IBM Cloud Satellite Enables Clients To Deliver Cloud Securely In Any Environment Including At The Edge

* Lumen Technologies is a key edge compute partner to integrate IBM Cloud Satellite for 180,000 enterprise locations

* More than 65 ecosystem partners, including Cisco, Dell Technologies and Intel, to build hybrid cloud services

* IBM Cloud Pak for Data as a Service with IBM Cloud Satellite extends Watson Anywhere AI

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that its hybrid cloud services are now generally available in any environment -- on any cloud, on premises or at the edge -- via IBM Cloud Satellite. Lumen Technologies and IBM have integrated IBM Cloud Satellite with the Lumen edge platform to enable clients to harness hybrid cloud services in near real-time and build innovative solutions at the edge.  

IBM Cloud Satellite brings a secured, unifying layer of cloud services for clients across environments, regardless of where their data resides. This is essential to help address critical data privacy and data sovereignty requirements. Industries including telecommunications, financial services, healthcare and government can now benefit from reduced latency that comes with analyzing data securely at the edge. Workloads related to online learning, remote work, telehealth services and more can now be delivered with increased efficiency and security with IBM Cloud Satellite. As workloads shift to the edge, IBM Cloud Satellite will help  clients deliver low latency, while still enabling them to have the same levels of security, data privacy, interoperability and open standards found in hybrid cloud environments.

IBM is also extending Watson Anywhere with the availability of IBM Cloud Pak for Data as a Service with IBM Cloud Satellite. This gives clients a flexible, secure way to run their AI and analytics workloads as services across any environment – without having to manage them on their own. EquBot, a fintech firm helping global investment professionals, is already seeing early benefits. The work has shown reduced latency from ten seconds to under one second on some of the time critical models. This allows investors to make better-informed decisions across financial markets.

Commenting on the announcement, Shailesh Agarwal, Vice President, Sales & Industry Business Development, IBM India/South Asia said, "Our Hybrid cloud strategy is built on the foundation of giving clients the flexibility to modernize applications in a way that meets their business needs. With the launch of Cloud Satellite, we are strengthening our strategy on Hybrid Cloud and AI, by extending IBM Cloud services to any environment – any public or private cloud, on-premises or at the edge  – giving clients in India across industries, including telecommunications, financial services, government, healthcare, retail, and more, access to a consistent and secure set of cloud services – wherever their workload resides. With IBM Cloud Satellite, clients are able to meet essential data requirements such as data sovereignty and privacy—delivered via the IBM Cloud, the industry’s most secure and open cloud for business."

Lumen platform delivers IBM Cloud Satellite to speed innovation at the edge

Lumen, an enterprise technology company enabling the 4th Industrial Revolution, is using its global Edge Compute platform to deliver IBM Cloud Satellite to customers. By combining the deployment flexibility of IBM Cloud Satellite with the Lumen edge platform's broad availability, adaptive networking and connected security capabilities, Lumen customers gain choice and speed in how they securely tap into the benefits of edge computing services.

Customers using the Lumen platform and IBM Cloud Satellite can deploy data-intensive applications like video analytics across highly distributed environments such as offices and retail spaces, and take advantage of infrastructure designed for single digit millisecond latency. Because the application can be hosted on Red Hat OpenShift via IBM Cloud Satellite from the close proximity of a Lumen edge location, cameras and sensors can function in near real-time to help improve quality and safety. For example, cameras can detect the last time surfaces were cleaned or flag potential worker safety concerns. Additionally, customers across geographies can better address data sovereignty by deploying this processing power closer to where the data is created.

"With the Lumen platform's broad reach, we are giving our enterprise customers access to IBM Cloud Satellite to help them drive innovation more rapidly at the edge," said Paul Savill, SVP Enterprise Product Management and Services at Lumen. "Our enterprise customers can now extend IBM Cloud services across Lumen's robust global network, enabling them to deploy data-heavy edge applications that demand high security and ultra-low latency. By bringing secure and open hybrid cloud capabilities to the edge, our customers can propel their businesses forward and take advantage of the emerging applications of the 4th Industrial Revolution."

As part of this collaboration, customers will be able to:

* Deploy applications across more than 180,000 connected enterprise locations on the Lumen network to provide a low latency experience

* Create cloud-enabled solutions at the edge that leverage application management and orchestration via IBM Cloud Satellite

* Build open, interoperable platforms that give customers greater deployment flexibility and more seamless access to cloud native services like AI, IoT and edge computing

"IBM is working with clients to leverage advanced technologies like edge computing and AI, enabling them to digitally transform with hybrid cloud while keeping data security at the forefront," said Howard Boville, Head of IBM Hybrid Cloud Platform. "With IBM Cloud Satellite, clients can securely gain the benefits of cloud services anywhere, from the core of the data center to the farthest reaches of the network."

