Practices

Businesses should be aware of the worst business intelligence implementation practices to avoid Business intelligence is transforming the traditional workloads of global businesses across all kinds of industries. BI practices have made businesses more modern while adopting digitalization or digital transformation efficiently and effectively. There are multiple business intelligence implementation practices with the integration of artificial intelligence, according to the business goals and objectives. Leveraging…

The Central government on Friday warned edtech companies against unfair trade practices.In a meeting with self-regulatory body India Edtech Consortium (IEC), which runs under the aegis of Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), Consumer Affairs Secretary, Rohit Kumar Singh, said that if self-regulation does not curb unfair trade practices, then stringent guidelines would require to be formulated for ensuring transparency.The meeting was attended by representatives of the IAMAI, along with IEC member companies…

The government has warned ed-tech companies against unfair trade practices in India. In a meeting with industry body India Edtech Consortium (IEC), Consumer Affairs Secretary said that stringent guidelines would need to be worked out for ensuring transparency if self regulation does not curb the unfair trade practices in the sector. The meeting was attended by IEC member companies including Byju's, upGrad, Unacademy, Vedantu, and WhiteHat Jr, among others. Ed-tech platforms gained massive attention during the initial…

Write elegant, modular, understandable, and maintainable codesPhoto by Pierre Châtel-Innocenti on UnsplashYou may have heard of the term “messy code” and wonder what messy even means (when your code works anyway) or have come across some coding best practice terminologies such as SOLID design principles, DRY (Don’t Repeat Yourself), or KISS (Keep It Simple Silly) principle. There are so many jargons and rules in coding best practices that I find it confusing and repetitive (irony from KISS and DRY principles), and…

Startups are shifting focus from expansion to survival and laying out plans for the months and years to come. Successful startups such as Instagram, Uber, Venmo, and WhatsApp all launched with success in the Great Recession of 2008.Apply these simple strategies to promote longevity and build success for your startup. The most strategic tool a startup has at its disposal is the feedback of its users. It is the only way to build products and services correctly. Customer-centric companies are 60% more profitable than those…

Consumer groups in Europe have filed complaints against Google for using "deceptive design, unclear language and misleading choices" in its sign-up process, the European Consumer Organization (BEUC) said in a press release. "Contrary to what Google claims about protecting consumers’ privacy, tens of millions of Europeans have been placed on a fast track to surveillance when they signed up to a Google account," said BEUC deputy director Ursula Pachl.  Europe's GDPR rules are supposed to make it easy to choose settings that…

From the amphorae to understanding the content; this multi-analytical analysis relied on archaeobotany and molecular identification. Credit: Louise Chassouant, CC-BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Winemaking practices in coastal Italy during the Roman period involved using native grapes for making wine in jars waterproofed with imported tar pitch, according to a study published June 29, 2022 in PLOS ONE by Louise…

Learn some of the common best practices and tips to use to make your code more readable and easier for others to debugPhoto by Patrick @Unsplash.comWriting code is, mostly, a collaborative effort. Even if you are working alone, writing clean and readable code will only save your future-self of some really tough headaches.If you don’t have a background in Software Engineering (which most of Data Scientists and Analysts don’t), you may take a while to understand that writing clean code is one of the most important features…

In a cavernous Smithsonian Institution workshop, a team of imaging experts laser scans a small, hand-carved cedar hat. It was crafted more than 140 years ago from a solid piece of wood and depicts a bear with large copper eyes. In a few hours, the experts will have a videoconference with members of the Haida Nation in British Columbia to go over the progress they’ve made on their collaborative goal: creating a digital three-dimensional model of this clan crest hat, an object of significant cultural importance for the…

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) is a type of virtualization technology that hosts a virtual desktop. VDI operates almost identically to a physical desktop system because users can access the same applications and operating systems as they would if they accessed a desktop locally. COVID-19 had an incredible impact on the world, and the emerging workforce is seeking solutions that combine security with flexibility. In response to the increased need for telework solutions, the virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)…