ESDS Selects Juniper Networks to Power Future-Ready Cloud in India

Juniper Networks, an industry leader in automated, scalable and secure networks, today announced that ESDS, a managed data center service and auto-scalable cloud solution provider, has successfully implemented Juniper’s high-performing networking solutions, including the QFX 5100, EX 4550 and MX 104, which have  enabled rapid and secure cloud application delivery to their customers.

With ESDS experiencing an increase in workloads due to a fast growing customer base, the organization required a high-performance, low latency network that could help them securely deliver cloud applications without risk of delay or disruption. Having a reliable network is especially essential given that a majority of ESDS’s customers are from critical sectors, such as government and financial services industries, which demand consistent high-performance and uninterrupted access to their applications.

To address this, ESDS selected Juniper Networks to help optimize, automate and secure its cloud application delivery infrastructure. Through the deployment of Juniper’s carrier grade operating system, Junos OS, ESDS has also streamlined their operations and improved network management while reducing their total cost of ownership (TCO) by 20 percent, even while experiencing traffic growth of over 50 percent year-on-year.

Today, Juniper powers more than 90 percent of the organization’s network infrastructure, helping ESDS drive greater digitization of data storage and processing capabilities across all its markets, particularly within infrastructure development and nation building. In fact, ESDS’s accomplishments have included significant contributions to the Indian government’s efforts in bringing the Pune Smart City vision to life, all while providing greater flexibility and superior up-time for citizen-centric online services.

With ESDS planning major expansions to Bangalore and other key cities in the near future, ESDS has selected Juniper as their networking partner to power their cloud transformation as they create a secure, scalable and automated multicloud environment for their customers.

News Highlights

Optimizing network scalability: The high-performance QFX5100 was deployed at the core by ESDS for their Mumbai and Nashik data centers, allowing for optimized application delivery, alongside the strong scalability required as part of their business operations.

Ease of network management: Leveraging the advanced capabilities of the compact, high-density EX4550 as the top-of-rack switch and the powerful MX104 Universal Routing Platform at their data-center edge, the deployment has improved network management by providing highly granular telemetry data, which aids in network monitoring, troubleshooting and planning activities. Additionally, Juniper’s Virtual Chassis feature allows ESDS to manage multiple elements as a single device.
Increased operational efficiencies: Junos OS as a common operating platform powering ESDS’s entire Juniper deployment has greatly simplified, streamlined and automated network management. With Junos OS supported on the QFX, EX and MX platforms, ESDS can schedule software upgrades and configuration checks all on one interface, which frees up valuable time and resources, resulting in significant operational efficiencies and savings.  

“As one of the leading cloud service providers in India, we were able to create our own patented vertical auto-scaling technology on our cloud platforms, thereby enabling a scalable cloud infrastructure. With this innovation in place, we needed a network that could support our cloud technology and Juniper helped us achieve that – all while ensuring that floating virtual machines between multiple data centers were operated with the highest levels of security,” said Piyush Somani, Managing Director, ESDS Software.

“ESDS is a strong player with a proven track record in the cloud and automation space, and we are proud to have been selected to power their network. Their impressive pace of growth in the past few years is a reflection of the immense potential and success for cloud-based solutions in India. Coupled with our commitment to simplifying the journey for customers toward a secure and automated multicloud, we are eager to continue our partnership with ESDS to support their expansion in building a progressive and future-ready cloud for India,” says Ramesh Narasimhan, Sales Director, India, Juniper Networks.

Samsung Expands its Noida Mobile Manufacturing Facility with Rs 4,920 Crore Investment

Samsung Electronics announced the opening of what it said is the world’s biggest mobile phone manufacturing facility as the South Korean tech group seeks to expand production in the world’s fastest growing major mobile phone market.

The facility in Noida, on the outskirts of New Delhi, will allow Samsung to make phones at a lower cost due to its scale when other phone making hubs such as China are getting more expensive, analysts who track the sector said.

The factory, inaugurated jointly by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, will also help Samsung to compete with rivals such as China’s Xiaomi, which became India’s biggest smartphone brand by shipments earlier this year.

Samsung, which has been assembling phones in India since 2007, also plans to export India-made handsets, the company said in a statement.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has imposed taxes on imports of key smartphone components as part of a plan to encourage electronics manufacturing in India which would boost growth and create millions of new jobs.

While Modi’s ‘Make in India’ campaign is still a long way from delivering on ambitious job promises, the programme has had some success with the phased manufacturing of mobile devices and components. More than 120 local factories currently assemble mobile phones and accessories like chargers, batteries, powerbanks and earphones in India, according to tech research firm Counterpoint. Samsung said last year it will spend Rs 4,920 crore ($716.57 million) over three years to expand capacity at its Noida plant.

The new facility will help Samsung double its current capacity for mobile phones in Noida to an annual 120 million units after the phased expansion plan is complete, the company’s statement said. Meanwhile, speaking on the inauguration, PM Modi said that his government’s pet ‘Make in India’ initiative has propelled India to become the world’s second-largest manufacturer of mobile phones as the number of factories soared to 120 from just 2 four years.

