Orange and Google Cloud have announced a strategic partnership that will cover data, artificial intelligence (AI), and cloud computing services. Google Cloud will contribute its expertise in cloud, analytics, and AI tools, while Orange will use the help of Google technologies to manufacture a state of the art data analytics and machine-learning platform. Targeting the B2B, B2C, and […]
Archives for July 2020
Cloud software provider Blackbaud pays ransom, as incidents rise globally
WEEK IN IT SECURITY – Just as we were reporting last week on our sister site The Evolving Enterprise that ransomware is behind 1 in 3 cyber security attacks on organisations, news was breaking of another major ransom attack, reports Jeremy Cowan. This time South Carolina-based Blackbaud, a third-party supplier of database services and customer relationship management (CRM) systems for […]
Azure Cost Management + Billing updates – July 2020
Whether you’re a new student, thriving startup, or the largest enterprise, you have financial constraints, and you need to know what you’re spending, where, and how to plan for the future. Nobody wants a surprise when it comes to the bill, and this is where Azure Cost Management + Billing comes in. We’re always looking […]
AWS launches AI tool that helps businesses tackle online fraud
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the general availability of Fraud Detector, a machine learning-powered service that helps organisations to tackle fraudulent activity. First launched at Amazon Re:invent last December, Fraud Detector uses the same technology that Amazon employs to fight fraudulent activity on its e-commerce marketplace. The tool requires no machine learning expertise, according to AWS, with Fraud Detector providing a selection […]
Big Tech CEOs to defend their companies before US Congress by listing competitors
The chief executives of four of the world’s largest tech companies, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Alphabet‘s Google, plan to argue in a congressional hearing on antitrust on Wednesday that they face intense competition from each other and from other rivals. The testimony from Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s Sundar Pichai and Apple’s Tim […]
Etail user protection law will apply to online services also
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi India’s new consumer protection rules for e-commerce platforms apply also to online services such as cab hailing, online ticketing and video streaming services, not just sellers of products online. According to the Consumer Protection (E-commerce) Rules, 2020, which was notified by the Department of Consumer Affairs on July 23, it applies to […]
Order value for online food delivery apps jumps, volumes start to recover
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Customers ordering food online are spending about 25-30% more per takeaway, even as overall volumes continue to recover, touching about half of pre-Covid-19 numbers, according to food delivery platforms, restaurants and analysts. The recovery in order volumes, coupled with increase in order value, has led to overall sales bouncing back by 60-65%, […]
ETtech Top 5: Flipkart’s hyperlocal service, Big Tech faces crucial test & more
Ecommerce major Flipkart is giving hyperlocal delivery another shot with its latest offering as the Covid-19 pandemic triggers a faster convergence between online and offline commerce Meanwhile, chief executives of big technology firms gear up to testify before US Congress on antitrust issues amid rising concerns of their dominance. Flipkart’s hyperlocal service Flipkart has launched […]
Empowering participation in the energy transition with blockchain
<!– –> Share this post: The energy industry is on the path of an unprecedented transition, shifting towards a more ecosystem-centric model in response to four key disruptors: decarbonization, decentralization, digitalization and democratization — to be at the heart of the transition to net-zero carbon. This transition has been brought into focus as the world […]
Wipro selects Google Cloud to advance its digital transformation strategy
Wipro has partnered with Google for migration of its enterprise-wide SAP footprint to the Cloud platform. The engagement will bring SAP applications and workloads to the cloud to support the country’s fourth largest software services firm’s 180,000-plus employees. Bhanumurthy B.M, President and Chief Operating Officer, Wipro said that as a provider of digital transformation services […]