siliconindia | | May 20156 Editor-in-Chief Harvi Sachar Managing Editor Christo Jacob Editorial Staff Anamika Sahu Dylan D'Souza Mewanshwa Kharshiing Rachita Sharma Sandeep Sen Sagaya Christuraj Sudhakar Singh Vignesh Anantharaj Sr.Visualiser Ashok kumar Circulation Manager Magendran Perumal Mailing AddressSiliconIndia Inc44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.440.8249, F:510.440.8276 siliconindiaNovember 2013, volume 16-11 (ISSN 1091-9503) Published monthly by siliconindia, Inc. To subscribe to siliconindiaVisit www.siliconindia.com or send email to subscription@siliconindia.com siliconindiaCopyright © 2013 siliconindia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.siliconindia's circulation is audited and certified by BPA International. siliconindia is available through mainstream retail outlets such as Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Tower Records. It is also available at ethnic Asian Indian stores in major Indian hot spots across the U.S. The magazine is also distributed at major trade shows and conferences, including Comdex, Internet World and PC Expo.Visualisers Ranjith C Editor-in-Chief Harvi Sachar Managing Editor Sagaya Christuraj Editorial Staff Anitha T.S Arun Kant Durgesh Prakash Shahina Islam Jeevan George Sagaya Christuraj Shashikant P. Anushree Roy Sr.Visualiser Ashok kumar Circulation Manager Magendran Perumal Mailing AddressSiliconIndia Inc44790 S. Grimmer Blvd Suite 202, Fremont, CA 94538T:510.440.8249, F:510.894.8405 siliconindiaMay 2015, volume 18-5 (ISSN 1091-9503)Published monthly by siliconindia, Inc. To subscribe to siliconindiaVisit www.siliconindia.com or send email to subscription@siliconindia.com siliconindiaCopyright © 2015 siliconindia, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part of any text, photography or illustrations without written permission from the publisher is prohibited. The publisher assumes no responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts, photographs or illustrations. Views and opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the magazine and accordingly, no liability is assumed by the publisher thereof.siliconindia's circulation is audited and certified by BPA International.Visualiser Arpita GhoshEditorialSagaya ChristurajManaging Editoreditor@siliconindia.comFrom business intelligence to CRM, scheduling and e-procurement to database management and data governance, there is no shortage of enterprise software applications that help businesses make their processes more efficient. But today, a nexus of forces is disrupting the enterprise enterprise software industry. The potent combination of cloud, social media, Big Data and mobile has broadened the category. This has also resulted in spendings on enterprise software reaching a whopping $317 billion in 2014 and this is only going to grow. In the next five years, priority areas of software spending will include web conferencing; teaming platforms and social software suites; enterprise content management; customer relationship management (CRM) and security. Indian enterprises are looking for cost effective use of technology before adoption of these tools, resulting in the fast growth of these markets.With that in mind choosing will only get more difficult in the days ahead. Comparing enterprise software is like apples and oranges. There is the question of do you go open source? Software-as-a-service, or in-house deployment? Every vendor has a sales pitch. If only senior IT executives had a crystal ball, then they would be able to see what software they would need, or want, to license ­ and could plan and budget accordingly.On that note siliconindia presents to you this edition focused on Enterprise Software. Flip through the pages to know some of the most promising companies which are founded or managed by Indians that are disrupting this industry. Also in keeping up with the tradition of recognizing the achievements of Indian-Americans, we bring to you a story of Microsoft 2.0 under Satya Nadella. Microsoft's Nadella and an average Silicon Valley startup founder have one thing in common: both are more interested in a lot of people using their products than they are in chasing after revenue.We believe that this information will help you, to prepare for the changes Enterprise Software market. And what does the future hold for enterprise software in 2015.Please let us know your thoughts on the enterprise software trends that will impact the firms in the coming years.The Changing Face of Enterprise Software
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