud Services
With cloud computing on the rise, it’s
only natural that cloud services and
solutions will also grow. Software-as-
a-service opened a flexible and
financially attractive door for
businesses and consumers to try early
cloud services. The immense evolution
of infrastructure and platform as a
service has extended the number of
cloud solutions available in the public
and private sectors.
The coming years will witness an
improvement in the adoption of
enterprise cloud services, customer
cloud services, cloud-based file sharing
services, collaboration services and
social media services.
As the use of cloud continues to
mature and become more strategic, the
market in cloud computing will
change. This change will impact every
aspect of cloud computing.
In the near future we will see an
increased maturity and the expansion
of cloud computing. The rise of cloud-
native applications designed for multi-
cloud environments also includes
simple open integrations that will make
workloads portable and begin to
change the way organizations value IT
within business.
Cloud Computing trends
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32. In today’s IT environment, data is
growing exponentially and IT
Infrastructure and Strategy has
become an integral part of the overall
Business Strategy. In this ever-
changing market and business
ecosystem, a flexible, scalable, secure,
and responsive infrastructure is the top
priority of enterprises as they need to
move towards more agile IT to speed-
up their transformation journey by
planning and adopting new
technologies.
Organizations mainly rely on IT
Infrastructure providers and their
Distribution Systems to deliver
solutions that inspire confidence when
connecting their businesses with
external employees, customers and
partners around the world. Cosmos IT
Infra Pvt. Ltd is one such leading
distributor and solutions provider of
Information Technology, Telecom, and
Security Products. The team at Cosmos
is well-versed with the latest and the
most powerful technologies available
today for locating, organizing,
managing, protecting, and presenting
information. The business expertise of
this organization are rendering of
logistics and after sales support,
training and technology solution
designing.
Cosmos IT Infra as a group of
companies and experts have more than
15 years of experience in IT
Infrastructure distribution and
solutions in India and overseas. They
offer a complete end-to-end IT
infrastructural project management,
expertise product service solutions,
system integration, technology project
planning, designing, estimation and
commissioning, and security solutions
all under one roof.
Creating growth opportunities within
the SMB market, Cosmos provides
businesses with technology to add
scale, enhance services, and improve
productivity. As per the current market
trends, IoT(Internet of Thing) platform
is adopted by them; where they have
tried to sum up different technologies
in the products to give the best and the
budgetary solutions to their clients.
They have proven expertise in wide
array of application including voice,
data and video communication. They
also have international distribution and
reach in Middle East and Africa.
Cosmos is also aiding Cisco with
Digital India to empower citizens
digitally. They are showcasing their
Cosmos IT Infra
Pvt. Ltd:
Rendering End-to-End IT Infrastructure
Solutions and Services
Every product has limitations,
but Technology is limitless.
It’s better to invest in Technology
rather than product‘‘‘‘
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33. latest projects in smart building, smart
parking, connected learning and smart
work place in all the possible ways.
The Dynamic Duo
Nilesh Thakare, a young and dynamic
risk taker, is the Co-founder and the
Chairman of Cosmos IT Infra. His
positive thinking, optimism,
motivating thought process and energy
to do things and accomplish goals,
manifest his positive attitude towards
life. Complete satisfaction of the
customers is his top priority. Nilesh
along with Anup founded the Cosmos
IT Infra domain in 2013. “The road to
success is never easy. We have to try
each and every day in order to reach
our desired goals. Success is not a
single time processes. Success lies in
consistency, dedication, smart work
and believing our dreams. This world
is full of gloom-ridden people and
situation. So it is very important to
keep our selves motivated and charged
to strive hard to achieve our dream,”
says Nilesh.
Anup Bhosle is the Chief Executive
Officer and Co-founder at Cosmos IT
Infra. When it comes to work he knows
exactly what he wants to do and how to
get it done. He is a diligent, clear
headed personality who understands
business requirement very well. He is
highly experienced, well organized,
and extremely professional. His light
hearted, grounded nature and jolly
personality provides the best work life
quality for their employees.
“Innovations are the real growth of
the Organization,” says Nilesh.
Recently, Cosmos has successfully
tested and commissioned a project of
setting up Wi-Fi system in a bus for
their client. Presently, people tend to
travel minimum of one hour to three
hours daily just to reach their work
places. So, a Wi-Fi enabled bus is a
boon for today’s generation. Once they
enter the bus, employees can
immediately start their work by
connecting to the office servers. The
aim was to convert the non-productive
hours of long travel into productive
office hours. In another recent on-
going project, Cosmos is transforming
a regular ‘Home’ in an intelligent and
‘Smart Home’. Home Automation with
newly added innovations is all related
to the recently blooming technology of
IoT.
