INSIGHTS

The last lunar eclipse of 2019 will take place on July 16 and will be visible from Australia, Africa, South America, most of Europe, and Asia. However, do you know technology plays a key role in studying eclipses? One such example is how Cisco has I invented technologies to see and study an eclipse. The heritage archive of Cisco is a …

India lost to New Zealand in the recently concluded semi-final of the 2019 World Cup. Although the loss was heart-wrenching for the Indian cricket fans as India did not make it to the final, the team gave it their all. But do you know the kind of technologies that are used behind-the-scenes to make the match viewing experience seamless? Let’s …

It became apparent last week that the internet is highly susceptible to even tiny failures in a software. A week earlier, Cloudflare customers faced a notable blackout when Verizon unintentionally re-routed IP packages after it incorrectly approved a system misconfiguration from an internet service provider in Pennsylvania, USA. A couple of days later, the Cloudfare failure resulted from a single …

The services of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram were recently affected as customers complained that they were unable to upload or send pictures, videos and other documents on applications. Facebook, which owns both WhatsApp and Instagram, later tweeted that they knew that individuals were having difficulty accessing the services across their applications and that they were working to solve the issue. …

Paytm’s digital payment platform on Wednesday said it had recorded more than 70 crore transactions in June 2019, more than all UPI-based payment apps, including Amazon Pay, Google Pay, Whatsapp Pay and Phonepe. Paytm has ascribed the largest amount of transactions to the flexibility it provides its big client base in choosing their preferred techniques of payment such as wallet, …

With the constant volatility experienced by the IT industry, it could be expected that it will be difficult to gauge just what this landscape will look like in the future for five years. While some signature perpetrators like AI, data science, cloud computing are often thrown into the fray, tech rulers shared some amazingly severe insights into what this technology …

After years of drought, a wave of technology start-ups — Uber, Lyft, Pinterest and more — are going public, proof that the industry is flourishing. But almost all of them have a shadow hanging over them. Seventeen of the first 22 tech public offerings directed at raising $100 million or more over the past 18 months mention Amazon.com Inc. or …

WhatsApp has set up data storage facilities within India for its payment company according to two knowledgeable individuals, paving the way for the Facebook-owned messaging app to launch full-fledged digital payment services. The development marks a significant milestone for the banking regulator of the nation, which has been firm in demanding that global payment firms store transaction data related to …

The multi-cloud approach is clearly on top of the list for enterprises and cloud experts alike. However, aggregating multiple non-linear, non-coherent, and non-aggregated cloud services into single console to enable seamless data sharing, without compromising integrity, is a big challenge for system integrators and managed services providers. Let’s deep-dive into the benefits of multi-cloud approach, the enterprise-wide changes it warrants, and …

Crunchbase today lists more than 8,705 startups and companies that rely on machine learning for their applications, products and services. According to Q4 2018 report by PwC/CB Insights MoneyTree, artificial intelligence-related firms raised $9.3B in 2018, an increase of 72 percent over 2017. And another study found that AI deals increased within a quarter from 104 to 116 deals. According …