Persistent Systems

• Annual Report 2018-19

Shaping the future of software driven business

4. Internet of Things (IOT)

Security is still top priority

Security remains the dominant success factor in IoT deployments, and architectural shifts are in the air, along with an increasing

number of IoT devices. Edge Computing will be the new center of focus, while blockchain and newer network connectivity

standards will impact IoT over the long term. Security will improve as the industry learns from more complex deployments, with

remote upgradation of IoT devices becoming indispensable, and compliance with GDPR becoming non-negotiable. To succeed,

adopt an edge-first approach and ensure clarity of expected business outcomes and technology roadmaps before embarking

on IoT projects.

5. Identity, Access & Security

Zero trust is still the hero in 2019

In today’s age of highly fluid enterprise network boundaries, good sense dictates to ‘never trust, always verify’. In the near

future, automation and managed security services will gain wide traction, while self-sovereign decentralized identities will set

the stage for a collaborative ecosystem.

To move towards a zero-trust enterprise, focus on omni-channel security, backed by machine-intelligence- driven monitoring

tools and an automated framework. Want to leverage users’ data in business analysis and transactions? Ensure user consent

first. To further tighten security measures, create a cohesive data security and privacy plan to comply with global data privacy

regulations.

6. Blockchain

Hype-time over, prime-time begins

In 2019, multiple enterprise blockchain pilots will move into production, egged on by the launch of robust production grade

platforms. Expect blockchain to mature into a viable self-sovereign identity solution and public blockchains like Bitcoin and

Ethereum to rise stronger from the ashes, with layer-2 network solutions. Blockstack — a new global blockchain platform for

decentralized apps (dApps) — will also usher in exciting new changes. Our recommendation for enterprises? Blockchain value

creation demands a business strategy shift and alliance formation — hold a boardroom conversation first before jumping the

gun to a technology conversation.

Publications during the financial year 2018-19

• “ATD’s Foundations of Talent Development: Launching, Leveraging and Leading your Organization’s TD Effort” book by Elaine

Biech: Persistent University Success Story by Shubhangi Kelkar

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• Real Face Detection and Recognition: The Live Experiment , Mar 2018, International Journal of Computer Applications(IJCA),

Authors: Shailesh Wadhankar, Priya Singh, Soumyakant Sahoo

• Smart Fleet Management System Using IoT, Computer Vision, Cloud Computing and Machine Learning Technologies,

Presented in 5

I2C IEEE international Conference March 2019, accepted in IEEE Xplore for publication, Authors: Priya Singh,

Milind Suryawanshi, Darshana Tak

• Performance Characterization of Hyperledger Fabric, Arati Baliga, Nitesh Solanki, Shubham Verekar, Amol Pednekar,

Pandurang Kamat and Siddhartha Chatterjee, in the First Crypto Valley Conference on Blockchain Technology (CVCBT) June

2018, Zug, Switzerland. (pdf).

• Performance Evaluation of the Quorum Platform, Arati Baliga, I Subhod, Pandurang Kamat and Siddhartha Chatterjee,

July 2018, published on Arxiv.org (pdf).