Data management company Rubrik was found to have an unsecured server that exposed, in some cases, sensitive client information. The server itself wasn’t password protected which meant that anyone who knew the location of the server could access it, according to TechCrunch. It held tens of gigabytes of data including client names, email addresses, email […]
Archives for 2019
Key UX design trends for 2019
By Himanshu Khanna, Sparklin 2018 was a gigantic year for the UX design industry in India, and more so, for the future of UX worldwide. The future will have a new map for cities. We might never need to own cars. When the commute is autonomous or flying or both, we might not need traffic […]
Global Microsoft outage leaves users unable to login
A host of Microsoft’s cloud services including Azure Government Cloud and LinkedIn sustained a global authentication outage just a few days after users were blocked from accessing Office 365 in Europe. Users in parts of Europe, the US, as well as Australia and Japan were blocked from logging into their services between 9pm GMT yesterday […]
Juul plans India e-cigarette entry with new hires & subsidiary
U.S.-based electronic cigarette company Juul Labs is hoping to launch its products in India by late 2019, a person familiar with the strategy told Reuters, marking one of its boldest bets to expand away from its home turf. After recruiting Uber India executive Rachit Ranjan as a senior public policy strategist, Juul this month hired […]
Cisco reveals new tools and networking products for IoT
Cisco has confirmed its commitment to the IoT, with the announcement of new developer tools, networking products and partnerships to establish its position in the IoT world. The first major facilitator is the launch of its Catalyst industrial switches and integrated services routers that have been specifically built for IoT environments. Both tools are managed […]
SAP reveals impressive Q4 results, but still considers restructure
SAP has unveiled its fourth quarter financials, presenting year-on-year revenue growth of 9%. The company said it met or exceeded all expectations, although has made the decision to restructure its business to take advantage of new opportunities on the horizon. Operating profit increased by 22% over the entire year, with new cloud bookings up a […]
Raising the Bar on Multicloud Management
In my last blog post, I talked about how we are seeing more and more use cases where customers are using multiple clouds to build the next generation of digital experiences. It’s clear to me that many of these cloud use cases involve successfully spanning across multiple environments on and off-premises. For example, this week […]
Google, Facebook, Twitter must do more against fake news: European Commission
Google, Facebook , Twitter and Mozilla must do more to combat fake news as Europeans head towards an election or the companies will face the threat of regulatory action, the European Commission said on Tuesday. Companies and trade bodies representing the advertising industry signed up to a voluntary code of conduct in October to ward […]
Email rival Slack says it has 10 million daily active users
Slack, the business messaging service challenging email, now has more than 10 million daily active users, its parent company said on Tuesday. The number of paying customers using Slack has risen by more than 50% over the past five years to over 85,000, Slack said in a blog post. Slack, launched in 2013, allows teams […]
Pinterest taps Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan to lead IPO: Sources
Pinterest, the owner of the image search website known for the food and fashion photos that its users post, has hired Goldman Sachs Group and JPMorgan Chase to lead its initial public offering (IPO) later this year, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. Pinterest’s IPO preparations come at a time when social media […]