With AWS and Azure in its sights, Alibaba opens India cloud data center
India is a major part of the Chinese company's global ambitions but it will have to work hard to differentiate itself from the biggies.
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Report suggests US paranoia about H-1Bs largely unsupported by facts or stats
From a rampaging imported Indian workforce to a shortage of STEM jobs, this paper by the National Foundation for American Policy suggests that a web of myths have dominated discourse around foreign tech workers, and that it could ultimately torpedo the American economy.
Google Earth ventures 'into thin air'
In a landmark project, Google Earth has teamed up with locals to provide a fully immersive experience of the Sherpa community and their mountain home in the Sagarmatha region in Nepal, home to the tallest mountain in the world, Everest.
India's TechM hooks up with IBM for a hybrid cloud platform
A union with IBM will help TechM keep pace with biggies such as TCS and Infosys in a race to offer the world advanced cloud solutions.
Sirion Labs on mission to cut waste in outsourcing
Indian SaaS provider's processes and analytics designed to reduce wastage in major outsourcing arrangements.
India's ParaBlu claims to supply totally secure cloud storage
SaaS storage provider uses hardare plug-in appliance to protect client data in the cloud.
Indian SaaS provider charts social landscape for clients
With the internet becoming a pivotal arena for commerce and socializing, companies have to be on top of what's being said about them in social media channels and other forums. KonnectSocial thinks it has the answer.
India's Indix providing cloud insights for marketers
With a database of 250 million product URLs, over 50,000 brands and nearly 10,000 product attributes, Indix aims to deliver real-time insights on products, pricing, promotions, channels and much else besides.
India's EmployWise focuses on smart people management
Companies growing at a rapid clip face a challenge that entrepreneurs sometimes forget — how do you manage a mushrooming employee population by keeping tabs on all of their various critical HR-related data while servicing their needs?
India's Contify dispenses knowledge in the cloud
It's a cliché, but worth restating — information in today’s business environment is worth its weight in gold, and it's a strategic weapon if you can access it and act on it in a timely fashion. That's where Contify comes in.