Rajul Rana Joins Ness Digital Engineering as New Chief Solutions Officer in USA

Ness Digital Engineering, a global provider of digital transformation and custom software engineering services, announced today that Rajul Rana, a technology veteran with more than 25 years of experience in digital technologies, has joined the organization as Chief Solutions Officer. In the role, Rana will lead the evolution of Ness’ solutions approach, ensuring that Ness continues to leverage core and emerging technologies to deliver the innovative digital platforms Ness’ customers use to achieve competitive advantage.

“Because we work with clients to design and develop their core, revenue-generating and productivity-enhancing digital platforms, the solutions we provide must be highly-innovative and performant to deliver the impact our clients need,” said Moshe Kranc, chief technology officer (CTO) at Ness. “Rajul has a great deal of experience helping companies use digital technologies to generate business value, and we are glad to have him on-board to support our growth and the tremendous demand for data-driven, user-centric digital solutions.” 

Rana’s role will include management of the Solution Architecture team and development of new solutions and accelerators that take advantage of the latest technologies. He will also manage a team of consultants who provide subject matter expertise and technical guidance to Ness’ customers in the early stages of their digital transformation journey. 

“I am excited to join a company that has such a strong, well-integrated portfolio of capabilities in experience design, big data & analytics, and platform engineering and a long, proven track record in helping clients bring innovation-led solutions to market,” said Rana. “This is an exciting time to join Ness, and I look forward to contributing to and supporting its growth globally.”

Rana was most recently CTO at LiquidHub, which was acquired by Capgemini. Prior to that, he was CTO and co-founder of aSpark, a company that leverages emerging technologies to bring customer-led innovation into enterprises. Rana also held various roles at Mphasis, concluding his 12-year career there as Chief Architect. 

Rana will work out of Ness’ headquarters in Teaneck, NJ, and he will report to Moshe Kranc.

Toyota Yaris New Addition Under ‘Drive the Nation: Government Employee Sales Campaign’

True to its commitment to enhance customer satisfaction and  continuous demand for adding more Toyota QDR products, Toyota Kirloskar Motor has added more excitement to the product portfolio under ‘Drive the Nation’ campaign. The company has now included its latest offering Toyota Yaris in the special sales initiative catering to Government employees (center and state) and Defense personnel. The campaign, which has been highly appreciated by customers across India for its customized offers, previously included the Innova Crysta, the Etios series and the Toyota Corolla Altis through various phases of the campaign.

Launched in the month of May 2018, the versatile and reliable sedan - Yaris offers 11 first-in-segment features such as the Power Driver Seat, 7 SRS Airbags, Roof Mounted Air Vents, Tyre Pressure Monitoring System, Front Parking Sensors, CVT across all grades and more. Toyota has always strived to keep up with the evolving customer needs and with the Toyota Yaris the company has ensured that it offers unbeatable safety, comfort, quality and excellent ride handling with advanced and emotional design elements.

Testament to its success ‘Drive the Nation Campaign has contributed to 13% of TKM personal segment sales over the last year. The initiative has garnered overwhelming response from customers in all the extended phases. This consistent positive demand encouraged the company to further upgrade the offerings as per changing needs.

Rolled out in 2016 in-line with Toyota’s customer first philosophy, a driving force behind all innovative products and services, “Drive the Nation” campaign offers a range of benefits starting from affordable funding solutions focused on low customer acquisition cost, attractive offers on Toyota Protect Insurance and Toyota Genuine Accessories and unmatched extended warranty.

Drive the Nation scheme presents a 100% On Road Funding for a tenure of 8 Years for serving and retired government employees with Zero Down Payment and Lowest EMI. “Drive the Nation Champions” have been appointed in each of the sales outlet of Toyota in order to give dedicated attention to all government employee enquiries. This promotional offer will be supported through Toyota’s large sales and service network spread across the country.

Speaking on including the Yaris under this scheme, N Raja, Deputy Managing Director, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd said, “We are pleased with the overwhelming response that the ‘Drive the Nation’ campaign has generated since its launch. Our idea to include products that suit our customers’ requirements led us to believe that the Yaris was a perfect fit given its advanced emotional design, superior comfort, ride quality, dynamic efficiency and class-leading technology and safety. Also, the inclusion of our latest offering is Toyota’s way of staying true and relevant to the dynamic customer’s needs and strengthen the emotional bond.

Besides, host of benefits the scheme will provide 100% On Road Funding for a tenure of 8 Years on the Yaris to enhance peace of mind and ease of acquisition. Government employees serve our country with unceasing pride and responsibility, and we feel that they deserve a car that sets a benchmark in the industry ensuring comfort like no other, quality like no other and safety like no other

We are thankful to our customers for their continued patronage to brand Toyota and hope more government employees become proud Toyota owners”, he added.

3i Infotech and Fiorano Software Announce Partnership to Drive Scale and Efficiency Up

Fiorano Software Technologies, a leading provider of enterprise integration middleware and 3i Infotech, a global information technology company, today announced a strategic partnership to deliver Business Productivity and Digital Transformation solutions for the enterprise segment.

