Many big enterprises are committed to public cloud, but they may just be getting started with data management efforts in multi-cloud environments. IT organizations in the midst of digital transformation have several different mandates these days. A big one is moving their cloud operations to the next phase: multi-cloud. Another one is better leveraging data […]
Archives for January 2020
Regulating OTT players complicated: Trai
The issue of whether to regulate communication apps, known as over-the-top (OTT) players, isn’t likely to be resolved any time soon given that the matter is far more complicated than earlier thought, officials said. The telecom regulator has realised that it is no longer a financial arbitrage issue between telcos and apps, but one of […]
Trai extends comments deadlines on net neutrality rules paper
The telecom regulator has extended the deadline for stakeholder comments and counter-comments on its discussion paper on framing reasonable Internettraffic management practices, and also the governance structure of a multi-stakeholder body that will advise government on monitoring and applying net neutrality rules. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) in a statement Thursday, has now […]
Amazon’s spending on one-day delivery is likely to weigh on fourth-quarter profit
Jeff Bezos, founder and chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., speaks at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon’s ongoing effort to get orders to your doorstep more quickly is likely to drag down profit numbers when the company reports fourth-quarter results […]
Hyperledger Fabric on Azure Kubernetes Service Marketplace template
Customers exploring blockchain for their applications and solutions typically start with a prototype or proof of concept effort with a blockchain technology before they get to build, pilot, and production rollout. During the latter stages, apart from the ease of deployment, there is an expectation of flexibility in the configuration in terms of the number […]
Data Bill’s new clauses can be challenged, says Justice Srikrishna
New provisions in the Personal Data Protection Bill that allow wide exemptions to government agencies can be challenged in court, according to one of its main architects. The proposed law, currently being perused by a joint committee of Parliament, can be deemed constitutionally invalid, as it does not adhere to the Supreme Court’s 2017 judgment […]
Govt exemptions in the proposed Personal Data Protection law can be challenged, says Justice Srikrishna
Justice BN Srikrishna, the chief architect of the Personal Data Protection Bill, said the new provisions introduced by the government allowing itself to be exempted from the obligations of the proposed law can be challenged in the Supreme Court on the grounds of violating right to privacy. Srikrishna, speaking on the sidelines of ITech Law […]
Facebook warns revenue growth slowing, costs remain high
Facebook said on Wednesday that growth would continue to slow as its business matured and it reported a surge in quarterly expenses, disappointing Wall Street expectations that the costs of improving privacy would level off. The news raised concerns that Facebook’s days of astronomical growth were firmly in the rearview mirror, and shares of the […]
Retailers, hoteliers may soon run cloud kitchens
So far a domain of online aggregators such as Zomato, Swiggy and smaller caterers and restaurants, the cloud kitchen business is set to heat up in the coming months with big retailers and restaurants operators planning to enter the segment. India’s largest quick-service chain Jubilant FoodWorks, which operates Domino’s Pizza and Dunkin Donuts in India, […]
Rise of the meme economy in India
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi “I started with SMS jokes when I was in school, back in 2010. We used to post them as status messages on our Facebook pages. Then, in 2012, we began our meme page The BACK Benchers,” says Muhammed Aqib T P who runs a Facebook page that has over 4 million followers. […]