Anup feels that business should be
done with transparent communication.
He believes that when one opens the
door to transparency and openness, a
lot of people follow through. Cosmos’s
primary and utmost motto is ‘customer
comes first’. When one makes the
world better for others, they make the
world better for themselves too. Hence,
at Cosmos, they don’t call their
customers as ‘clients’, they call them
as ‘Partners’. They believe in
partnership with the customers; where
they and their partners are in a win-win
situation. They believe in customer’s
complete satisfaction. As an
entrepreneur, they must listen to the
requirements or issues of any
customers, in order to give them robust
solution and satisfactory services.
Catering to a variety of customers,
Cosmos has always delivered well-
versed and customized solutions, pre &
post sales services and quick delivery
to all of them. “A comprehensive
approach towards customer
satisfaction is the only way to retain
customers,” says Anup.
Advice to the Upcoming
Entrepreneurs
Nilesh advises, “Never ever in your life
get disappointed by failure. Failure is
not end of the story. Rather it’s a
learning process.” Anup further adds,
“Take control of your life, be
disciplined to take some time out each
week for yourself. Don’t be afraid to
flout convention.”
Both of them strongly believe in
making the organization better by
improving the way of work, bridging
the gap in internal communication and
capitalizing the unused information.
They always try to seize new
opportunities. “A good entrepreneur
will always influence employees to do
their best and contribute to the
betterment of the organization,” says
Anup. This is the most important
quality, an entrepreneur or a boss in the
organization must have. “An
entrepreneur’s life is full of challenges
and problems, one should not be afraid
of that. ‘Face it, embrace it and learn
from it’. Make world a better place,”
says Nilesh.
Future Objectives
Cosmos IT Infra aims to improve the
customer satisfaction further with
better solution and services to their
customers in order to retain them for a
longer duration. In the coming years,
with a very well experienced team,
they are targeting to add a distinct
department for Automation, wherein
they will implement their innovative
ideas and come up with brand new
technologies.
Nilesh Thakare
Co-founder and
Chairman
Anup Bhosle
Co-founder
and CEO
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36. ACISCO premier certified and
an end-to-end solution
provider “ROX Trading &
Systems Private Limited” builds
reliable and optimized solution based
on innovation, expertise, and flexibility
to address the client’s pain points while
letting them not compromise on their
core business schedules.
Headquartered in Chennai - ROX, as a
leading system integrator provides
robust processes and tools combined
with the right skills at the right time
and in the right place. They create IT
solutions that fit unique requirements
with a complete breadth of distributed
solutions including IT Consulting, Data
Centre Build & Manage, Enterprise
Network & Security, Virtualization,
Risk & Compliance Management,
End-User Computing, and Cross-
Functional Services. They design
collaborative solutions that meet the
individual needs of clients and
partners.
ROX, with over 16 Years of combined
industry experience, has the mission to
deliver high-quality Technology
Solutions and Professional
Outsourcing Services that provides true
business value to their clients, enabling
them to achieve their desired business
goals. ROX crafts its solutions to meet
the exact needs of clients, including
leaders in Fortune 1000 companies,
financial institutions, insurance
companies, real estate firms, legal
firms, health institutions, universities,
original equipment manufacturers,
global system integrators and
equipment resellers.
Illustrating on profound industry
expertise and tailored solutions, ROX
blends strategic designs, using proven
technologies, and world-class support
capability to create effective solutions
that maximize returns on IT
investment.
ROX is administered in an inverted
organizational chart that places their
clients on top; followed by their sales
force and everyone else at their
ROX Trading
& Systems:
Delivering Quality Technology
Solutions and Professional
Outsourcing Services
We are a world-class organization that
enhances the quality of life with tech-
solutions that are both innovative and
beneficial to all the stakeholders‘‘‘‘
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37. service. From the ground up, they are
driven by ROX team, so at every level,
there is an incentive to succeed and
deliver the very best solutions and
services. They believe the only way to
build lasting success for the extended
family of team ROX is to help their
clients succeed.
ROX, by choice, has resolute to be the
best IT system integrator of the market,
raising the bar of performance is
intrinsic to their culture, that whether it
is research and development of new
solutions, sales or service. ROX
believes the “Best way” is always to
implement it. Because, they are driven
to be the best in everything they do,
their niche is to deliver reliable,
optimized high-performance IT
solutions to every client they serve by
their team of experts.
