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Google Drops Plans to Build Cloud-Computing Service for China

Leave a Comment / Tech News / By Athulya

China has been facing a lot of criticism in recent months for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Several countries have openly called out the country for its relaxed stand, which led to the pandemic’s spread around the world. Certain countries are also now working on moving their manufacturing out of China. India too has decided to ban several Chinese apps due to border skirmishes between the two near the Nepal border. However, the most recent tech company to pull out of a Chinese partnership is none other than Google. Here’s a look at why the tech giant has abandoned plans to launch a cloud-computing platform for China.

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Google Pulls Out

As per a report by Bloomberg, this will be the second project that Google scrapped with ties to China. In 2018, Google announced plans to build a search product name Dragonfly for China. However, amidst wide-spread criticism, the company dropped the high-profile project in December 2018. The new project, which goes by the codename Isolated Region, was to help countries with strict data laws, host cloud-computing services. The application would help such countries control the data flow within their borders. Therefore, the project was not a part of Google’s central cloud infrastructure but a different network. The plan was to help China oversee the flow of data across its borders while maintaining absolute privacy.

Second Time Unlucky

The product was Google’s second attempt at establishing a high-profile partnership with China. Sources are unsure of whether the completed project would have served as a replacement to G Suite. However, rumors regarding such a product first came out in 2018. As per Bloomberg, conversations began as China needed a cloud service that would help them maintain and ensure privacy standards for the flow of data within and outside the country. When tensions between the US and China rose in January 2019, the company momentarily paused the project’s development. Existing privacy concerns and Trump’s trade war plans with China halted the project for a few months, and Google moved its focus to Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.

Pulling the Plug

After the brief halt, Google pulled the plug on the project in May of this year. The reason for the same was partly due to the worsening of ties between the US and China, among other things. As per the company’s statement, the decision came as a result of input from stakeholders in Europe, and from around the world. Google also said that Isolated Region was one of the approaches they took to addressing the world’s cloud technology needs. Talks with other countries proved to them that their paths would be better-suited, leading to the scrapping of the initial plan. The company also stated that they do not offer cloud services within China, and had no plans to offer them in the near future.

Project Isolated Region

Project Isolated Region was not just to help countries with censoring laws, but to serve ones with strict privacy laws. Google also seems to have eyes on the European Union, which is known for its strong privacy policies. By providing insight over the flow and storage of data to government authorities, Google plans on establishing a service in an EU nation. The project would help solve issues regarding the 2018 American law, Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act. This law makes it harder for companies to deny government data reports when storing large volumes of data offshore. Since the cloud-computing project involved hundreds of employees from around the world, the plan to scrap it is a major shift in policy.

Rubrik, The Multi-cloud data control platform- Born out of the idea of Bipul Sinha and the assistance of Arvind Nithrakashyap, Arvind Jain, and Soham Mazumdar

Leave a Comment / Tech Story / By Jayshri

Rubrik is one of the successful startups from Silicon Valley set up by Indian entrepreneurs. Last year the firm successfully raised about 261 million dollars from leading firms like lightspeed ventures. As well, Khosla Ventures, Greylock Partners, and IVP are investors in Rubrik. The mastermind behinds founding the company are Bipul Sinha, Arvind Nithrakashyap, Arvind Jain, and Soham Mazumdar. In 2015, they established Rubrik, which became a 1.3 billion dollar company shortly. However, just in four years, it raised 261 million dollars. Presently, it’s total valuation is 3.3 billion dollars with several records on its name.

About Rubrik

It is the business venture of Bipul Sinha along with other masterminds that get started in 2015. Basically, known as a Cloud data management firm based in the U.S.A. The offices of the company are stated at more than five locations across the continents. Including, California, India, England, Ireland, etc.

The backstory of foundation

Bipul Sinha, co-founder of Rubrik was previously working at Oracle. He was an IIT graduate, tech lover, and a person made for engineering. But it is said that there are no limits for innovation and passion. Similarly, despite being a highly paid employee, Bipul wasn’t satisfied. Sinha wanted to do more in this field, as a result, he became the business partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.

During this period, Bipul realized many organizations face difficulties in managing data protection, especially in the hybrid cloud. This opportunity could be game-changing for setting new business, which already has around a 50 billion dollar market. However, he was in contact with other experts who were working at the top level in different organizations.

They all decide to take action on this. In the end, the company was shaped by experienced persons in the IT industry.

Towards setting standards for data management

Initially, they set up the office of Rubrik at the business space of Lightspeed. Fortunately, the founders could recruit the team of top engineers from top firms. Like Apple, Facebook, and Google. The new approach of Rubrik towards cloud data management quickly resonated in the market. As well, several firms preferred Rubrik which raised the standard of data management.

The rise of Rubrik

It is an ultimate platform for Multi-Cloud Data Control. In fact, Rubrik is known as a powerful platform that follows it’s policies strictly to deliver the best service to clients. Rubrik along with other Indian businesses in Silicon Valley are seen as powerful to create the Unicorn club of Indians in the Bay Area. The company’s growth is extraordinary in very little time.

