In episode 324, Douglas Brown interviews Thomas Charlton, CEO & Chairman at Goliath Technologies. Douglas and Thomas discuss macro trends impacting the end-user computing market and why lack of Citrix and VMware experts are driving greater demand for technology to anticipate, troubleshoot, and document end-user performance challenges. About Goliath Technologies Goliath Technologies offers end-user experience monitoring […]
Archives for June 2020
How the CARES Act has affected business valuation
The coronavirus pandemic and the legislation designed to help employers during the crisis have added new challenges for professionals who perform business valuations. To help CPAs and other valuation experts meet those challenges, the AICPA on Tuesday issued a set of FAQs on how to adjust business valuations based on the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and […]
Facebook floats new entity to acquire 9.99% stake in Jio Platforms
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Social media giant Facebook has floated a new entity — Jaadhu Holdings LLC – incorporated in Delaware in the United States, which will acquire 9.99% stake in Jio Platforms Ltd. The two companies disclosed this in a submission to India’s competition watchdog, seeking clearance for the $5.7 billion deal that was announced […]
ETtech Top 5: Jio juggernaut, bigger grocery baskets, MSMEs shutting shop & more
Happy Tuesday! After scooping up Rs 78,562 crore in a span of just one month, Jio Platforms, which owns digital and telecom assets of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd., is in talks with cash-rich sovereign wealth funds from the Gulf. Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has joined active discussions for a minority stake in Jio Platforms, […]
E-commerce companies go on a hiring spree
Amid a 50-60% slump in CXO hiring and layoffs galore, a handful of startups and ecommerce companies are using the opportunity to bolster their top decks. BasicFirst, Dream Sports, FarEye, Licious, Myntra, Milk Mantra, Vedantu, HouseJoy, Zivame and BharatPe are among those that have onboarded top-level hires even as the Covid-19-induced lockdown disrupted almost all […]
5 steps to reimagining operational architecture and boosting results with IoT
One of the expectations we have of digital transformation is the hope that it will bring fresh impetus, particularly for the industrial sectors. Internet of Things (IoT) or Industrial internet of things (IIoT) is the pillar on which these hopes are built, says Andreas Golze, senior vice president at Cognizant. According to IDC, IoT spending […]
Is your system ready for IoT?
What do you need to make sure your manufacturing facility is ready to make the leap to the Internet of Things? What do you want to gather? How will you communicate this information? How will you process this information and actuate based on the data? Existing system integration and communication?, says Joseph Zulick, a writer […]
Your Metrics Are Going Haywire. Now What?
You can’t wait for the world to go back to “normal” or expect your old metrics to work in the future. Listen intently, experiment relentlessly, and spread your bets. All your metrics are going haywire and you have no idea what’s happening, why, or what to do next. It’s getting harder to recognize your customers […]
IoT is transforming the enterprise: Find out how your peers are doing it
The Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming a key element of digital transformation for enterprises around the world. But companies across industries and time zones face challenges that keep them from achieving their goals and realising IoT’s maximum value, says Bill Hurley, chief marketing officer of Syniverse. Which is why we partnered with Omdia, one […]
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority in talks to invest in Jio platforms
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has joined active discussions for a minority stake in Jio Platforms as cash-rich sovereign wealth funds from the Gulf proactively seek out deals around the world, people familiar with the matter said. ADIA follows Mubadala, the sister firm of the UAE’s largest sovereign wealth fund, which has already been in negotiations […]