Benefiting clients with Smart
Services
ROX has evolved over the last decade
from their roots as a registered
Business Partner of IBM to present
position as a well-known IT system
integrator and solutions provider,
constantly distributes innovative
solutions and technologies. Their
ability to adapt to changes is another
integral part of their continued success.
They are constantly exploring
innovative prospects to leverage their
core values across new enterprises, that
will provide added value to existing
clients while, also opening new
avenues. Their networking team
consists of leading Network & Security
certified engineers alongside their
solution design team, who build,
implement and manage the solutions
that leverage the latest industry
standard technology advancements to
provide clients with reliable,
manageable and protected network
environments. Their Network Security
experts have vast experience in
deploying complex solutions that are
minimally invasive to the existing
setup of the clients thereby leading to a
greater ROI and a far secure
environment that helps their clients
manage traffic and have complete
control over their networks with
security.
The Fascinating Leader of ROX
The Founder and Managing
Director, Mr. Jim Rakesh is a first-
generation entrepreneur, who runs this
successful 100 Crore company in the
IT Integration space. Being one of the
industry’s leading enterprise system
integrator and solution provider with
over 350 valuable customers, ROX is
strategically located to handle the Pan-
Indian and overseas requirement of
their clients.
ROX is the solitaire partner with the
highest number of certified engineers
with hands-on experience in the
network and security vertical. Clients
are benefited by accessing their
resources as they are available for any
fallback, also enabling them the
swiftness in the sales cycle. They are
able to provide competitive & cost
effective solutions along with the
market players such as IBM, LENOVO
Etc, making them the most preferred
vendor for their clients.
Future Enrichments
With a constant focus on the client’s
mission and business objective, ability
ROX is the solitaire partner with the
highest number of certified engineers
with hands-on experience in the
network and security vertical. Clients
are benefited by accessing their
resources as they are available for any
fallback, also enabling them the
swiftness in the sales cycle. They are
able to provide competitive & cost
effective solutions along with the
market players such as IBM, LENOVO
etc., making them the most preferred
vendor for their clients to adapt new
innovations, flexibility in client serving
and Real-world approach they have
delivered projects precisely and has
made them successful in the business.
ROX bridges the gap in upcoming
technologies like cloud migrations,
collaboration solutions & IoT which
eases their client’s workload.
Recognized to be one of the topmost
system integrators of the subcontinent,
for days ahead in future, ROX
architects rapid expansion in the field
of IT security and IoT.
Mr. Jim Rakesh
Founder and Managing Director
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38. Imminent TechnologiesImminent Technologies
Reforming EnterpriseReforming Enterprise
Networking EnvironmentNetworking Environment
Imminent Technologies
Reforming Enterprise
Networking Environment
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39. he way organizations consume IT is evolving rapidly. The customers are demanding higher
Tquality devices, faster test times, more reliable network, and instantaneous computing to keep
their company moving forward. Thus, many of the recent technologies like Software-defined
Networking (SDN), Internet of Things (IoT), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are now in the
mainstream.
An independent survey found that organizations are focused on adding bandwidth, investigate ways to
modernize their networks with software, and expand their wireless networking capabilities. After all, a
secure and reliable network is essential for a digital business.
Here are few of the upcoming technologies revolutionizing the enterprise networking setting:
Software-defined Networking
The shift towards software-defined-everything will continue and some of the biggest disruptors in the
networking market will be Software-defined Networking (SDN). SDN has gained significant influence
in the service provider sector and has gathered more interest than adoption from the enterprises. It is at
a tipping point where enterprise experimentation will turn into live production. It is expected to see a
complete revolution in SDN infrastructure solutions that are commercially available. It has the added
benefit of being non-proprietary, allowing users to integrate into any environment, thus offering more
flexibility and affordability to vendor-specific hardware.
Network Convergence
Transition into virtual compute and storage environment while simultaneously moving the network
into a virtual setting can prove to be cost-effective. Hyper-converged Infrastructure Services (HCIS)
conceptualizes infrastructure as a pool of resources for SDN controllers to allocate. It saves
enterprises the trouble of navigating through the evolving situations of SDN by giving them a
convenient option. The only drawback of choosing HCIS is that once the hardware is utilized, it
cannot be decoupled from the attached software and reused.
