Microsoft allots Rs 1.12 lakh as pandemic bonus to each employee

Microsoft is giving all its employees a $1,500 (over Rs 1.12 lakh) pandemic bonus, in recognition of a challenging fiscal year that the tech giant just completed.   As per the report, it has seen an internal memo, Microsoft is gifting the bonus to all staff below corporate vice president level that started on or before March 31, 2021. It will also include part-time workers and those on hourly rates.   Microsoft’s chief people officer, Kathleen Hogan, announced the gift to employees today, and it will apply to all eligible…

The new Railway Minister orders the officials to work in 2 shifts

Hours after taking charge as the new Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw ordered officials and staffers in his office to work in two shifts.    The first shift will start at 7 am and end at 4 pm while the second shift will start at 3 pm and end at 12 am in midnight, an order by his office said on Thursday.   According to DJ Narain, ADG PR, Ministry of Railways, the order has been issued only for MR cells (minister’s office) and not private or Railway staff, with immediate…

Twitter said, it informed Ravi Shankar Prasad before blocking his account

Twitter had on June 25 temporarily blocked the then IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad‘s official handle. Since then there was tussle was going on with the central government.   Twitter said on Thursday that it had informed former IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad before blocking his account last month under the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act(DMCA) and later restored the account.   “When we remove or disable access to the materials reported in a copyright complaint, the reported user(s) will receive a copy of the complaint, including the reporter’s full…

Digitization becomes a process; whereas platforms are the future

Digitization is the process of converting information into a digital one and when this process is leveraged to improve business processes called Digitalization. Digital technologies have changed the way business-to-business firms act in business markets in terms of what they sell (their value propositions). The term digitization and the digitalization of business are the trends affecting many aspects of business-to-business marketing. The Internet revolution triggered a new economy, often referred to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution, it enables more than half the human population to harness creativity, entrepreneurship and energy to change…

Protecting Digital World Has The Major Challenge

It is absolutely fact that the digital workloads are mission critical but very fragile and those are need to get protected. The digital world is the 5th basic human need and the world can’t go on without IT anymore. As the Industrialization of cyber-crime, AI & exploit automation, ransomware, Zero-day exploits, exploit-as-a-service to maintain the privacy. With this there is growing need for a protection platform vendor independent from a production platform vendor is required to enable freedom of choice. 83% of IT managers agree that cyber threats have become…

74% of sales professionals think sales intelligence tools are critical in closing deals

1 in 2 sales professionals rely on data to target customers and analyze winning tactics. A recent report of Linkedin revels, 1000+ sales professionals, managers, and business decision makers, findings reveal the enduring trends that have gained prominence amongst sales organisations. The report also highlights the growing reliance on sales technology, data usage, and building trusted relationships to help sales personnel and sales organizations to keep pace with the growing adoption of virtual selling.   The India edition of this report further highlights that while the coronavirus is driving some…

Work From Home, May Not be a Success In The Future Of Work Place

The accelerated shift from physical to digital, throws up both challenges and opportunities. A survey unearthed that both the firms and employees are unhappy with WFH. So now the question is -will the old office order return post the pandemic? The long-term outlook is work from office or a blended model where a minority works out of home. A number of companies are gearing towards adopting hybrid working models. At the same time, many say that they were not comfortable joining back yet because our neighbourhood had COVID cases. Our work…

5G to bring newer opportunities in the year 2021

As we move forward In 2020, it would be safe to say that we are no longer bound by the limitations of single access systems, and offline methods of attaining knowledge and information. In a decade that sparked the increasing use of cloud services, and remote operations, the same has penetrated into practically every sector imaginable including education. Amidst these new ‘virtual workplace’ and ‘normals’, which experts have predicted will be in place till at least next year, it has further accelerated the need for reskilling of talent. Following the…

Indian Tech Industry To Form Policy On The Right Usage of IoT

Internet becomes more pervasive, at the same time IoT devices are being put to use by almost all sectors. The Indian telecom industry is heavily dependent on the adoption of IoT to monetise 4G, and push forward 5G trials; the automotive sector is relying on IoT for connected vehicles. The oil & gas market, nuclear, manufacturing and chemical industries are keen to leverage IoT to manage supply chains, improve efficiency and reduce costs. However, a key challenge is on how to secure the internet of things. And, in this regard,…

What COVID-19 means for industry at large

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed temporarily, and possibly forever, the way we view and conduct business. Millions across the globe are feeling the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The stock market has plummeted. Store shelves are often bare of essential items. We can’t deny the fact that, COVID-19 will change our ways of working, including the impact on outsourcing and offshoring of jobs.   The global economy is staring at another recession as the novel coronavirus pandemic has forced businesses across the world to suspend operations. Sectors such as…