However, it used acquisition strategy as well as attract the investors to explore the business all over the world. Two years ago, it acquired cloud data management company known as Datos. io to develop the existing platform into the cloud management field.

Founders in Limelight

As said earlier, Rubrik is the outcome of the idea of well experienced and expert personalities in the Information technology field. Almost all of them served in top IT industries. However, this experience turned out as the input for developing Rubrik. Let’s see the background of founders and persons behind Rubrik’s success.

Bipul Sinha- Rubrik CEO and Founder

He previously worked as a VC investor that offered him success in identifying market opportunities. While he wanted to go beyond limits and then finding the expert team, helped him to chase those opportunities. In the end, he set up various businesses and Rubrik was one of them. Presently, he is serving as CEO of Rubrik. However, he has experienced more than 18 years to set up the Millennial business.

Arvind Nithrakashyap

He is the present CTO of Rubrik and shared a great contribution to the foundation of Rubrik. His 16+ years of experience in handling the databases and distributed systems helped to decide a new approach for the Rubrik platform. Apart from that, he served at Oracle and assist in founding the Exadata storage platform.

Arvind Jain

He is one of the founding members of Rubrik that currently leads as VP of Engineering. Earlier, he was the employee of Google for about ten years. In fact, he served the management and leading roles at Google. As well, he shared a contribution to started MapMaker, Google Fiber, and Youtube.

Soham Mazumdar

One more expert in the founding team of Rubrik, Mr. Soham Mazumdar. He is known for developing Teragoogle, which replicates the search infrastructure of Google. For this, he honored with the Google Founder’s Award.

Google Cloud to Add Support for VMware Workloads to Attract More Enterprise Customers

Google has just announced that it has joined its hands with the software company, VMware, to expand its cloud services. This way, Google will be able to court the enterprise users of VMware who will be able to run their workloads over Google Cloud.

Through the partnership, the two companies are planning to start a new hybrid cloud service called Google Cloud VMware Solution (developed by CloudSimple). The service will let the VMware enterprise customers use the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to run their vSphere-based workloads. The partnership will make Google provide its support for the VMware Cloud Foundation. The VMware Cloud Foundation is mainly responsible for deploying and running hybrid clouds.

VMware has got a long list of enterprise customers, and it would be great for Google if it bags them for its hybrid cloud service. Though Google is a long-time rival for VMware and many of the enterprises won’t be moving to GCP, there are many who themselves had requested Google to provide support for VMware cloud over its cloud service. Migrating the VMware workloads to a VMware software-defined data centre (SDCC) running in GCP, will render the organisations to have full, native access to the complete VMware services, i.e. vCenter, vSAN and NSX-T.

“Customers have asked us to provide broad support for VMware, and now with Google Cloud VMware Solution by CloudSimple, our customers will be able to run VMware vSphere-based workloads in GCP. This brings customers a wide breadth of choices for how to run their VMware workloads in a hybrid deployment, from modern containerized applications with Anthos to VM-based applications with VMware in GCP.” said Google in the announcement.

Google is moving forward towards internet-based computing and storage, and it is estimated that the company may raise its cloud business to $8 billion this year. The partnership is also going to add up some more to the annual revenue of the company. Where its rival companies like Alphabet Inc. has already been in such deals, Google has just started on this way.

“Our partnership with Google Cloud has always been about addressing customers’ needs, and we’re excited to extend the partnership to enable our mutual customers to run VMware workloads on VMware Cloud Foundation in Google Cloud Platform. With VMware on GCP, customers will be able to leverage all of the familiarity and investment protection of VMware tools and training as they execute on their cloud strategies, and rapidly bring new services to market and operate them seamlessly and more securely across a hybrid cloud environment.” VMware’s Sanjay Poonen said in a statement.

VMware is not new to such partnerships and has recently partnered with Microsoft and formed the Azure VMware Solutions, which is again developed by CloudSimple. In 2016, the company had also joined its hands with Amazon in order to integrate the cloud services from both the companies altogether.

Dropbox Increases Storage for its Subscription Plans with Added New Features

News, Tech News / By Yashica Vashishtha

Dropbox, one of the most loved cloud storage provider, is going to increase the storage for its subscribers with a slight increase in the prices in the subscription plans. Now the subscribers will get better storage options for all its plans including Plus, Business, and Professional, and that too with newly added features.

The company has revised the prices of its Pus plan, increasing the storage capacity to 2TB of storage, up from 1TB. The price for the Plus plan will now be $12 per month from its previous $10. Dropbox has also added new features, like Dropbox Smart Sync and Dropbox Rewind to all its subscription plans. Dropbox Smart Sync feature will look for the items in the hard drive that have been idle for a long time and mark them as online-only. This way, it will move the out of date items from the hard drive and make space for the new stuff.

On the other hand, the Rewind feature will help the users to roll back some of its actions like deletion of some important data and the accidental edits done in the past 30 days. Along with those two features, Dropbox will be bringing the full-text search for the Plus users. The subscribers who will pay annually will get a $2 discount on the subscription fee.

