VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

Customers will be able to participate in the private preview of Microsoft Azure from India data centers in July 2015, which is a key component of our Microsoft Cloud services.  This will give them a headstart to run trials of their apps on Microsoft Azure from local infrastructure.  With these hyper-scale data centers, Microsoft will offer enterprise-grade cloud services from local data centers to customers of all sizes and industries, including government departments and banking and financial services. Microsoft will launch the commercial cloud services from local data centers by the end of this year. In addition to Microsoft Azure and Office 365, Microsoft has also announced that Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online will also be available from India data centers in the first half of 2016. Scott Guthrie, Executive Vice-President, Microsoft Cloud and Enterprise Group, said, “Building an intelligent cloud is a key Microsoft strategy for global markets, including India. We deliver th

Avaya has completed acquisition of Esna Technologies (Esna), a provider of real-time collaboration and communications software, to accelerate the adoption of communications-enabled applications for both enterprises and midmarket companies. Through the acquisition, Avaya will enable end-users to easily access multi-vendor communications capabilities – voice, video, IM/presence, conferencing and messaging – from within cloud-based business applications using their device of choice. gary e bernett avaya 300x300 Avaya completes acquisition of Esna Technologies“For all the effort that the industry has invested in business communications, most offers fall woefully short of the seamless user experience that leads to effortless engagement. It’s time for the convergence of communications and business applications, time for enabling communications from the browsers of public or private cloud-based applications people use every day, and time for the user experience to be one click to engage.

HP has announced a new functional test automation solution, HP LeanFT, which allows software developers and testers to leverage continuous testing and continuous delivery methodologies to rapidly build, test, and deliver secure, high-quality applications. The solution enables organizations to achieve faster time to market, higher predictability and quality, and lower overall costs throughout the development lifecycle. “As businesses seek to move with more speed and pursue new markets, developers and testers experience greater opportunities but also greater risks. HP LeanFT beautifully balances the twin imperatives of velocity and quality by allowing developers to operate in the modern Agile and DevOps ecosystem, while also leveraging our proven capabilities in application testing and application lifecycle management,” said Saurabh Saxena, Country Director – India, HP. HP LeanFT embraces the shift left concept by leveraging the key tools of the modern Agile developer ecosystem. P