How to create Premium LinkedInLearning Account Genuinely?

1) Login to https://my.visualstudio.com/benefits.

2) Use your Hotmail Account to Sign In to Benefits website mentioned above. If you don’t have one, create a new Account.



3) You will find LinkedInLearning Box from where you can get 3 Months Premium Subscription. Click Get Code.



4) Click Activate.



5) It will re-direct you to Linked In Website. Enter few details for LinkedInLearning Website. Click Agree & Join.



6) A code will be sent on an Email address used in the last step. Enter the code from the email. Click Agree & Confirm.



7) You will get a message “Claim this benefit as part of your Microsoft Visual Studio Subscription. Enjoy 3 months of complimentary access to LinkedIn Learning“. Click Activate Your Offer.



8) Congratulations friends, now you have an Access to unlimited LinkedInLibrary Professional Training videos free of cost to watch for complete 3 months.

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What is an eSim? Future of SIM Cards !!!

An eSIM is an electronic SIM card. It will replace the physical plastic SIM card from all the current smartphones. It is a new embedded SIM technology, the iSIM, recently been announced by ARM.

An eSIM is also called eUICC soldered on Universal Integrated Circuit Card (UICC) which is not easily accessible or replaceable. It is not intended to be removed or replaced in the device it's installed and you can easily switch between carriers. You don't have to remove it to change the carrier. In India only Jio & Aitel is providing E-sim services.
It was first used in Samsung Gear S2 classic 3G in 2016. However, it was Apple Watch 3 which brought eSIM technology into the spotlight. The eSIM can also be found on the Google's Pixel 2 Smartphone.

Now recently Apple has used the same eSim Technology in its latest flagships iPhone XR, XS and iPhone XS Max. The idea behind the eSIM is to allow users the freedom to use one Nano-Sim physically. You’ll be able to subscribe to a network using your phone just like you do on cellular-enabled iPads with the Apple SIM.

Benefits of an E-Sim:

It’s very small in size, just a small fraction the size of a nano SIM. That is why it makes it easy to ultra-compact gadgets like watches, which simply don’t have the room for a normal SIM.

An eSIM is non-removable and sits in the gadget similar to other electronic components.You don’t have to remove it to change your operator.

With such an embedded standard, the idea is you can switch to a new operator without inserting a specific operator sim. It’s all done through software.

One of the most interesting aspects of the Watch’s eSIM is that it’ll share your iPhone’s number. You can think of them as part of the same connection. However, this also means it’ll only work with an iPhone – and that your iPhone and Apple Watch will have to be with the same network provider.

I hope you would have got an idea what exactly is E-sim and you will not be able to remove it from the device. You can choose a carrier and instructions will be provided by them to configure it and start using the service.

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Apple's three New iPhones: iPhone XR, XS, XS Max with Dual Sim

Apple officially unveiled IPhone XR, XS, XS Max latest flagship iPhones with dual sim on September 12, 2018. (Video added in the last)

Iphone with Dual Sim? Ever heard. Never. But it true now. Apple has astonished all her fans by unveiling three new Iphones XS and XS Max and the cheaper XR.  However, the hidden fact is that there will only be one physical Sim on all these new Iphones, but then why is Apple boasting about dual sim. The second sim will be eSim and currently in India both Jio and Airtel supports it. Now lets find out what's new in these three Iphones:

Most Advanced iPhone Ever Features a 6.5-Inch, 5.8-Inch and 6.1 Inch All-Screen Design, with Powerful A12 Bionic Chip and a Breakthrough Dual Camera System

Iphone XR :

As revealed by Apple, iPhone XR will be the cheaper version. It comes with 6.1 inch liquid retina display, the latest A12 Bionic processor and a new 12MP camera system. It uses dual SIM through the use of a nano-SIM and digital eSIM. It lacks the dual camera however boasts about 12 mp Wide Angle Lens on its rear. In the front, it will have 7mp True Depth Camera & has features like Face ID.

It will available in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB configurations and six new colors: white, black, blue, yellow, coral and red.

IPhone XS :

The new iPhone XS comes with a Super Retina OLED 5.8 inch display with 3 million pixels and 458 ppi. It is made of a surgical grade stainless steel. The iPhone XS will come in silver, space gray and all-new gold.

