Suresh Gurram
Asst. Manager - IT/IS
Linkwell Telesystems
Company Profile and its IT Policies
R&D, Design, Develop, Manufacture & Marketing of Telecom
terminal equipment in PSTN, GSM, CDMA, VOIP & Wi-Fi technologies.
Linkwell
Telesystems is a world wide supplier of customer premises telecom
equipment and solutions that address the markets of PCO Product (FCT,
FWP & CCB), EVD & Top-up Terminals, Point of Sale (EMV certified
POS), Vehicle tracking Systems (VTS), Electronic Data Capture (EDC)
Terminals & Handheld Terminals, GSM and CDMA wireless modems, Data
Converters, GSM FCT Gateways.
VISIONTEK is the brand for all
products made by Linkwell Telesystems. VISIONTEK Marketing, Sales and
Distribution channels are well established in India, South East Asia,
CIS, Africa and the Middle East.
IT Strategies :
Defining
and aligning internal processes, roles and responsibilities with
respect to business objectives(ERP, PLM & BI). IT has to play key
role in understanding technology and
organization culture &
maturity. Drive IT solution architecture to support initial engagement
between organization and client.
Perspective on Innovative Technologies like Cloud and Virtualization
Cloud & Virtualization technologies came up from the perspective of
GREEN & dynamic business demands. Since, while considering this
technologies - strategic planning has to sink in parallel with nature of
business model inside and outside.
Points to note :
1. Cloud still takes some time to accept and initial starters may consider Private cloud.
2. In terms of commercials- cloud works on service mode, virtualization is on product mode .
3. Virtualization saves h/w computing power and flexibility.
4. Hardware cost is low & Software cost is high.
Keeping Pace with Latest Technologies
My source of update is through:
- Vendors and events & seminars
- Google
- Email & Magazine subscriptions
- White papers and case studies
- Follow technology market
- Work experience
Biggest Obstacle
The biggest pain point of my Organization is its Internal security.
IT Leader must be Manger or Technologist First.
Yes, Manager first, as the role demands in people leadership, budget
management, process alignment etc., in combination of both and balancing
it at times makes IT leader.
Welcoming New technologies
The latest technologies being used in our organization are PLM & BI Solutions.
Bond between CEO and a CIO
CEO and CIO relationships are key for running successful business
operations and both should understand their priority of roles in
Business and Technology.
CEO = Business & Technology
CIO = Technology, Culture & Business
Outlook
CIOs should keep on practice, art of balancing organization culture with
technology and should be a visionary to lead with technology, culture
& business model. Industry should understand CIOs role in
identifying practical gaps from bottom to top management.