Security
A major promoter for investment in networking technology is to improve security. With the increased
sophistication of cyber-criminals and as cloud and virtualization transform IT infrastructure,
organizations are stepping up their network security strategies and are moving beyond firewalls and
access controls.
Some organizations are attempting to establish security via corporate policy. The most successful IT
teams will collaborate on simultaneously modernizing and securing their infrastructure with SDN,
advanced encryption and identity management, integration of cloud services and computerization of
local apps. Executives seem to have a clear picture of how SDN brings measurable value. Enterprises,
especially those in heavily regulated industries will leverage SDN to respond to security threats in real
time.
Boosting Bandwidth
Including increased bandwidth to the network has become a necessity for future technologies.
According to the Cisco Visual Networking Index, the IP Network will reach 2.6 Exabyte per day by
2021. Networks are under pressure as they carry more and more traffic. Simultaneously, increased
adoption of advanced video in the enterprise will cause traffic to grow further.
Increased Burdening of WAN
Software-defined WAN technology has become a popular approach in dealing with WAN challenges.
WAN bandwidth is poised for stronger growth and is expected to increase significantly. According to
Upcoming Developments
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40. an independent report, a number of factors are putting strain on WAN links, including bandwidth
intensive applications such as big data, cloud, IoT and video.
Increasing WAN Bandwidth has become a critical issue. Many organizations are moving
applications to the cloud and will be making significant changes to their WAN architecture. The
traditional demilitarized zones at their own data centers will be augmented or in some cases
replaced, by points-of presence.
Adaptable Financing
Currently, businesses are less inclined to make large, upfront investments as seen in the past; this has
been reflected in the increasing popularity of cloud-based services and pay-as-you-grow subscription
models. This applies to networking also, particularly with the increase of software-defined data
centers. Customers are starting to opt for open stack, non-proprietary, cloud-managed, software-
based solutions that involve a shift from traditional perpetual licensing.
WLAN Modernization
WLAN is becoming more and more vital to organizations. The worldwide enterprise WLAN market
grew by 9.7% in the second quarter of the current year. It is a critical enabler of end-to-end digital
transformation strategies as wireless applications and devices continue to unlock new digital and
business outcomes. The wireless network has thus established itself as an essential element of the
infrastructure fabric, and companies are committed to expanding their WLANs.
The network has emerged as such that stakeholders and users probably take optimal performance for
granted. The challenge now shifts to the successful integration of these systems. And that is why it is
essential to stay on top of emerging technologies to enable employees in providing network support
while saving dramatically on operation and hardware costs.
38 December|2017

42. Automation and Software
Defined Networking offer
fascinating prospects. The
technology industry is evolving in such
a way that resources are being opened
out. These newly available untapped
resources offer immense flexibility in
not only providing end-user
‘customization’ but also in providing
possibilities for creating unique
products to suit individual customer
requirements. As we look towards
automation for solutions, the need for
skilled network professionals is also
growing as everything cannot be
automated.
In a quest to achieve just that,
TimeNet Solutions, a leading network
solution provider in South India,
delivers a portfolio of IT Solutions and
also help support complex scalable
operations, by providing Customized
Solutions, Expert Consulting, and
Strategic Integration. Their solutions
helps customers gain a significant
advantage over their competitors.
TimeNet Solutions helps customer
transformation process by partnering
with Industry leaders like Cisco and
Microsoft. TimeNet Solutions is a
premier partner of CISCO, the
worldwide leader in IT & Networking.
They are also the recipient of Cisco’s
“Customer Satisfaction Excellence
Award” for 3 years which is TimeNet’s
pride and showcases their consistency
in effort.
Foundational Pillars of TimeNet
Solutions
TimeNet Solutions is formed by
technological experts, who shared a
similar vision in providing the best
work culture, promoting job security
and creating a motivating ambience for
their employees. They envisioned a
place where their employees could
TimeNet
Solutions:
A Prominent Network
Solution Provider
We create a global brand by
enhancing the customer business
to new heights through technology
integration‘‘‘‘ Pramod Oommen
COO
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43. freely exhibit and enhance their skills,
thereby leading to both ‘individual’
development and success for the
company. The biggest asset of TimeNet
is a team of experts aided by a solid
technical background. They also have a
training wing as a part of TimeNet
Solutions.
Two among these experts are Pramod
Oommen and John T Alexander.
