Exclusive Interaction - Kavita Viswanath, General Manager, JFrog India

DevOps helps the growth of collaborative technology when used judiciously.  Kavita Viswanath, GM, JFrog India explains the technology in this exclusive interaction.

How does DevOps help the growth of distant collaboration meetings?

DevOps lays down the process and tools required to automate software delivery and release fast, in a secure manner to ensure there are no dependencies and vulnerabilities detected before releasing updates. The significance of this in collaborative tools used to conduct remote meetings is greater now than ever before in India, given that practically the entire world has moved onto this platform to ensure business continuity. Given the number of security breaches and hacks we have experienced in this space, it’s important for companies in India to become more vigilant and update their software with security patches and other releases to protect their end users. DevOps also enables the release of new features added to these tools in a short period of time that came up due to the increasing demand and competition in the market.

How has your experience of E-commerce business helped you in your current role?

My experience in the E-commerce industry in India has been around the use of technology to innovate and create new business opportunities for the organisation. Having a technical background with prior experience in the enterprise software industry, my learning and exposure to E-commerce helped me identify the right business opportunities that are relevant today in India. Similar agility and adaptability is required to run a DevOps business in India. My current role is not just limited to growing the market opportunity for JFrog but also involves working closely with our R&D and Support to understand the evolving needs of our users.

Suggest some state of the art, relevant for today's IT scenario in India, sales strategic advices which the IT businesses can use

Always be talking to your customer, whether they are buying from you or not, customer interactions go a long way for you to understand their challenges and put you in a better position to address that at some point

Decision makers are not the end users (in most cases). Become their champions and work as a team