VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

By investing in new network switches from Brocade, Animal Logic, a digital animation and visual effects studios is gearing up to work on the data demands of the next generation of 3D movies. The Sydney-based studio, which recently opened a new site in Vancouver, has seen its data and online storage requirements grow significantly over the last three years-driving the need for greater speed in its network core to boost rendering performance. “New multithreaded render techniques for digital animation take full advantage of the multicore CPUs in our render farm and need to be fed with a lot of data. Having a highly reliable, high-throughput network core and big pipes connecting our storage arrays is critical to the studio’s productivity. The top-of-the-line Brocade VDX 8770 switches, working in tandem with our new IP-connected EMC-clustered storage, are architected to deliver the low-latency throughput we need to keep pushing the boundaries of digital animation and visual effects,” ...

ManageEngine has launched Key Manager Plus.  The new product joins ManageEngine’s privileged identity management suite to help administrators take control of SSH keys. Key Manager Plus provides visibility into the SSH environment, enabling administrators to pre-empt breaches and compliance issues. “SSH has become the protocol of choice for remote access to business-critical systems both within the corporate network and in the cloud. With identity thefts and unauthorized privileged access lying at the root of modern day cyber-attacks, managing the SSH key life cycle has become a significant aspect of privileged access management programs. With Key Manager Plus, we’re helping organizations deploy a complete privileged access management solution,” said Rajesh Ganesan, Director of Product Management at ManageEngine... Read more

Chuck Robbins, CEO, Cisco Systems discussed the various aspects of digital revolution era, which is changing rapidly the world. Cisco Executive Vice President and CFO, Kelly Kramer reported positive about Cisco software and services business model’s successful transition. Now fee income the company’s software and subscription services, including in total revenue 28%. Cisco channel partners continue to drive 80% of total business. Channel partners are Cisco’s business success in the past, present and future. David Goeckeler, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Security Business Group said, Cisco’s strong focus is on software and security portfolio, it is the clear agenda of Partner Summit 2016. “Since, security is very much in our networks and other technologies, we need a good security infrastructure and network infrastructure and they need to connect with each other. Security has become so important to our business and is one of the most profitable architectures. Partners...

Snapdeal and FICCI Ladies Organization (FLO) have signed an MOU to kick-start the ‘Women Entrepreneurship (WE) in e-commerce’ initiative. Through this initiative, Snapdeal and FICCI FLO will enable digital inclusion for 4,000 women entrepreneurs and artisans, affiliated to FICCI FLO Chapters across 15 locations in India. Snapdeal and FICCI FLO will work together to   educate, enable and empower these entrepreneurs to leverage digital commerce to grow their businesses. Kunal Bahl, Co-Founder and CEO, Snapdeal said “At Snapdeal, our goal is to create 1 million successful online entrepreneurs by enabling them to tap new markets beyond geographical boundaries. We are delighted to partner with FICCI FLO and be a part of their mission to create new channels of opportunity for women entrepreneurs across India and take the agenda of ...” Read more