COO, Pramod Oommen specializes
in IT, Sales and Operations & John T
Alexender, CFO is a Law graduate
who handles “Finance & Accounts” at,
TimeNet Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
Change is the only constant factor in
technology sector. Entrepreneurs face
many challenges in a rapidly changing
business environment. To become a
successful entrepreneur one has to face
many slips and misses before finding
the right path to successes.
TimeNet Solutions makes
organizations aware of ways to
enhance the performance of their IT
assets and to meet and exceed their
business objectives with the right
solution. It also helps in simplifying
and refining the process flow of an
organization, to optimize and align IT
infrastructure to generate the desired
revenues. At TimeNet Solutions they
hold up the responsibility to instruct
and support their clients, throughout all
phases of their projects, from the
‘beginning’ until the ‘end’.
“We strived hard in building technical
competencies for customer
satisfaction”, says Mr.Pramod
Oommen.
Words of Wisdom
“An entrepreneur is one who has a
vision and a desire to create something.
Running a business is no doubt hectic,
but the upcoming entrepreneurs should
not only build their own team to
bolster their successes but should also
keep themselves updated with new
solutions, ideas and emerging trends.”
“An entrepreneur should constantly be
updated with current trends and
development. They should also focus
on building a great team & keep them
Motivated”, Says Mr. John T
Alexander.
Enriching Clients with Creativity
Having started operations thirteen
years ago, and apart from being a
leading CISCO solution provider in
India, TimeNet Solutions has also
executed major critical networks
implementation missions across
various customer bases. They have
more than 300 satisfied customers like
VSSC, ISRO , LPSC, IISU, CMSE,
IIST, CDAC, KSREC,RGCBT, IT
MISSION, KELTRON,
REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT,
INFORMATION KERALA MISSION,
BSNL, TCS, NAVIGANT, INDIAN
NAVAL BASE,SOUTHERN AIR
COMMAND, MSC CREW,COCHIN
PORT,COCHIN SHIPYARD.
Some of the services offered by
TimeNet Solutions includes, WAN
Solutions, Security Solutions, Wireless
Solutions, Data Management
Solutions, Video Delivery, Network
Auditing, Security Auditing, Data
Center Solutions and Cloud-Based
Solutions.
They also undertake projects on
structured Voice and Data centre
Cabling, Optical Fiber Installation,
Patch Panel Termination, Cable Testing
& Certification, Structured Cabling
Design & Implementation, Floor and
Wall Mount Data Communications
Rack Security, IP Camera & analog
camera Installation, AMC’s on Passive
side.
The Innovative Upcoming Projects
TimeNet Solutions provides solutions
for Data Center, Security,
Collaboration, Cloud, Mobility,
‘Internet of Things’ and ‘Software
Defined Networking’. They have a
separate wing for dedicated support
service - ‘TimeNet Services’. The
company also has a range of certified
professionals to provide assistance in
all IT requirements, like ‘IT
Infrastructure Support’ and ‘Remote
Assistance’.
As the world moves towards ‘Cloud
Computing’ and ‘Virtualization’,
TimeNet Solutions has teamed up with
Virtualization pioneer VMWare with
an enterprise level certification and is
assisting its customers in choosing the
best solution in virtualizing their Data
Centers. They also offer a wide variety
of Video Conferencing Solutions - a
cost-effective way of nullifying the
need and hassles of ‘physical travel’.
With a revolutionary aim, TimeNet
Solutions proudly believes, “our
customers can expect ‘industry proven’
excellent services always, from our
end.”
John T Alexender
CFO
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44. Augmented
Reality:
A Comprehensive
Overview
The way Equipment is overtaking all our needs, and most
of human life has be contingent on the technology, it
looks like we are on the way to transforming each aspect
of our life inspired by technology.
Most of the world’s inhabitants use smartphones and have started
adopting all the crucial things through it, from gaming to videos,
chatting to photograph, shopping to money transfer almost all the
required tasks are now on your fingertips.
In the early in 2016, the world experienced a new game called
‘Pokémon Go’ and it was the most popularized game of 2016
based on augmented reality with millions of downloads.
Augmented reality is a new height of technology, providing users
with boosted experience towards any object or subject with an
additional layer of content.
What is Augmented Reality?
It is the amalgamation of digital or computer generated
information in term of audio, video, animation, and GPS data
with user’s environment in real time.
A Brief History
Thomas Caudill, a Boeing scientist invented the term
Augmented Reality somewhere in the 1990s. To define how
electricians can use the head-mounted display while
accumulating convoluted wiring yokes worked.
