Amazon Great Indian Festival sale Amazon Great Indian Festival sale has well and truly kicked off, after an initial preview period for Amazon Prime members. The sale includes offers on all major product categories including smartphones, LED TVs, speakers, accessories, appliances, and a lot more. From iPhone X to OnePlus 6, there are plenty of deals on smartphones, so if you’ve been looking to get your hands on one, the Amazon sale might be a good time to pull the trigger. Of course remember that Flipkart Big Billion Days sale is on in parallel with Amazon Great Indian Festival, so do compare prices before youRead More →

Happy Online Learning Day !!! Online learning is the newest and most popular form of learning today. Within the past decade it has had a major impact on postsecondary education and the trend is only increasing. Online learning is now a respected way to achieve a recognized qualification. And with courses available in almost every subject, and flexible timetables to suit almost every schedule, students are increasingly turning to online learning as a viable alternative to campus study. Advances in technology now allow students to study entirely online while still socializing with classmates, watching lectures and participating in subject-specific discussions. Online learning options LMS toolsRead More →

Leadership Books for Effective Managers Your leadership team is one of the most important assets your company has. Leaders motivate, train, drive change and make the important decisions you can’t make. While it’s important that managers have the needed technical level to guide employees, soft skills such as coaching and communication are absolutely essential. Here is a list of the seven leadership qualities Google identified and recommended reading to help your new managers develop each one: 1. Is a Good Coach The first step to becoming a great coach is to open yourself up to growth. Often what deters us most from growing is ourRead More →

Types of Data In this world of so-called digital transformation and cloud computing that drives our always-on über-connected lifestyles, surely it would be useful to understand the what, when, where and why of data on our journey 1 – Big data A core favorite, big data has arisen to be defined as something like: that amount of data that will not practically fit into a standard (relational) database for analysis and processing caused by the huge volumes of information being created by human and machine-generated processes. “While definitions of ‘big data’ may differ slightly, at the root of each are very large, diverse data setsRead More →

Data science is a method for transforming business data into assets that help organizations improve revenue, reduce costs, seize business opportunities, improve customer experience, and more. What is data science? Data science is a method for gleaning insights from structured and unstructured data using approaches ranging from statistical analysis to machine learning. For most organizations, data science is employed to transform data into value that might come in the form improved revenue, reduced costs, business agility, improved customer experience, the development of new products, and the like. “The amount of data you can grab, if you want, is immense, but if you’re not doing anythingRead More →

What are Beacons? Beacons use low-cost, low-power, micro-location-based technology to interact with electronical devices via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE). Smart phones and other Bluetooth devices such as fitness trackers can be tracked by beacons using this technology. Beacons are primarily used for anonymous tracking of passers-by. More sophisticated beacons can be used for location-based mobile customer communication or even face recognition. The technology enables beacons to alert apps or websites (which the user has opted into) when someone approaches or leaves a location. This allows you to know who is approaching or visiting your store. Retail or other venues that have beacons in place canRead More →

Top 5 Open Source tools for microservices Apps Any enterprise IT group that wants to become the business driver that the company wants it to be is going to need an open source–first strategy, for two reasons. First, the licensing models of proprietary software are still tied to the perpetual, per-server license fee. The problem here is that modern apps are distributed and must deal with erratic workloads and so need application resources to start and stop constantly. Paying a per-server license fee kills that approach. Second, using proprietary software ties the user’s innovation cycle to that of the vendor, completely negating your ability toRead More →

An Omni-Channel Commerce Solution What Is an Omni-Channel Commerce Solution? Omni-channel commerce is a fully-integrated approach to sales and marketing that gives shoppers a unified experience across online and offline channels. Omni-channel commerce solutions extend from brick-and-mortar to online stores and encompass … Ecommerce marketplaces Mobile websites and applications Social marketing, retargeting, and sales Messaging and SMS Deeply personalized email marketing And everything in between The aim is to bring together all these features — including, multi-channel listing, POS integration, and inventory management — to provide customers with a single buyer’s journey from platform to platform. Even more importantly, they allow companies to connect and overlap each channels’ data for aRead More →

Digital Technology for Doctors Work environment has a massive impact on doctors’ empathy, focus, and overall performance. Although some factors are hard to change, such as the location of the medical practice, relationships with colleagues, the payment structure or the patient population, there are marvelous technological responses, which could ease the burden on physicians and help decrease stress. And who says that great solutions can only come from outside? Here are some tips for medical professionals, how they could improve their workspace. Workplace optimization for higher medical career satisfaction Taking care of patients is not a job, it’s a calling. That’s why you put upRead More →