Apple has used eSIM technology to provide dual-SIM support which acts as a software-based SIM alongside a physical SIM card. Both can be enabled on the iPhone at the same time, with separate phone numbers.

On the front, the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max get a 7-megapixel RGB camera sensor that's said to be faster, and features an f/2.2 aperture.

XS includes a 12MP dual lens camera with "smart HDR" with "zero shutter lag", taking multiple frame shots at once, even of moving shots, combining the pictures together to "merge them into one perfect photo". Its neural engine can take photos and portraits in more detail than ever before.

It also has improved water resistance; to 2 meters for up to 30 minutes. Its battery will also lasts a half hour longer than the last year's iPhone X.

Iphone XS MAX :

It has the biggest display ever on an iPhone history. It has 6.5-inch OLED HDR display, slightly bigger than the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy Note 9. The phone's new A12 Bionic chip, a 7 nanometer processor, promises to launch apps 30 percent faster than 2017 iPhones, as well as speed up Face ID and improve photos and videos with automatic edits, such as white balancing and red-eye reduction.

The XS Max has the biggest battery allowing it to last 1.5 hours longer than last year's iPhone X. The XS lasts a half hour longer than the X.

Pricing of Latest Iphones:

The iPhone XR will start at $749, preorders will begin from Oct. 19.

The iPhone XS will start at $999, preorders begin from Sept 14.
The iPhone XS Max will start at $1099, preorders begin from Sept. 14

At the event, Apple also revealed details around Siri shortcuts coming with iOS 12. It integrates multiple apps right through actions sent via the digital assistant. A new Clips app was also announced, coming to the iPhone later this year.

Summary:

By reading the above blog friends, a question would definitely be arising in mind. What new in these new Iphones if we compare it with its previous year's Iphone X.

So friends, in short if you compare previous year Iphone X with latest Iphone models "XS and XS Max", you will get the exactly the same looks with an exception of improved fast processor which is built on "7 Nanometer design" and just new golden color added in XS and XS Max.

Comparison between Iphone X, XR, XS, XS Max:

Features		Iphone X		Iphone XR		Iphone XS		Iphone XS Max
Screen		5.8 Inch		6.1 Inch		5.8 Inch		6.5 Inch
Capacity		64, 256 GB		64, 128, 256 GB		64, 256, 512 GB		64, 256, 512 GB
Sim		Nano-Sim		Dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM)		Dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM)		Dual SIM (nano-SIM and eSIM)
Processor		A11		A12		A12		A12
Charging		Wireless		Wireless		Wireless		Wireless
Color		Silver, Black		Blue,White, Black, Yellow, Coral(Peach), Red.		Silver, Black & Gold		Silver, Black & Gold
Weight		174 Grams		194 Grams		177 Grams		208 Grams

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Apple is well known for its innovation and has tried to launch something new this time with eSim Technology. I wish Apple a huge success in making dual Sim Mobiles for its fans. I hope you would have got some new information from my blog. If you have any suggestions, comments or feedback please do post below & subscribe to get latest updates.

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How to Setup Port Forwarding on a Router?

In this blog, we will learn how to setup Port Forwarding on any Router. Generally we get the error message while setup up Port Forwarding in D-Link 2750U or DIR 615 Routers.

"The Access Control Service port 80 is in the external port range, please reset the external port range or the Access Control Service port! "

Users using D-Link 2750U or DIR 615 Routers generally face a tough time to setup Port Forwarding on Port 80. It throws the above error message.

In short it means Port 80 is in use by "Access Control Service", release it first to set port forwarding.

Resolution:

a) Open 192.168.1.1 to open admin page of D-Link 2750U or DIR-615.

b) Management Tab - Access Control - Services.

c) Select Interface - Lan and change Http Port from 80 to 8080. Click Apply.

Note: From now D-Link Router page will open using Address 192.168.1.1:8080

d) Now we will be able to set the Port Forwarding using Port 80 on our Private Ip Address, 192.168.1.x

e) Open Advanced - Port Forwarding. Add the Service - Select Wan Connection - Server IP Address(Host Name): Private Ip address on which Services are hosted e.g., Web Server. At bottom add 80 in all boxes of first row.

Using this easy method, Port Forwarding can be set easily on D-Link's 2750U or DIR-615 Wireless Router.

Port Forwarding will work now perfectly on Port 80.

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Next Blog: How to build your free E-Commerce / Blogger Website.

