Archives for February 2019

News VMware Changes Its Recertification Requirements for VCPs By Wendy A Hernandez 02/05/2019 In a move to appease its certification community, this week VMware Inc. announced it will no longer require mandatory recertification every two years for VMware Certified Professionals, effective immediately. As Karl Childs explained in his blog post , “We want you to […]

It’s been less than three months since Binny Bansal’s shock ouster from Flipkart, the e-commerce giant he founded over a decade ago. The entrepreneur once celebrated for jumpstarting India’s internet retail industry is now dedicating himself to helping other founders get their startups off the ground. Bansal, who departed after Flipkart’s new owner Walmart investigated […]

The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay Google parent company Alphabet beat Wall Street expectations for its fourth quarter earnings on Monday, although its stock slid in after-hours trading over investor concerns about increased spending. Alphabet swung to a profit of $8.9 […]

India has framed stricter rules for foreign online sellers. But it’s not as if the likes of Amazon aren’t attracting questions elsewhere. US President Donald Trump’s frequent outbursts against the Jeff Bezos-owned online retail giant may be influenced by the latter’s ownership of a newspaper. But thoughtful critics of Amazon’s business practices have also found […]

One of India’s original techpreneurs behind business process outsourcing company WNS, Neeraj Bhargava, is making a comeback with the launch of digital media and entertainment venture Rainshine. For starters, Rainshine has acquired significant stakes in digital video network Culture Machine, stand-up comic Vir Das-founded content studio and consultancy Weirdass Comedy, and kids entertainment startup Kinsane. […]

Wall Street biggie, Morgan Stanley said Walmart may exit Flipkart in a similar move to what Amazon did in China if the retail giant can’t see a long-term path to profitability. The brokerage firm said in a report dated February 4 that “an exit (by Walmart) is likely, and not completely out of the question, […]

Slack has confidentially applied with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to list shares publicly,the company said on Monday, moving the business messaging service a step closer to going public in what is expected to be a high-profile year for initial public offerings. Slack still plans to pursue a direct listing as opposed to a […]

News SD-WAN Players Maneuver with Partnerships By David Ramel 02/04/2019 As the fast-growing software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) space shakes itself out, industry players are maneuvering to cash in on market opportunities with a series of partnerships. Two such pacts announced on the same day last week serve as the latest examples of this trend, as […]

The Twitter logo in New York City, U.S., September 28, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Micro-blogging site Twitter is considering the possibility of adding support for editing tweets, but the original version of the tweet would still be viewable. “Maybe we introduce a 5-30 seconds delay in the sending of tweet and within that window, you […]