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Monthly Archives: May 2017
Punjab University Turns to Cloud for Admissions
Cloud is all-pervasive and is an integral part of our everyday life. Almost every organization, regardless of their niche, is adopting the cloud for varied aspects of their operation. The latest to join this bandwagon is universities, led by Punjab University of India.
This university will hold its online admissions for the next academic season through a cloud-based online admission management tool. This process will be followed, both in its main campus as well as in its regional centers.
Students who wish to submit their applications to the Punjab University have to register online in the university’s portal, after which they will get an email ID and password. These login credentials have to be used throughout the admission process. In fact, this will be the preferred form of application submission and based on the details, the university will make admission decisions.
However, there are some restrictions that have been put in place by the university’s syndicate to ensure that the admission process is streamlined and in tune with its changing rules. For example, students cannot apply for more than four courses in the same application form. Based on a student’s credentials and marks, the university will award a particular course for each student.
So, why did the university take the cloud route for its admissions? According to its Registrar, G S Chadha, the admission process is one of most arduous processes in the university as it takes many weeks to complete it. With a cloud-based software, the university believes it can complete the admission process within a much shorter time than before, thereby saving more resources including time and money.
In general, the admission process in India is a drawn out affair because students apply for many courses in the same university. The manual process of entering the student’s name under each course, updating details such as marks and analyzing whether the students meets the criteria for a given course is effort-centric and time-consuming to say the least.
To top it, India has a unique reservation system where students belonging to certain caste categories have to be given seats even if their marks are lower than the average. For example, a student belonging to a reserved caste category may have a cut off marks of just 60 when compared to a student who doesn’t belong to that reserved caste, as he may have a cut off mark of 90. So, this factor also has to be considered and this complicates the process by leaps and bounds.
Punjab University believes that a cloud tool will greatly ease this process and will reduce the burden for university authorities.
In addition, it’s also beneficial for students because they get to know their admission status in Punjab University, based on which they can decide if they want to study here or look for admission elsewhere.
Overall, such applications bring out the true power of cloud as it benefits people in a real sense. Let’s hope such applications cloud so that every single entity is benefitted by it in some way.
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Tech News Recap for the Week of 04/24/17
While this Tech News report is later than usual, there are plenty of major announcements and updates worth looking at. If you had a busy week last week and need to catch up, here’s a tech news recap of articles you may have missed for the week of 04/24/2017!
Last week was full of Microsoft news and updates including, Windows 10 upgrades, security and cloud improvements, and Outlook updates. There is also an in-depth article comparing the big fish in the cloud, including AWS, Azure, and Google. R2Games, Chipotle, and Verizon were all involved in data breach reports and more tops news this week you may have missed!
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Tech News Recap
Microsoft
- Listen to GreenPages Practice Director, David Barter, discuss the recent news and updates from Microsoft this April
- Microsoft offers Gmail users some key Outlook features, but only via Windows 10
- Microsoft fixes Windows 10 upgrade tempo and timing to placate enterprise
- How to administer Microsoft virtual machines using Hyper-V Manager
- LinkedIn claims half a billion users
- Security, cloud improvements mean 85% of enterprises will move to Windows 10 this year
- Microsoft to slash cloud-connection rights for stand-alone Office
- Why Windows 10 rollout is happening faster than shift from XP to Windows 7
- Microsoft claims shipping giant Maersk as a big cloud win
- Microsoft starts rolling out Windows 10 Mobile Creators Update release
Cisco
- Cisco switch taps into Time Sensitive Ethernet; software bolsters industrial network management
- Cisco Jasper package manages everything enterprise mobile
Cloud
- Five pitfalls to avoid when migrating to the cloud
- Deep dive on AWS vs. Azure vs. Google cloud storage options
IT Operations
- Report: 56% of CEO’s say digital transformation has increased profits
- Dutch manufacturer turns to SDN to save 30% on network costs
Security
- Phishing attacks using internationalized domains are hard to block
- Healthcare records for sale on Dark Web, another reminder to protect your servers
- The godfather of ransomware returns: Locky is back and sneakier than ever
- Son of Russian MP thrown in US jail for hacking crimes
- FalseGuide malware dupes 600,000 Android users into joining botnet
- R2Games compromised again, over one million accounts exposed
- Chipotle says its payments system was hacked
- Cyberespionage, ransomware big gainers in new Verizon breach report
- Present and future ransomware tactics model the past
- IoT cybersecurity: Cisco backs MUD to protect devices, help channel
- IoT, encryption and AI lead top security trends for 2017
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Apple Rumors: What We Know for 2017
Consumers and professionals alike are wondering about the latest rumors surrounding new technologies from both Apple® and Microsoft®. At Parallels, we are consistently curious about the decisions and technical aspects of the iPhone®, iPod®, iPad®, and Mac® platforms. We make every effort to stay informed and always prioritize fact over fiction. In that spirit, I’ll […]
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20th Cloud Expo, taking place June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY, will feature technical sessions from a rock star conference faculty and the leading industry players in the world. Cloud computing is now being embraced by a majority of enterprises of all sizes. Yesterday’s debate about public vs. private has transformed into the reality of hybrid cloud: a recent survey shows that 74% of enterprises have a hybrid cloud strategy.