How to build your free E-Commerce / Blogger Website.

Mostly famous personalities have their own websites. So how can you join in their list, and maybe even make some money while creating your own one? I feel privileged to walk you through the path of creating your website and have it live on the internet in just a few minutes.

Key Points to keep in mind while creating the Website:

1. Determine the needs of your website.

2. Find a free website-building service that meets your needs.

3. Sign up for an account.

4. Select and purchase a domain name (Website Name).

5. Select a theme and layout.

6. Add content.

7. Publish your site.

8. Optimize your site for search engines.

Few things to confirm yourself:

You have to have an idea about what kind of website you want to have. The needs of your website will dictate what kind of hosting service you should be looking for. If you intend to do business through your website, you’ll need to make sure that the host supports online stores. If you want a blog, blogging sites can get you set up in just a few minutes.

Easy Steps to Create your own Website and make it live on the internet:

1) Open the website https://www.freenom.com and click Sign In at Top Right Corner. You can use any of your Gmail or Facebook Accounts.

2) Click Services Tab and Register a New Domain.

3) Try to enter the name you want for your website in the "Find Your Domain Name" & check its "Availability". For Demo Purpose I have chosen the domain name "Onlinedailyoffers".

4) We can get Onlinedailyoffers domain name with all these Top Level Domains .tk, .ml, .ga, .cf, .gq, So lets choose Onlinedailyoffers.ml to be our domain name and create a new website from this domain.

The question arises in the mind.....I have my website name. So will it work by itself if I type on the browser.

Lets check when we open the domain itself what's do we see ?

Wait!!!! I have my domain name registered on my name. Then why my website is not opening from the internet?

Let me explain you. Domain name is the unique name which once registered on your name, nobody else can register the same name. But If I ask you where is the content of your website, you would have some text, photographs, important things to sell or share. Did I add them anywhere. No, hence for adding the content in the website, hosting is required after purchasing Domain Name.

6) Lets visit the best free hosting provider for beginners, bloggers, small businesspersons https://profreehost.com/. We have to sign up & create a new account using our Personal E-Mail Address. Then complete the Activation of Account from the Email sent to your Email address.

7) Before hosting your domain on Profreehost, it asks you to Point your Domain to its NameServers. To do that we will go to our Domain Registrar Freenom Website - Services Tab - My Domain - Select the Domain & click Manage Domain - Management Tools - NameServers - Use Custom NameServers. 

Add all the four name servers provided by ProfreeHost one by one. (Watch the video shared at the bottom of this blog.)

8) At Profreehost.com - we will click Create New Account to add the Domain Name. We can add upto maximum 15 domain names i.e., we can host 15 domains under one Account on Profreehost.com. Don't get confused by creating a new account for logging in to profreehost. We are already Logged in, by Creating new account its asking us to enter our domain name. Let me show you the screenshot below:

9) We have added the domain name Onlinedailyoffers.ml and will click Manage. It will try to add the domain name to its service. We have to click Manage (Green Color Icon).

10) We will get Control Panel Icon. Click on it.

11) A new Page will open. Scroll down. Under Software click Softaculous Apps Installer. A new page will appear.

12) On the next page, click Blogs - Wordpress - Install on Right hand side.

13) Remove "WP" from the In Directory.

14) Enter Website Administrator Credentials who will be managing it. You can enter the same Email address which you used to create the account for ProFreeHost.com

15) Click Install in the End of the page.

16) Congratulations, the website is now hosted on Profreehost.com and can be accessed by anyone in this world. To Open the website open http://Onlinedailyoffers.ml and will find the page will open.

Note: It may happen that the website may take few minutes to start. Its recommended to wait for at least 5 minutes.

17) At this stage, an email is sent from Profreehost.com on your registered Email address providing you all the details of your website hosting along with the URL of your Website and Admin Control Panel URL as well.

18) Lets quickly open the website now and see how beautiful it looks by default:

19) Finally lets check the Website Admin Control panel Page from where you can make changes in your website. You will get the link of this page in an Email by ProfreeHost.com.

20) You can Edit the Existing Posts, Create New Posts and Install new Themes and give your website an amazing new look.

I tried my best to keep the things as simple as possible for you to understand everything. Additionally, I have added an easy Video Demonstration so that you can see all the steps live yourself. Watch it once....Click Play Button below:

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Next Blog: Azure AD Connect: How data migrates to Cloud?

