In the first part of this series, we introduced the BigML Node-RED bindings and showed how to install and use them to create a simple BigML-powered flow in Node-RED. In this second installment, we are going to create a second flow which will give us the opportunity to consider in greater detail important concepts such […]
Archives for 2019
DARPA explores new computer architectures to fix security between systems
Solutions are needed to replace the archaic air-gapping of computers used to isolate and protect sensitive defense information, the U.S. Government has decided. Air-gapping is the common practice of physically isolating data-storing computers from other systems, computers and networks so they theoretically can’t be compromised because there is nothing connecting the machines. [ Also read: […]
View: Why the new e-commerce policy is against consumer interest
By Lloyd Mathias In all the analyses around the government’s proposed e-commerce policy effective February 01, an important element that is being ignored is its impact on consumers. It’s rather tragic, because while the other three affected parties; viz. the global e-commerce marketplaces like Amazon & Flipkart-Walmart; the domestic e-commerce players like Snapdeal & Paytm; […]
India says it is not extending Feb 1 deadline for e-commerce norms
India will not extend the Feb 1 deadline for the implementation of modified foreign direct investment (FDI) norms for its e-commerce sector, it said in an official notification on Thursday. The decision not to delay the rules was taken after “due consideration”, India’s Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion said. The move comes despite intense […]
The Network week in review: January 28 – Feb 1
1. Data privacy: A business imperative 2. The Cisco Data Center is anywhere your data is 3. Cisco CMO Karen Walker on results and lessons from “Bridge to Possible” launch 4. Raising the bar on multicloud management 5. Cisco announces intent to acquire Singularity Networks Coming up next week we go inside BlizzCon to see […]
Cloud-Native Monitoring Among a Bevy of New Features in OpsRamp Winter Release
News Cloud-Native Monitoring Among a Bevy of New Features in OpsRamp Winter Release By Wendy A Hernandez 01/31/2019 Today OpsRamp Inc. announced the Winter Release of its artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform of the same name. The update offers new Kubernetes monitoring for cloud-native workloads, plus additional topology maps and enhanced […]
Alibaba Q3 revenue growth slowest in 3 yrs amid Chinese economic slowdown
E-commerce giant Alibaba Group reported quarterly profit far above market expectations and played down worries of Chinese economic slowdown and U.S. tariff effects, sending its shares up 6%. While quarterly revenue grew at its weakest pace since 2016 and modestly missed estimates, gross merchandise volume (GMV) – a key metric – grew at a solid […]
Facebook registers record Q4 profit despite a series of privacy scandals
Facebook reported better-than-expected profit on Wednesday, showing that digital advertisers were still flocking to spend money on the service in order to reach customers even after a series of high profile embarrassments for the world’s largest online social media network. Investors have worried that Facebook’s pledge to invest heavily to improve its privacy and security […]
Less choice, pay more on Amazon & Flipkart as new e-comm rules kick in
On Friday, Indian consumers will wake up to an emptier, more expensive version of Amazon’s shopping service. Gone will be iPhones and cheap jumbo packs of Pampers diapers. Fewer varieties of Maybelline cosmetics will be available, and Amazon’s own Echo smart speakers will vanish entirely. In all, more than 400,000 items that account for nearly […]
Bengaluru is India’s cybercrime capital
By Tushar Kaushik Bengaluru registered the most number of cybercrime cases in 2018. The country’s technology capital saw a whopping 5,035 FIRs registered at the lone cybercrime police station in the city. A city-wise comparison of cybercrime cases indicates the figure is a lot more than in other big cities in the country. As per […]