Fact. The numbers of apps worldwide will double in 2020. Fact. 50% of the apps today will be re-factored and become more distributed. Fact. Inter-app dependence will increase by 250% in the next 12 months. Fact. IT downtime costs North American organizations $700 billion per year and it requires IT orgs to spend 43% of […]
Archives for January 2020
India Inc cuts back on business with Oyo
L&T Infotech, Vodafone Idea, Tata Consultancy Services and several other companies have cut back on their business with SoftBank-backed Oyo Hotels & Homes for employee accommodation, people familiar with the matter at the hospitality firm, some of its former employees and hotel partners said. These sources cited multiple issues ranging from safety and security of […]
Zo Rooms challenges Oyo rejig in Delhi HC
The battle between Zo Rooms and Oyo has intensified with a fresh plea in the Delhi high court against the restructuring move by the SoftBank-backed accommodation major. Zo Rooms on January 21 filed a petition in the Delhi HC against Oyo’s decision to restructure its businesses and house them in new entities without informing the […]
Oyo gives B-schools a miss amid company rejig
Amid layoffs and restructuring, Oyo Hotels and Rooms has suspended further campus hiring for now, but the hospitality chain said the exercise will not impact job offers already rolled out at institutes. The SoftBank-backed hospitality chain, which is under pressure to rein in costs and streamline operations, has/will be giving most Bschools, including IIM Bangalore, […]
IBM Taps Cisco Tech for New Managed Private Cloud Service
News IBM Taps Cisco Tech for New Managed Private Cloud Service By David Ramel 01/27/2020 IBM announced a new fully managed private cloud service based on Cisco’s Unified Computing System (UCS), which combines datacenter server hardware, virtualization support, switching fabric, storage access and management software. Cisco UCS will power the new Managed Private Cloud-as-a-Service that […]
London adopts surveillance measures similar to those used in China
Awesome, not awesome.#Awesome“ A team at Facebook AI has created a reinforcement learning algorithm that lets a robot find its way in an unfamiliar environment without using a map. Using just a depth-sensing camera, GPS, and compass data, the algorithm gets a robot to its goal 99.9% of the time along a route that is […]
AI And BI Are Vibrantly Sparking New Trends In Affiliate Marketing
The market for affiliate marketing is expected to reach $8.2 billion by 2022. AI is making it easier than ever to succeed in this growing field. The application of Artificial intelligence and Business Intelligence in affiliate marketing has been actively discussed for quite a time. No wonder, more or less but the majority of marketers […]
Mandatory IoT Security in the Offing with U.K. Proposal
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Where Common Machine Learning Myths Come From
There are a lot of misconceptions about ML that can have a negative impact on one’s career and reputation. Forrester and ABI Research weigh in. Image: Elnur – stock.adobe.com Forrester Research recently released a report entitled, Shatter the Seven Myths of Machine Learning. In it, the authors warn, “Unfortunately, there is a pandemic of ML […]
5 Incredible Ways Big Data Has Made VPNs Powerful Privacy Tools
Online privacy is more of a concern than ever before. A poll from Pew Research showed that 62% of Americans are worried that they can’t go a single day without their data being collected. Fortunately, big data can also help with protecting privacy. Big data advances have made VPNs more effective than ever. Big Data […]