Blog Compass: Google's New App for bloggers in India.

Google has been heavily focused on serving the needs of Indian web users with the recent launch of apps like Tez for payments, Areo for food ordering, Neighborly for communities, data-friendly versions of apps like google search. Now, Google is coming with an app to serve the need of Indian bloggers with an app called “Blog Compass.”

The new app, now in beta, quietly popped up in the Google Play Store this week with a note that’s it’s “only available in India.”

According to its Play Store description, Blog Compass helps bloggers manage their sites and find topics to write about based on Google’s trending topics. These suggestions will also be based on the bloggers’ interests and posting history, it says.

The app also helps bloggers manage their sites by tracking their site stats, approving comments and reading through tips for how to make their blogs more successful.

It works with both Google’s own Blogger.com blogs as well as with WordPress sites. These are two of the largest platforms used by bloggers around the world. WordPress alone powers around 30 percent of websites, in fact.

Blog Compass feels something like an introductory app for those who aren’t as familiar with how the web or blogging works. That may be appropriate for an emerging market like India, where many are coming online for the first time by way of mobile devices, having skipped the PC era of internet connectivity.

Its focus is on how you want to build an audience for your site. Sure, it may bring you clicks as you chase one hot topic after another — but it’s better to develop your own voice and write what you’re passionate about if you really want to develop a relationship with readers.

On the Blog Compass website, screenshots show some of the sample teachings the app will contain. These include courses on things like getting started with SEO and analytics. getting your website listed on Google. The app is simply designed, with navigation via tabs at the bottom of the screen for moving through sections like Home, Activity, Topics and Badges.

Visit the new Blog Compass here.

It seems Google's idea is to centralize a lot of the topic research and blog management overhead in a central place — something you can’t necessarily do with WordPress or Blogger’s own mobile apps.

I wish Blog Compass a huge success in India.

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Azure AD Connect: How data migrates to Cloud?

When migrating to Office 365 environment, most organizations preserve the old on-premises structure. Sometimes it is because the migration process can take quite a bit of time to finish, or may be the company wants to follow the hybrid scenario.

An Easy "Video Tutorial" as an addon is also included in this blog for a live demonstration. However, I recommend you to follow all the steps sequentially mentioned below.

One of the important aspects of the coexistence setup is Synchronization of Active Directory between On-Premise AD and Cloud's Azure AD. It's accomplished using Microsoft's Azure AD Connect Tool:

Microsoft Azure Active Directory Connect Tool:

Its used to sync the On-Premise local AD with the Azure AD Office 365. The program syncs all accounts, with their access passwords up to Office 365. Microsoft recommends installing Azure AD Connect on a member server within a domain, & should not be deployed on a Domain Controller.

Download Azure AD Connect: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=47594.

Follow the On-Screen Wizard to install it. Next comes the Configuration which is explained in detail below.

Configuration Of Azure AD Connect Tool:

1) After installation of Azure AD connect tool, open its configuration Wizard and click I Accept the License Terms.

2) Choose Customise in the next Screen.

3) Leave all the default options as it is. Click Next.

4) Here we specify the method used to authenticate users. Here in the lab we will keep it simple and select Password Synchronization and allow password hashes from the local AD to be passed to 365.

5) Enter the Office 365 Global Admin Credentials:

6) Add a local Active directory, enter the credentials for a domain admin and press Add Directory.  After that enter the On-premise Administrator Credentials.

7) Here we can leave the defaults as shown but ensure the source anchor is set to objectGUID and the UPN set to userPrincipalName then press Next.

8) The next screen will show all Organizational Units (OU's) of On-Premise Active Directory. Note: The best practice says that we should create one custom Syncing OU and keep all the users to be moved to the cloud in it. Leaving rest intact at on-premise unless specifically required.

9) Keep the default options selected at this step.

10) Choose Synchronize all users & groups:

11) Make a check on Password Hash Synchronization option (Exchange Hybrid Deployment is optional). There are some great features here that are worth knowing about. Let's take a look at what each of these do just in case you haven’t seen them before:

Exchange hybrid deployment: Used to allow an Exchange hybrid setup but specifically allows some exchange attributes to be synchronized back to the on-premises AD.

Azure AD app and attribute filtering: Used to specify what can and can't sync based on specified attributes.

