Amazon QuickSight is a cloud based Serverless BI tool used for creating insights from data. It shines as a dynamic solution, providing organizations with powerful features to unravel the potential within their data. Amazon QuickSight is known for its user-friendly interface and seamless integration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), it is a preferred choice for businesses seeking agile and efficient analytics. Using this tool, end users can ask questions in the natural language and they receive answers with relevant visualizations in a pixel perfect dashboards.

In this article, I’ll explore the key features that make Amazon QuickSight a standout in the realm of Business Intelligence Tools.

1. Cloud-Powered Analytics
At the core of Amazon QuickSight is its cloud-powered analytics. Leveraging the scalability and flexibility of AWS, QuickSight allows users to perform analytics on vast datasets without the need for extensive on-premises infrastructure.

2. Interactive Dashboards
QuickSight excels in providing interactive dashboards. Users can create visually engaging and interactive dashboards, offering a real-time snapshot of key metrics and trends. This feature facilitates intuitive data exploration and analysis.

3. Pay-per-Session Pricing
A distinctive feature of QuickSight is its pay-per-session pricing model. Users only pay for the active usage of dashboards, ensuring cost-effectiveness and flexibility for businesses of all sizes.

4. Seamless Data Integration
The tool seamlessly integrates with various data sources, including AWS data services, databases, and third-party applications. This ensures that users can consolidate and analyze data from diverse sources, creating a unified view for comprehensive analysis.

5. ML Insights with Q
QuickSight introduces machine learning (ML) capabilities through “Q,” an intelligent feature that automatically generates insights from the data. Q assists users in uncovering patterns and trends, adding a layer of intelligence to the analysis process.

6. SPICE Engine for Fast Data Visualization
Amazon QuickSight employs the SPICE (Super-fast, Parallel, In-memory Calculation Engine) engine for fast and efficient data visualization. This in-memory processing allows for rapid rendering of visualizations, ensuring a responsive user experience.

7. Customizable Visualizations
Users can tailor visualizations according to their specific needs. QuickSight provides a range of customizable charts, graphs, and other visual elements, enabling users to represent data in the most meaningful and impactful way.

8. Embedded Analytics
QuickSight supports embedded analytics, allowing organizations to seamlessly integrate analytics within their applications and websites. This feature ensures that analytics becomes an integral part of user workflows and external applications.

9. Mobile Accessibility
Recognizing the importance of on-the-go access, QuickSight is optimized for mobile devices. Users can access dashboards and reports from smartphones and tablets, ensuring flexibility and real-time decision-making regardless of location.

10. Role-Based Access Controls
Security is a top priority, and QuickSight addresses this with robust role-based access controls. Organizations can define and manage user roles, ensuring that sensitive information is accessible only to authorized personnel.

11. Cross-Region Data Access
QuickSight enables cross-region data access, allowing users to analyze and visualize data from multiple AWS regions. This is particularly beneficial for organizations with a global footprint, ensuring seamless access to data across regions.

12. Integration with AWS Services
As part of the AWS ecosystem, QuickSight seamlessly integrates with various AWS services. This includes data storage, databases, and machine learning services, creating a cohesive analytics environment within the broader AWS infrastructure.

In conclusion, Amazon QuickSight emerges as a powerful and flexible business intelligence tool, aligning with the agility and scalability principles of Amazon Web Services. With its cloud-powered analytics, interactive dashboards, and machine learning insights, QuickSight continues to be a strategic choice for businesses aiming to derive actionable insights from their data with efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

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eCommerce major, Amazon India, has launched a card-less EMI option using Amazon Pay through which customers will be able to purchase high value items without using credit card.

This offer has been launched keeping in mind the festive season and to take on Walmart owned Flipkart and attract more customers.

“Amazon Pay EMI is the hassle-free way to get instant credit, via a completely digital process, for purchases using EMI on Amazon.in.”

The new cardless credit facility offers an EMI from INR 8000 to up to INR 60,000 over a period ranging from 3 to 12 months for any purchase made through Amazon.in.

Amazon customers need to complete a one-time setup process in order to avail the Amazon Pay EMI payment option checkout on Amazon.in to make payments over EMIs ranging from 3 upto 12 months.