One of the first commercial application of AR technology was
the yellow “first down” that begun appearing in televisual
football game somewhere in 1998.
Ankush Sharma is the CEO of
Yeppar, an organization
providing innovative solutions
based on Augmented Reality,
Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality.
Ankush is an experienced CEO
with a demonstrated history of
working in various industries. As
a strong business development
professional, Ankush is skilled in
Management, Customer Service,
Strategic Planning, Augmented,
Virtual, Mixed Reality, and
Marketing Strategy. With Yeppar,
Ankush aims to revolutionize all
the perpendiculars of business in
Print, Packaging, Retail,
Manufacturing, Industrial
Training, Advertising, Real Estate
and so forth.
About the Author
Ankush Sharma
CEO
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45. NASA used Augmented Reality in its
aircraft X-38 to overlay map data for
providing boosted visual navigation
during flight tests in 1999.
AR toolkit took AR to the web browser
in 2009.
In 2013 automobile industry had
shown their interest in Augmented
Reality where Volkswagen car
manufacturer developed an app called
MARTA to provide step-by-step repair
hindrance to the technicians thus
allowing foreseeing of how technical
process will look on the vehicle in
front of them.
Google announces the consignment of
Google glass devices for customers,
whereas started the trend of wearable
AR.
In the meanwhile, Microsoft has
launched its AR wearable equipment
Hololens to show its presence in
upcoming AR market.
Today, Augmented Reality technology
is being used in many different
industries like manufacturing,
entertainment, automobile, real estate,
education, branding and many more.
And lots of enterprises are providing
the Augmented Reality solutions
worldwide like Augment, Blippar,
and Yeppar.
Augmented Reality solutions are really
revolutionizing the business sectors.
And industries have start adopt
augmented reality solutions towards
the upgrading of their research and
development procedures.
We have noticed a solid knock of
augmented reality in every business
dimension towards the betterment of
existing practices.
There are lots of global brands has
started exploring the AR to grab the
early benefits of this technology and to
be in the upcoming competition.
AR companies like Augment, Blippar,
and Yeppar are the AR inspired
enterprises which are rigorously trying
to grab the AR market by offering
different marketing elucidations to
organizations and trying to transform
the existing processes.
Industries using Augmented Reality
Sports:
Have you know-how the match with a
graphical staging such as Replay shots,
animated balls with 3D potion
graphics, virtual lines to validate the
ball line & length helps umpire to
make correct decisions. Usually,
broadcasters use augmented reality to
provide an immersive experience to
users.
Medicine:
Medical science has achieved a
milestone with its powerful research
and development. Augmented reality
has shown it’s latent towards the
betterment of medicine industry where
its doing wonders by offering it easy
for doctors, researcher, and
pharmaceuticals to provide exceptional
content to the industry.
Entertainment:
Do you remember how Pokémon go
game has drastically popularized
amongst the game lovers and gain the
worldwide attention? Yes, it was an
Augmented Reality infused gaming
interface which created huge curiosity
and addiction among the population
towards this game resulted in millions
of downloads across the year 2016.
Fashion:
Have you ever experience any fashion
app asking you to try fashion apparels
in their virtual trial rooms? This is so
amazing and magical experience for
fashion followers where they can try
the outfit with the help of augmented
reality based app.
Marketing:
Augmented reality also becomes an
intermediate of marketing for products
and services where with the help of AR
it becomes easy to engage the user and
gain the energy in the market by
building brand attraction.
Current Scenario of Augmented
Reality
Today the most common example of
augmented reality is computer
graphics, sounds, audios, videos etc.
That day is not so far away when
augmented reality. Augmented reality
provides us a great opportunity to
understand the world in different
manner. With help of this very
technology we will roaming in that
world which we never seen before.
Future Scenario of Augmented
Reality
Augmented reality is totally life
changing and it can make positive
impact on the human’s life. We are on
that particular stage where we are
learning new techniques and machines.
Computing is not about computers
anymore it is now all about to living it.
There is a huge requirement of
designers who can or will boost up the
augmented reality. Techniques
changing day by day and augmented
reality would surely bring a diametrical
change in human’s life
Augmented Reality Market
Ÿ 30% of smartphone users use
augmented reality once in a week.
Ÿ That’s over means 60 million of
users is the US alone.
Ÿ Augmented reality applications are
used by 200 million users in 2018.
Ÿ By 2020 the revenue for augmented
reality is expected to reach $ 120
billion.
Specialist’s Viewpoint
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