IBM's partner ecosystem to co-create new cloud services with IBM Cloud Satellite

IBM is collaborating with more than 65 ecosystem partners, including Cisco, Dell Technologies and Intel to build secure cloud services helping clients run workloads in any environment via IBM Cloud Satellite. Infrastructure partners offer a choice of storage, networking and server solutions to help clients leverage their existing infrastructures to deploy IBM Cloud Satellite locations at data centers or the edge. Service partners plan to offer migration and deployment services to help clients manage solutions as-a-service anywhere. IBM Cloud Satellite clients can also access Red Hat OpenShift-certified software offerings on Red Hat Marketplace, which can be deployed to run on Red Hat OpenShift via IBM Cloud Satellite, offering flexibility to install and manage with greater simplicity.

ISM Adds GrowthWheel To Its Portfolio Of Offerings

* International Strategic Management, Inc. (ISM) is delighted to offer GrowthWheel to businesses in Michigan and across the US.  

A visual toolbox and cloud-based platform used by incubator managers, business advisors, and entrepreneurship educators throughout the world, GrowthWheel Online is a business advisory system that guides the work of advisors, mentors and coaches every step of the way, from intake to reporting. Using this platform, advisors can help small to medium businesses, incubators, accelerators, managers, large corporation HR heads, workforce and economic development agencies, and government agencies to build their businesses through an easy action-oriented process that flows in the same way that most entrepreneurs think and work.

“As the economy shifts to building capacity and investing more in the workforce and professional development, we are pleased to offer remarkable tools in virtual settings in support the work of entrepreneurs to scale-up their operation, and for communities to have capacity building for their workforce and talent,” says ISM CEO, Faris Alami.  “This system will be used by entrepreneurs and organizational leaders to create strategies and action steps to implement those strategies.”

The program is set up as a three-month engagement. Participants focus on four areas which include: business concepts, lasting customer relations, strong organization, and profitable operations.

GrowthWheel Founder and CEO David Madié said: “ISM’s plan to implement this program using advisors, coaches, mentors, incubator accelerators and government agencies, will make a big impact within the communities that they serve.  Not only will ISM have the opportunity to serve entrepreneurs, but ISM is also seeking the addition of advisors to join their community.” 

About International Strategic Management

International Strategic Management (www.myisminc.com) is a leading U.S. advisory and capacity development provider covering strategic economic growth, education, training & youth development, strategic partnership development, SMEs & entrepreneurship, and workforce development.  We bring proven expertise and world class services to government sector, organizations, and entrepreneurs.  We work in over 60 countries, have touched 8600+ entrepreneurs and created a long-lasting impact on over 9600 SMEs around the globe. Our expert team has designed and delivered thousands of training programs around the world. 

Sify Technologies Adjudged The Best In Talent Management, Learning And Development

Sify Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: SIFY), India’s most comprehensive ICT solutions provider with global service capabilities spanning Networks, Data Centers, Cloud, Applications Management, Managed services and Systems integration announced that it has bagged two awards; one for Talent Management and another for Excellence in Learning and Development at the Global HR Excellence Awards 2021.

Beating off tough competition from over 100 companies at the World HRD Congress, the award recognized Sify’s endeavours in reinventing the hiring, training and reskilling their employee community to support the changing dynamics of the Enterprise world through this particularly challenging period.

With employees battling the new uncertainties of Work from Home, the forum this year recognized the unique, disruptive and secure methods of employee engagement that companies set in motion to overcome the physical, psychological and emotional constrains and ensure an optimum work-life balance was maintained.

Elated at the recognition, Mr. Raju Vegesna, Chairman, Sify Technologies, said, “The pandemic made us take a giant leap in our learning curve; from reskilling to laying an equal importance on automation. I am very proud of my team for having risen to the challenge and broadening our skill base through continuous improvement. As a skill pool, Sify is now right-sized for the opportunities ahead.”

About Sify Technologies

A Fortune 500 India company, Sify Technologies is India’s most comprehensive ICT service & solution provider. With Cloud at the core of our solutions portfolio, Sify is focused on the changing ICT requirements of the emerging Digital economy and the resultant demands from large, mid and small-sized businesses. 

Sify’s infrastructure comprising the largest MPLS network, top-of-the-line DCs, partnership with global technology majors, vast expertise in business transformation solutions modelled on the cloud make it the first choice of start-ups, incoming Enterprises and even large Enterprises on the verge of a revamp,

More than 10000 businesses across multiple verticals have taken advantage of our unassailable trinity of Data Centers, Networks and Security services and conduct their business seamlessly from more than 1600 cities in India. Internationally, Sify has presence across North America, the United Kingdom and Singapore.