Customers will also be able to keep a track of their purchases, repayments from a dashboard of this payment mode. Here are all the things you need to know about this new payment option from Amazon.

Steps to avail CardLess EMI Option

Amazon Pay EMI is available only for mobile platforms. The payment mode is applicable for single item purchases and the minimum purchase amount is INR 8,000 to avail Amazon Cardless EMI facility.

The e-commerce giant claims that users can get credit within 60 seconds and there are no processing fees or hidden charges of any kind. However, the feature is applicable only on single item purchases without an exchange offer.

Here customers need not to enter any credit/debit card details such as credit/debit card numbers etc.

1. Go to Amazon Pay EMI registration page on your Amazon.in mobile App
2. Tap on Amazon Pay EMI > Register
3. Provide your PAN and Aadhaar/Virtual ID (VID) details for verification
4. Complete the process of verification by entering the OTP received on your registered mobile number
5. Now Amazon sends an approved Amazon Pay EMI limit on your screen
6. Choose the auto-repayment option by selecting the debit cards from banks mentioned by Amazon
7. Link your bank account/debit card to process your monthly EMI repayments whenever you use this limit for booking
8. You will be charged for an amount of up to INR 5 to verify your details. This amount will be refunded to you in 3-5 business days

To be eligible for this facility, a customer needs an Amazon ID, a valid Aadhar or PAN card and a bank account. Banks currently supporting this facility include Canara Bank, Citi Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Kotak Bank.

Recently, Amazon pay acquired app aggregator Tapzo and invested in ToneTag for contactless payment.

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TeamViewer announced the availability of its ‘Tensor‘ enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform in India for secure remote access, support, control and collaboration.

Teamviewer is a global software provider for IoT, connectivity, monitoring, support and team collaboration

Built on TeamViewer’s industry-leading infrastructure and software, Tensor introduces a set of new enterprise-class functionalities including comprehensive reporting logs, advanced authentication management as well as mass deployment capabilities, the company said in a statement.

On this launch, Oliver Steil, CEO of TeamViewer said, “TeamViewer Tensor leverages our leadership in remote connectivity for the global enterprise workspace.”

The platform leverages TeamViewer’s global access network of more than 1,000 routers to offer swift performance and large-scale deployments that can be up and running in minutes with zero hardware costs.

On this launch, Konstantin Ebert, Vice President Sales APAC said, “We’re excited to bring TeamViewer Tensor to our corporate users in India. In addition to maximum security and flexibility, it offers the added benefits for single sign in and integration with many of the platforms that large companies use here.”

TeamViewer Tensor caters to the distinct regulatory environment and specific requirements of large corporations for connecting their global workforce. The platform introduces a set of new enterprise-class functionalities including comprehensive reporting logs, advanced authentication management as well as mass deployment capabilities. It is a cloud-based offering, TeamViewer Tensor taps into rising enterprise demand for SaaS solutions that feature maximum security and greater flexibility compared to on-premises server installations.

Features & Capabilities of TeamViewer Tensor

1. Auditability: It allows companies to opt in and out any time to collect a log of all relevant actions (who, what, when, where) during remote control sessions and for activities performed at the management console level with reports only visible to authorized users.
2. Integration: It can easily be integrated with many of the platforms such as Microsoft Intune, Dynamics 365 and Active Directory, MobileIron, Amazon WorkSpaces, Zendesk, ServiceNow, Atlassian Jira, Freshworks, Freshdesk, IBM MaaS360, Salesforce, Ninja and more.
3. Manageability: It connects PC to PC, mobile to PC, PC to mobile, and even mobile to mobile running on Windows, macOS, Linux, Chrome OS, iOS, Android, Universal Windows Platform and BlackBerry.
4. Scalability: It can easily be scaled to a large number of devices (Windows and Mac) using standard software deployment solutions.
5. Security: It works with Identity providers using SAML 2.0 to better manage, centralize, secure and control account logins. It offers Single-Sign-On (SSO) for more efficient user authentication.

One can Download Teamviewer free and try Teamviewer Tensor for 15 days from its official site.

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Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Vivo, has unveiled the Vivo V11 Pro, with an in-display fingerprint scanner. Vivo V9 was launched in March and current offering is said to be an upgrade to this and cheapest in the range which has been priced at INR 25,990 with pre-bookings starting today and the first sale on September 12 via Vivo India website and Amazon India.