"3i Infotech values the partnership with Fiorano Software as strategic and important to support our current growing initiatives. This collaboration will enable us to provide more efficient experiences to our customers by reducing complexity, infusing speed and thereby improving their seamless journey in their Digital Transformation program, “said Mohua Sengupta, EVP & Global Head of Services, 3i Infotech.

With Fiorano Software’s innovative features to integrate heterogeneous business applications and multi-vendor technology infrastructures and 3i Infotech’s unique solutions portfolio comprising well-defined frameworks to meet evolving digital needs, the emphasis will be on addressing new technology challenges and mitigating the productivity hindrances faced by businesses when integrating and automating business processes across complex and disparate systems.

According to Rajesh Rao, Business Development Director, Fiorano Software, "Fiorano has been actively promoting its products in several emerging markets including MEA and ASEAN. 3i Infotech being one of the leading and fastest growing IT companies brings necessary edge to penetrate this market."

With Fiorano innovative integration and middleware technology added to their end-to-end solutions range, 3i Infotech aims to deliver higher value and the best suitable product & services to increase the competitive advantage of its customers.

Atos Launches New Cloud Access Security Broker Solution to Enforce Enterprises’ Security Policies

Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, launches a new Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) Service using McAfee Skyhigh Security Cloud™ to safeguard enterprise applications and data in the Cloud.

The new Atos CASB service will give enterprise customers the ability to:

Discover and remediate the risk from the use of ‘Shadow IT’ across the enterprise
Control and enforce data privacy and compliance policies across Shadow IT, sanctioned Cloud apps such as Office 365, Box, Salesforce, and ServiceNow, and IaaS platforms such as AWS and Azure Protect enterprises’ data through persistent protection, wherever it moves within the Cloud

The McAfee Skyhigh market leading CASB solution completes Atos’ Cloud Security services and enables the secure digital transformation of its customers. It also supports its strategic offerings on Digital Workplace Services and Hybrid Cloud Services.

For many enterprises, a CASB is an integral part of the “from anywhere and with any device” Digital Workplace strategy. It gives organizations the ability to ensure data protection, compliance policy enforcement and threat protection, whilst empowering employees to collaborate and communicate in a modern workplace.

Chris Moret, Senior Vice President Cyber Security at Atos, explains: “Our new Atos CASB service, developed with our strategic partner McAfee, combines the expertise of the market leading solution with the proficiency of the market leading managed security services provider. Thanks to our 5,000 Atos Security specialists, we enhance the McAfee Skyhigh solution as a managed end-to-end experience for our customers.”

Rajiv Gupta, Senior Vice President of the Cloud Security Business Unit, McAfee, adds: “CASB has quickly become the essential security foundation for enterprises’ journey to the Cloud. McAfee Skyhigh Security Cloud is based on our experience working with Fortune 1000 customers with partners like Atos. It is designed in the Cloud, for the Cloud, with comprehensive enterprise Cloud data protection, and robust threat detection and response capabilities.”

From its global network of Security Operation Centers (SOCs) and 5000 security Experts, Atos offers a modular and flexible service to identify and report on Cloud activity, incident analysis, management​ and remediation. By adding CASB services to its SOCs, Atos can provide a single pane of glass to secure enterprise multi-cloud, hybrid, and legacy environments.

Aditya Mehta Foundation, BSF Announce ‘3rd Divyang National Sports Training Camp in Bengaluru’

With a vision to make India a superpower in the world of para sports, Aditya Mehta Foundation (AMF) in association with Border Security Force (BSF) will be conducting its 3rd Divyang National sports training camp at STC, BSF Bengaluru, starting July 9th till July 13th, 2018. Over 200 Para Athletes are expected to undergo training in various sports with the objective of training them to international glory at the 2020 Paralympics. The camp will be inaugurated by Commissioner of Police, T. Suneel Kumar IPS. Bengaluru. 

Launched last year, ‘Mission 100’ is an aim to find and coach the most talented 100 para athletes who can represent India at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Through this camp, BSF along with AMF is determined to scout for the best, train, coach and support the participants at every step so that they can represent India at the global platform. 

Speaking on the occasion, Aditya Mehta said, “The national training camp is an annual feature where BSF along with AMF brings experienced and fresh talent together at one place. The main objective of the camp is to educate our Jawans and civilians about para sports, screen their abilities and strengths to then recommend an appropriate sport”. The foundation has been supporting para athletes in sports like Swimming, Cycling, Wheelchair Tennis, Athletics, Shooting, Arm wrestling and power lifting.  

Apart from screening, counselling and training, the foundation also works tirelessly to raise funds and provide the athletes with appropriate para equipment and funds required,” he further added. 

Aditya Mehta Foundation (AMF) is a non –profit organisation helping people with disabilities to pursue sports. In last three years, AMF along with BSF has reached over 120 Para athletes and won over 50 national and international medal counts. The foundation is also associated with armed force of the country like BSF, CRPF, ITBP, SSI and CISF where they counsel and train the Jawans who got injured in the line of duty and help them become professional athletes at highest level giving them sense of sustenance.