Tata Motors Registers 119% Growth In Domestic PV Sales Across India

Tata Motors has released its sales figures for the month of February 2021. The Indian manufacturer is said to have registered an overall domestic sales (PV + CV) of 58,473 units of sales in the previous month. This is a substantial growth of 54 per cent compared to the brand's overall sales figures in February 2020 which stood at 38,002 units.

Tata Motors also registered marginal growth in its month-on-month sales comparison. The brand registered a 1 per cent growth from its sales in January 2021 which stood at 57,742 units.

Of the total domestic sales in February 2021, Tata Motors registered 27,225 units in the domestic passenger vehicle segment. This is said to be the highest-ever domestic sales figures for the brand in nearly 9 years. In a yearly comparison, sales of Tata Cars in February 2021 grew by a staggering 119 per cent, compared to the 12,430 units sold during the same month in 2020.

In a month-on-month comparison as well, Tata Motors managed to register a marginal growth of 1 per cent, with January 2021 sales figures stood at 26,978 units.

The excellent sales performance from Tata Motors is said to be led by models such as the Altroz, Nexon and the Tiago. All three models have been received extremely well in the Indian market and bring in consistent volume sales month-on-month.

Tata Motors most recently introduced the 7-seater Safari SUV in the Indian market. The 7-seater SUV brings back the iconic moniker into the Indian market, while also carrying forward its pedigree of comfort and performance.

Pre-Booking Of The New Citroën C5 Aircross SUV Commences From March 1, 2021

Ever since its origins in France in 1919, Citroën has been a

pioneer in automotive comfort. As a testament to this legacy,

we bring you the New Citroën C5 Aircross SUV.

And it gives us great pleasure to inform you that bookings for

the New Citroën C5 Aircross SUV are now open. The customer can book the car through our dealership, La Maison Citroën, in their city. The customer can also book and buy online on www.citroen.in

Hero Motocorp Sells More Than 5 Lakh Units Of Motorcycles And Scooters In February 2021

* Hero MotoCorp Ltd, the world’s largest two-wheeler manufacturer, sold 505,467 units of motorcycles and scooters in February 2021.

* The company had dispatched 498,242 units of two-wheelers during the corresponding month of the previous year (February 2020).

The growth in sales – despite the ongoing challenges on account of supply chain issues that the industry is facing – has been possible due to the state of preparedness and quick countermeasures taken by the company.

Hero MotoCorp recently announced its highest-ever revenue for any single quarter. The Company reported revenue of Rs. 9,776 Crore for the third quarter (October-December 2020) of FY’21 (vs Rs. 6,997 Cr. in Q3 FY’20). The company also declared interim dividend of Rs. 65 per share amounting to 3250% and announced a special interim dividend of Rs 100 Crore @ Rs. 5 per equity share.

Hero MotoCorp remains optimistic about growth in the coming months, as a credible recovery in the Indian economy and a positive momentum towards personal mobility is likely to further strengthen the demand for two-wheelers.

With the vaccination drive also gaining pace across the country, the company expects a swift recovery for businesses and the economy in the coming months.

Highlights

* Hero MotoCorp, has set up a separate vertical to drive its new business of Harley-Davidson products and merchandise distribution in India

* Global automotive expert Ravi Avalur has been appointed as the Business Unit Head of the new vertical. Ravi will report to Dr. Pawan Munjal, Chairman & CEO, Hero MotoCorp

* The Company has also commenced wholesale dispatches of Harley Davidson products to the dealers from January 18

* Hero MotoCorp has on-boarded 11 existing Harley-Davidson dealers in key geographies across the country

Product Milestone

* XPulse 200 – the adventure motorcycle from Hero MotoCorp, crossed the landmark 10,000 sales mark in Kerala, thus strongly establishing the company’s modern premium brand appeal.

New Company Name, New Brand: thyssenkrupp Elevator Now Called TK Elevator With New Global Brand TKE

* New brand follows the company’s successful transformation into a stand-alone entity – underscoring its leading role in next-generation mobility solutions.

* Positioning TKE as a people-centric service brand at the top of the elevator industry.

* Combining decades of the company’s success with the new opportunities as forerunner in digital offers.

TK Elevator, a leading global player in the elevators and escalators market, announces the launch of its new global brand, TKE. The new brand name results from the change in ownership that took place mid of last year.

With operations worldwide and more than 50,000 employees, TK Elevator builds on the successful legacy of thyssenkrupp Elevator with sales of around €8 billion in fiscal year 2019/2020. The most important TK Elevator business line will continue to be the service business which currently maintains around 1.4 million elevator and escalator units with the help of 24,000 service technicians globally.

The TKE product portfolio covers a wide range of products: from commodity elevators for residential and commercial buildings to cutting-edge, highly customized solutions for state-of-the-art skyscrapers – such as One World Trade Center in New York..