The Vivo V11 Pro comes in a single variant i.e. 6GB RAM/64GB internal storage which is priced at INR 25,990.

Customers of this phone can avail INR 2,000 cashback on HDFC Bank debit and credit cards, INR 2000 off on exchange, no cost EMI for 12 months and one-time screen replacement.

Vivo V11 Pro Specifications

It has 6.41-inch full HD + super AMOLED display with a “teardrop notch” and a resolution of 2340×1080. The screen will boast a tiny notch on top, accommodating front camera. The earpiece and sensors would find their spot somewhere on the thin bezel space above the screen. Powering the device is the AI-enabled octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 with four Kryo 260 cores clocked at 2.2GHz and four other Kryo 260 cores clocked at 1.8GHz. This is paired with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage which is expandable to 256GB via a MicroSD card. The phone comes with a game mode which is optimized to provide a better gaming experience. The Vivo V11 Pro is backed by a 3,400mAh battery with QuickCharge 3.0.

At the back of the phone is a dual camera setup comprising 12MP (24 million photosensitive units) and 5MP sensors with dual pixel technology, which Vivo claims can provide better low-light photography. For clicking selfies, there’s a 25MP front facing camera.

Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11, Bluetooth 4.2 and Micro USB port.

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Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has already launched Redmi Y2 in an event held in Delhi, India. The two variants of the smartphone are going to start selling in India starting from the 12th of June exclusively in Amazon India and Mi Online Store India.

ICICI bank cards are offering Rs. 500 instant discount as well as Airtel offering Rs. 1800 instant cashback and up to 240 GB of data absolutely free.

Mi Y2 Price in India

1. Rs. 9,999 for the 32GB storage variant, 3 GB RAM
2. Rs. 12,999 for the 64GB storage variant, 4 GB RAM

Mi Y2 Specifications, Features

• Display – 5.99-inch IPS LCD with HD resolution
• Primary Camera – 12MP + 5MP, phase-detection auto focus, dual-tone dual-LED flash, Full HD video recording
• Secondary Camera – 16MP, LED flash, HDR, Full HD video recording
• Processor – Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625
• RAM – Available in 3GB and 4GB option
• Storage – Available in 32GB and 64GB option
• Operating System – Android 8.1 Oreo, MIUI 9.5 customization
• Battery – 3080mAh
• Connectivity – Dual-SIM, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.2, Infrared port, GPS, 3.5mm audio jack, microUSB port
• Security – Fingerprint scanner, face unlock

Xiaomi’s Redmi Y2 comes with 5.99-inch 1440 x 720 HD+ resolution display with an 18:9 aspect ratio. It is an IPS LCD screen. The performance of the smartphone will come with from the 14nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC.

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Samsung Mobile India launched four smartphones in its Galaxy A and Galaxy J series which all features Samsung’s flagship ‘Infinity Display’ offering an almost bezel-less-like feel with 18:5:9 aspect ratio.

The all four new smartphones also run on Android Oreo operating system. While the all-new Samsung Galaxy A6+ and A6 feature a metal unibody design, the Galaxy J8 and J6 come with a polycarbonate body.

Samsung Galaxy A6+ and A6 specifications

Samsung Galaxy A6 and A6+ feature a similar spec-sheet with differences in processor, display size, battery and rear camera. The Galaxy A6+ is powered by a Snapdragon 450 processor while the A6 is powered by an Exynos 7870 SoC.

The smaller Galaxy A6 comes with a 5.6-inch HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity Display with 18:5:9 aspect ratio, the Galaxy A6+ has a 6-inch display with the same resolution.

The Galaxy A6 comes with a 16MP rear camera with f/1.7 aperture while the bigger A6+ has a dual-lens setup with a 16MP primary sensor with f/1.7 aperture and a 5MP secondary sensor with f/1.9 aperture.

There is a 16MP front camera on the A6 while the Galaxy A6+ has a 24MP selfie camera.

The smaller Galaxy A6 is powered by a 3,000mAh battery while the Galaxy A6+ has a 3,500mAh battery.

Both the smartphones have 4GB of RAM. The Galaxy A6 comes in 32GB and 64GB internal storage options. There is support for microSD cards of up to 256GB.

