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Cloud is today a preferred storage location for all our digital data. But how safe is this date on the cloud? What kinds of cyber risks are lurking in the world of Internet of Things?In this episode of Tech@Work, we talk to Venkat Krishnapur, vice president of engineering and managing director, McAfee India on the world of cyber risks and ways to keep your data safe.

Less than 1 percent Indians pay for music streaming applications. Is the music going to stop for others with the Swedish music giant Spotify’s entry into this already crowded market?

In this episode of Tech@Work, Reema Tendulkar talks to Spotify India’s managing director Amarjit Batra on what makes the Indian music streaming market unique, the challenges ahead and the differentiating Spotify brings to the audience.

Also Watch: Only one percent of users pay for music in India, says Spotify's Amarjit Singh Batra

Today, data is being used by companies to drive efficiencies, mitigate risks and add new revenue streams to their existing business models. However, there is one area where data is being used but isn’t talked about much – government.Use of data analytics by governments is gaining tremendous traction.Technology major Infosys predicts use of artificial intelligence will improve India’s GDP by $1 trillion in the next 5 years. In this episode of Tech@Work, we talk to Sathish HC of Infosys on exactly this.

Emerging technologies such as Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality are already radically changing the way we consume experiences.

VR puts the user into a completely different, immersive environment while AR uses our existing environment and enriches it with virtual objects. 

Though commonly associated with gaming and entertainment, these technologies are increasingly being used in a raft of other fields such as training, education pharma and medicine, among others.

This week’s episode of Tech@Work explores the promise of AR and VR to personalise and advance these fields. The possibilities are endless, we gathered from India’s first Augmented reality and virtual reality conference.

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What does the draft ecommerce policy mean for enterprises? How will the industry be impacted? Is it protectionist?

ShopClues, an online marketplace, and Technopak Advisors, a consultancy, weigh in on the policy to answer these important questions. Get insights also on the sore points of the policy and incentives for domestic players, among other topics.

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Why isn't an online-only strategy not working for some companies? Is that why they are veering towards the Omni channel platform? 

In this episode of Tech@Work, we crack the retail code. We also delve deeper into topics like artificial intelligence by retailers and innovations done by the US and China, among others. 

Sauvik Banerjee, CTO of Tata Cliq, shares his insights on his company's experience and the latest on the industry. 

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With global tech giants clamouring after our data and advertisers paying top dollar to know every minute detail about our habits, data is simply considered to be the next currency. How then, do you spend this money?  

In this episode of Tech@Work, Mark Sullivan, global CFO of IDC, sheds light on how to monetise data. IDC’s research say by 2020, 60 percent of the companies would have data monetisation capabilities and by 2021 organisations can expect 22 percent of their revenues from data monetisation. 

Let us find out how companies are leveraging data to improve their operations, productivity, and creating new revenue streams. 

Uber has a new mantra: “We build globally we live locally”. What is core to India’s transportation needs are three things, namely; affordability, accessibility and safety. It doesn’t help that diversity and size of this country poses its own sets of unique challenges and opportunities alike.

In this episode of Tech@Work, Reema Tendulkar talks to Shirish Andhare, head of product, Uber India on the company’s bus plan, artificial intelligence and solving the ‘regional language’ puzzle.

Chatbots — automated text-based and voice-based virtual assistants — have come a long way since they were conceptualised by Alan Turin in the 1950s. Today, they are thriving and central to several businesses’ strategy and disruptors in their own right. So what is the concept behind chatbots? What about the technology powering them and the challenges they are yet to surmount?

Swapan Rajdev, co founder and CTO of Haptik, delves deep into the world of chatbots. Listen in and find out about the most exciting chatbots in the market.  

Imagine a parking lot where an autonomous car manoeuvres into position by itself. This is the likely evolution of the technology trend “Smart Spaces” that Gartner is keenly watching in 2019. Why has Gartner introduced quantum computing as a technology trend for the first time in 2019? What is it? Meanwhile, digital ethics continues to be a hot topic.

In Episode 2 of our chat, Partha Iyenger of Gartner talks about smart spaces, quantum computing, digital ethics, blockchain and AI-driven development. Ready for a crash course on these emerging technologies? Hop right in!