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Kamal Karnatak

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Kamal Karnatak

Sr. Vice President and Group CIO

RJ Corp

Kamal Karnatak is a member of:

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Perspective on Innovative Technologies like Cloud and Virtualization

Prior to RJ Corp, Kamal has also worked with Aditya Birla Group, DCM Shriram Group, Unitech and RJ Corp (Ravi Jaipuria Group). He has done his B.Tech, MBA, MDP from IIMA, Global CIO certification from

Keeping Pace with Latest Technologies

By Reading, Attending Seminars, Discussing with Peers

Personals in your Team

There are 30 people in my team.

Biggest Obstacle

OpenSource
skill gap in India. Open source (FOSS) has amazing potential forcost
sensitive Indian enterprises but not many reliable players arethere in
the market on which Enterprises can depend.

Decisive Role of IT during Recession

IT innovation is always critical but during slowing down it can help is sustaining IT projects.

Contemplate Ways to Prevent Security Breach

Securityis
continuous phenomena. One need to keep oneself updated with
latesthappening and it requires dedicated skill set within the
Enterprise.

Increment in IT Budget

Its increasing every year with the business growth.

IT Leader must be Manger or Technologist First.

IT leader should have leadership qualities and once those are there he/she would be able to change the caps as per requirements.

Welcoming New technologies

Mobile Technology, RFID technology, In Memory Computing.

Bond between CEO and a CIO

It should be a very good relationship surrounded by mutual respect and trust.