The main feature on both the phones in their Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered camera module.

Samsung Galaxy J8 and J6 specifications

The Galaxy J8 is powered by a Snapdragon 450 processor while the smaller Galaxy J6 features an Exynos 7870 processor. While the smaller J6 comes with a 5.6-inch HD+ Super AMOLED Infinity Display with 18:5:9 aspect ratio, the Galaxy J8 has a 6-inch display with the same resolution.

The Galaxy J6 comes with a 13MP rear camera with f/1.9 aperture while the bigger J8 has a dual-lens setup with a 16MP primary sensor with f/1.7 aperture and a 5MP secondary sensor with f/1.9 aperture.

There is an 8MP front camera on the J6 while the Galaxy J8 has a 16MP selfie camera.

The smaller Galaxy J6 is be powered by a 3,000mAh battery while the Galaxy J8 has a 3,500mAh battery.

The Galaxy J8 has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage that can be expanded to up to 256GB. On the other hand, the Galaxy J6 comes in two variants, Galaxy J6 with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage and 4G RAM and 64GB storage version.

There is support for microSD card of up to 256GB on both.

Samsung Galaxy A6+, A6, J8, J6 prices and availability

1. Samsung Galaxy A6+ – priced at Rs 25,990
2. Smasung Galaxy A6 – comes in two storage variants (both with 4GB RAM) – 32GB storage at Rs 21,990 and 64GB storage costs Rs 22,990
3. Galaxy J8 – costs Rs 18,990
4. Samsung Galaxy J6 comes in two RAM and storage variant, Galaxy J6 with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage costs Rs 13,990 while the 4G RAM and 64GB storage version is priced at Rs 16,490

The Samsung Galaxy J6, A6 and A6+ will be available across retail stores and Samsung eshop website from May 22. The Galaxy J6 will also be available on Flipkart while the Galaxy A6 and A6+ will also be available on Amazon starting May 22. The Galaxy J8 will be available from July 2018. The devices will also be available on PayTM Mall. All the four devices will be available in Blue, Black and Gold color options.

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Oppo has launched Realme 1 smartphone, an Oppo’s sub-brand called Realme, which is said to give ‘real products at real price‘ in India. According to the company, the handset is a #makeinIndia concept.

Price of the Realme 1

1. 3GB RAM version at Rs 8,990
2. 6GB RAM version at Rs 13,990
3. 4GB+64GB version will be priced at Rs 10,990 (expected to be launched in June)

As of now, the Realme 1 comes in Solar Red and Diamond Black colour options. There will be a Moonlight Silver variant also that will be coming in June. The smartphone will compete against the Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1, Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro and Honor 7X.

Beginning of sale

The handset will go on sale by May 25 at 12 noon on Amazon India website. Buyers will get Reliance Jio benefits of up to Rs 4,850. There will be added 5% cashback offers for SBI card holders.

Specifications of the Realme 1

1. Features a 6-inch full HD+ screen 2160X1080p resolution with 84.75% screen-to-body ratio
2. Features the diamond cut design on the back
3. Made of 12-layer of nanotech giving it a bright and polished frame
4. Powered by MediaTek’s 12nm octa-core Helio P60 processor, which is claimed to improve the speed by 50% and also assist in temperature controlling of the device
5. Storage versions — 3GB+32GB variant and 6GB+128GB internal storage
6. Android Oreo 8.1 based on Oppo’s Colour OS
7. 3410 mAh battery with AI support that is said to help the device’s performances by analyzing the users’ usage pattern
8. 13 MP rear camera and an 8 MP front facing camera. The cameras are capable of supporting AR stickers within the app and offer Bokeh and Vivid mode
9. Equipped with Oppo’s AI Beauty 2.0 Technology, which is said to recognize 296 facial spots in the users’ face to enhance selfies
10. Device is capable to endure extreme weather conditions viz. -15 degrees to 55-degree Celsius, both for a period of up to 7 days

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Google has today launched its smart speakers range. Google Home, Home Mini smart speakers were launched in India on an event in New Delhi. The Google Home and Google Home Mini will be available to buy online in the country exclusively via Flipkart, and will also be made available via offline stores such as Reliance Digital, Croma, Bajaj Electronics, Vijay Sales, Sangeetha, and Poorvika.

