VARINDIA IT MAGAZINE

With the aim to bridge the business as well as IT Divide, Informatica and Tableau Software have entered into partnership. Together, Tableau’s self-service analytics and Informatica’s clean, trusted data and metadata enable business users to make even faster and smarter decisions. Both the companies will provide the industry’s end-to-end architecture and framework for agile business intelligence. Business users and IT alike are frustrated with data that results from traditional waterfall processes and lengthy cycles. Business users are further aggravated by lack of easy access to key data sources and the inability to easily combine data across sources. Meanwhile, IT is naturally concerned over the use and proliferation of potentially poor quality data... Read More

QNAP Systems has released the 8-bay business NAS TS-831X that features two built-in 10GbE SFP+ ports to fully support 10GbE high-speed networks as a cost-effective NAS solution. The TS-831X further supports VJBOD (Virtual JBOD) to introduce an economical way to utilize unused NAS storage space for expanding the storage capacity of other QNAP NAS. Taking advantage of TS-831X’s native support of Container Station, organizations can rapidly develop and deploy Internet of Things (IoT) apps to create more business opportunities.   The TS-831X uses an Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-314 quad-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A15 processor, and features 8GB/16GB DDR3 RAM (upgradable to 16GB), RAID 5/6 support, hardware-accelerated encryption and an SSD cache. It is 10GbE-ready with two built-in 10GbE SFP+ ports, and allows users to install a third 10GbE port via the extra PCIe slot for flexible high-speed network deployment... Read More  

Targeting the entry-level smartphone users and selfie enthusiasts, Micromax has launched two new selfie smartphones – Bolt Selfie and Canvas Selfie 4. Shubhajit Sen, Chief Marketing Officer, Micromax, said, “Our Bolt Selfie has been designed to keep the new and young smartphone users especially women in the tier-II & -III cities which have limited options and avenues to shop, are very price-conscious and yet desire a perfect selfie experience. While with the Canvas Selfie 4 and its tap sensor, we are upgrading the selfie experience of our young hyper-social youngsters who are looking for a perfect integration of innovation, style and performance with an excellent selfie experience.” Read More