For the Professional plan, the storage has been increased to 3TB from 2TB at the old price $19.99 per month. And like before, the price of the one-month subscription will remain $16.58 if paid annually. Both Smart Sync and the Rewind feature are enabled for this plan too, the latter being able to work for the past 180 days. The Professional plan subscribers will also get access to the watermarking tool, such that they can use the same to protect their work from being copied.

The price for the Business plan is also the same, but the storage has been increased from 3TB to 5TB. The plan will include the discussed features, and the 120-day version history has also been upgraded to 180-days version history for the subscribers.

The storage capacity for the Dropbox subscription plans has been increased for every subscriber. For the old subscribers, too, the storage has been increased immediately. For them, the plan price will remain the same until their subscription ends, and they subscribe for the new cycle. The new subscribers will need to pay the increased price for the Plus plan.

Pro Video Shooting Secrets for iPhone Users

Leave a Comment / Tech tips, Tech Tips / By Suhani Jain

Taking high-quality movies with your iPhone can be a valuable tool in the era of content creation. These six expert suggestions can help you improve your iPhone videography, regardless of whether you’re a vlogger, content producer, or just taking pictures.

Pick Your Shooting Location Carefully:

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A well-produced video depends on the setting you choose. To avoid background noise that can be distracting, choose quiet areas. To warn others to stay away during your recording session, think about renting a specific space or posting signs. A smooth video production process starts with a controlled setting.

Make Sure There Is Enough Storage:

Nothing is more annoying than realizing you’re running out of storage in the middle of a recording. Before shooting, remove any unwanted files and programs to avoid interruptions. Invest in iCloud storage if necessary to make sure your iPhone has adequate capacity to record uninterrupted.

Get Stable Shots with a Tripod:

When filming films, especially for brand-related content or anything meant for long-term usage, even the steadiest hands can profit from the use of a tripod. Tripods are quite accessible and offer the stability required for photos that seem clean and professional.

Ideal Lighting for a Cinematic Touch:

The visual attractiveness of your video can be greatly enhanced or diminished by its lighting. Select a room with plenty of sunlight to maximize natural light instead of spending money on costly lighting arrangements.

Turn off the above lights to prevent strange shadows and improve the ambience.

Improve Audio Quality with a Microphone:

Interesting videos require clear audio. Use an external microphone to enhance your audio; it doesn’t have to be a fancy one. Your speech quality can be greatly improved and irritating background noise can be eliminated with a simple plug-in microphone.

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Optimize Your Editing and Framing:

Use the rule of thirds to frame your shots to give your videos more equilibrium and visual interest. For more sophisticated capabilities, you may also edit your videos on a computer with programs like Adobe Premiere Pro or iMovie. This stage guarantees that your finished work is flawless and prepared for publishing.

You can maximize the video capabilities on your iPhone by using these six expert techniques. Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned content maker, implementing these techniques into your daily routine will definitely advance your iPhone videography. Lights, camera, action! Now is the moment to use the device in your pocket to make engaging films.

How To Fix If Your Samsung Tablet Is Running Slow?

Leave a Comment / how to, Tech tips, Tech Tips / By Team YTS

To fix a slow-running Samsung tablet, start by restarting the device to clear temporary files. Update the operating system and apps to their latest versions for optimal performance. Clear cache and delete unnecessary files to free up storage space. Finally, manage background apps to ensure they don’t consume excess resources. These steps can significantly improve the speed and efficiency of your Samsung tablet. This article provides practical solutions to increase the performance of your tablet.

Understanding the Causes

Many factors contribute to a slow Samsung tablet, including outdated software, overloaded storage, and background apps.

Restarting Your Tablet

A simple but effective solution is to restart your tablet. It can clear temporary files and refresh the system.

Clearing Cache and Unnecessary Data

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Clearing cache and unnecessary data is a simple yet effective way to enhance your device’s performance. It involves removing temporary files and data that accumulate over time, freeing up storage space, and improving overall speed and efficiency. Regularly clearing cache can also resolve potential glitches and keep your device running smoothly.

Updating the Operating System

Updating the tablet’s operating system is a crucial process that involves installing the latest software version on your device. This not only brings new features and enhancements but also patches security vulnerabilities, improves performance, and fixes known bugs.

Managing Applications

Regularly updating apps and uninstalling those that are not in use can prevent performance delays.

Optimizing Battery Settings

Optimizing battery settings involves adjusting your tablet’s power usage for enhanced battery life and tablet’s performance. This can include reducing screen brightness, disabling background apps, and activating power-saving modes.

Expanding Storage

Using external storage solutions like SD cards or cloud storage may free up internal memory.

Reducing Screen Brightness and Animations

Lowering screen brightness and reducing animations can speed up the tablet.

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Factory Reset

In some cases, a factory reset may be necessary to speed up your tablet. Back up the data before proceeding with this option.

Latest Trends in Tablet Performance

The latest trends in tablet performance focus on enhancing processing speed, improving display quality, and extending battery life.

Conclusion

Regular maintenance and these troubleshooting steps can greatly improve the speed and efficiency of your Samsung tablet.

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