These speakers will support Google Play Music, YouTube, Netflix, Saavn, and Gaana. Hindi support will be added to Google Home speakers later this year.

The Google Home price in India is Rs. 9,999, a price that sees it compete directly with the Amazon Echo smart speaker – powered by the Alexa voice-based virtual assistant – in the country. Google Home will come in a Chalk fabric base, and Coral will come soon. The Amazon Echo is also priced at Rs. 9,999.

Likewise, the Google Home Mini competes with Amazon Echo Dot, and set at a price of Rs. 4,499 – same as the Echo Dot. Google Home Mini is available in Chalk and Charcoal fabric colors.

Google Home specifications

• Pre-installed with 6 Months Free Gaana, Saavn & Google Play Music Subscription
• Far-field Voice Recognition Supports Hands-free Use
• High Excursion Speaker with 2 inch Driver + Dual 2 inch Passive Radiators Delivers Clear Highs and Rich Bass
• For Android 4.4 or Higher, iOS 9.1 or Higher
• Power Requirement: 16.5 V
• W x H: 9.63 cm x 14.28 cm
• Weight: 477 g
• Power Requirement – 16.5 V
• Functions – Search Google, Get a Personalized Daily Briefing, Check Traffic, Add Items to Calendar, Make a Shopping List, Make a to Do List, Check Flight Status, Track a Package, Alarm
• Network connectivity – Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz / 5 Ghz))
• Supported Audio Formats – HE-AAC, LC-AAC+, MP3, Vorbis, WAV (LPCM), FLAC

Google Home Mini specifications

• Pre-installed with 6 Months Free Gaana, Saavn & Google Play Music Subscription
• Far-field Voice Recognition Supports Hands-free Use
• 360 Sound with 4 cm Driver
• For Android 4.4 or Higher, iOS 9.1 or Higher
• Power Requirement: 5 V
• W x H: 9.78 cm x 4.2 cm
• Weight: 173 g
• Power Requirement – 5 V
• OS Compatibility – Android 4.4 or Higher, iOS 9.1 or Higher
• Touch Pad – No
• Music Streaming – Google Play Music
• Output to Stereo System – Yes
• Compatible Brands – Nest, SmartThings, Philips Hue, IFTTT
• Functions – Search Google, Get a Personalized Daily Briefing, Check Traffic, Add Items to Calendar, Make a Shopping List, Make a to Do List, Check Flight Status, Track a Package, Alarm
• Network connectivity – Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
• Supported Audio Formats – HE-AAC, LC-AAC+, MP3, Vorbis, WAV (LPCM), FLAC

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Vivo V9 smartphone has been launched in India and will be available in Amazon India, pre-booking started from today at 3 PM IST, a day after International announcement.

Actual sale will be started from April 2, 2018.

The phone is priced at INR 22,990, it has the infamous notch design with a 19:9 aspect ratio, 6.3-inch 2280×1080 IPS FHD LCD, powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 processor with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable storage.

The V9 has a dual camera system on the back with 16MP primary and 5MP secondary depth sensor.
On the front is a 24MP selfie camera with AI assisted beauty modes.

Battery is 3260mAh with Android 8.1 Oreo OS with Funtouch OS 4.0 on top. The Vivo V9 comes with 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, USB OTG support.

The smartphone comes with 1 year manufacturer warranty for device and 6 months manufacturer warranty for in-box accessories including batteries from the date of purchase.

Amazon India is offering special pre-booking offers like 5% Amazon Pay cashback on all prepaid orders, extra INR 2,000 off on exchange, No Cost EMI upto 12 months on all credit cards, Get one time free screen replacement worth ₹6,000 valid for 6 months on pre booking and INR 500/- Book my Show vouchers on pre-booking.

Vivo Electronics Corp., a phone brand based in Dongguan, Guangdong, China, was founded in 2009. It entered in Indian market with low cost and high performance Android phones, and those in the mid-range segment of the market.

Vivo started in India in 2015, Vivo India joined the Make in India movement by inaugurating its first manufacturing unit in Greater Noida, Vivo’s first smartphone launched in India is Vivo V1 and V1 Max.

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