Job offers are pouring in at the nation’s top business schools from e-commerce companies and startups, which are on the lookout for managerial talent with a technical background to drive the next phase of growth. Indian Institutes of Managements in Bengaluru, Kolkata and Kozhikode, and the Faculty of Management Studies (FMS) in Delhi said they […]
Archives for March 2019
VMware firewall takes aim at defending apps in data center, cloud
VMware has taken the wraps off a firewall it says protects enterprise applications and data inside data centers or clouds. Unlike perimeter firewalls that filter traffic from an unlimited number of unknown hosts, VMware says its new Service-defined Firewall gains deep visibility into the hosts and services that generate network traffic by tapping into into […]
How A Shortage of Data Scientists in The US is Holding Back Big Data
The demand for big data is on the rise, but the industry is struggling to keep up with demand and develop the best possible algorithms. One of their biggest challenges is trying to recruit enough scientists to leverage big data to its full effectiveness. One survey showed that 1-in-3 data scientists working in the United […]
Citrix Falls Prey to Password-Spraying Attack
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Machine Learning Makes VPNs Excellent Options For Cybersecurity
Machine learning is having a substantial impact on the future of security. One of the biggest examples is with modern VPNs. Taylor Francis Online recently published a report titled “Comparison of machine-learning algorithms for classification of VPN network traffic flow using time-related features.” This report shows that VPNs use a number of machine learning technology, […]
How Your Business Can Use Online Surveys to Gather Insights
Customer insights are invaluable. Nothing beats being able to pull back the curtain and peer into the minds of an audience. However, getting to this point is challenging for many businesses. Online surveys are useful, but they must be developed and executed correctly. The Perks of Using Online Surveys You’re familiar with surveys, right? You’ve […]
BookMyShow to sell IPL tickets exclusively for four franchises
India’s leading ticketing platform BookMyShow (BMS) has tied up with four teams of the Indian Premier league (IPL) as their exclusive ticketing partner, allowing the platform to corner 50% of the entire ticket inventory for IPL 2019. As part of the deal, BMS will start selling tickets of home matches of reigning champions Chennai Super […]
On Women’s day, Google CEO Sundar Pichai visits India
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, interacts with children who have been trying out Google’s newly launched reading tutor app “Bolo” in Mumbai, India, Friday, March 8, 2019. Google on Wednesday unveiled the Bolo android app that is a speech-based reading-tutor app aimed at rural kids.Photo/Rajanish Kakade) Google CEO Sundar Pichai, who advocates greater participation of […]
Reliance plans major expansion of its fashion stores & integrate them with its online business
Reliance Industries plans to grow the number of low-cost Reliance Trends fashion stores across India to 2,500 from 557 over the next five years and integrate them with its online business, two people briefed on the plans said. The expansion, which has not been reported before, is the latest move by the conglomerate’s billionaire owner […]
E-commerce, consumer internet firms raised over $7B in PE & VC capital in 2018: EY
E-commerce and consumer internet companies have raised over $7 billion in private equity and venture capital funding in 2018, says EY report. The report, titled ‘E-commerce and Consumer Internet Sector – India Trendbook 2019’, noted that majority of the funding was towards building supply chain, expanding into new segments, acquisition/consolidation, and bringing innovative product offerings. […]