Password hash synchronization: Allows on-premises AD user password hashes to be synchronized into Office 365. This means users can log into the 365 portal using their local passwords.

Password writeback: Allows passwords to be changed in the 365 portal and then synced back to the on-premises AD.

Group writeback: Allows groups to be created in the 365 portal and then synced back to the on-premises AD.

Device writeback: Allows Azure AD registered devices to be synchronized back into the on-premises AD. This then allows those devices to authenticate with on-premises resources.

Directory extension attribute sync: Allows you to sync custom attributes into 365.

12) Here we select Start the Synchronization Process when Configuration completes. Press Install to continue.

13) Azure AD Connect is configured now to sync objects to Office 365.

14) Press Exit to finish.

Congratulations friends, the Azure AD Connect configuration is completed now.

Practical Scenario:

We will be adding a new user "Utk100@exolab.tk" in our Server 2012R2 Active Directory and will be using Azure AD connect to sync that user to Azure Active Directory of Office 365 Portal.

Step 1 - Add a user Utk100@exolab.tk at on-premise.

As Utk100@exolab.tk is added into Syncing OU at On-Premise AD, and Azure AD Connect tool will pick it up and sync (add) to cloud. Any users added or removed inside our custom created Syncing OU will replicate in the Azure AD as well.

Step2 - Launch the miisclient.exe program or type Synchronization Service in Search to open Synchronization Service Manager. It displays Import & Export (syncing) of data from On-Premise to cloud. In the upper part of the window, there is a list of all current sync cycles and in lower left, all current modifications to AD are listed.

By default Azure AD Connect syncs any changes after every 30 minutes. As we recently added the user Utk100@exolab.tk, so either we have to wait 30 minutes or we can even force the sync to occur using below Powershell Command.

Start-ADSyncSyncCycle -PolicyType Delta

Now let's see the ADDS option which will show us a new user added to sync.

That newly added user is shown when we click Add 

Step 3: Lets Open Portal.office.com and check when the last sync happened. 1 minute ago means that if we added a user or removed 4 to 5 minutes ago and run the above command, that change should replicate to Azure AD also. Let's check.

Lets finally check the user has synced or not. Open Users - Active Users - search using users display name "Utk100" and Hurray! We are able to find it. Its Sync Type is also "Sync with Active Directory".

I hope it's easy for you to deploy Azure AD Connect Server in your environment keeping the fact to sync only Selected OU's & leaving all Clutter at On-premise.

Wait!!!! Still feeling its difficult. Not at all. I have a Video Demonstration below. Click the play button below to watch it.

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Thanks a ton for reading my blog. I know its a bit complicated to perform all steps the first time, however, if you follow along with my steps, I can assure you that you will not face any issues syncing on-premise objects to office 365.

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Next Blog: Why the world’s Top Universities teach Blockchain?

Who pays for Open Source (free softwares)?

Do we ever wonder who pays for the free software's we use daily. How the big companies providing free software for years continue to survive? It may be What's App, free E-mail services, Cloud Storage Services like Google Drive etc. Lets find out the truth behind it.

It is a misconception among us that open source is free. They may be mostly legally free to distribute without any agreement in terms & conditions.

Open-source software is also called as OSS, which is a computer software program designed and deployed with its source code made available and licensed with a free license in which the copyright holder provides the rights to an anonymous entity for any purpose (to use, distribute, re-distribute, make any changes to the code to redesign the software).

Advantages of Open Source Software:

a) Lower Cost.
b) Security.
c) No vendor 'lock in'.
d) Flexibility and Agility.
e) Transparency.
f) Ability to start small.
g) More secure and less virus attacks.

Is Android an Open Source?

The Android's core is Linux and long list of Open Source Technologies. Many people mistakenly think that Android itself is all open source, but the harsh reality is that from a usable handset perspective, it's not always an open source.

Significant changes to the open-source ecosystem in the past year:

The ecosystem continues to mature and grow. Older, established components got stronger with more features added. Hadoop 3.0 is currently making its way to users. Its hallmark change is the addition of erasure-coding based storage in HDFS. It does not change the fundamentally of the applications that can be developed, however it does let users store 50% more data which is great in itself.

As we hear every day, AI is enjoying a renaissance. This has resulted in a number of very popular and useful machine learning libraries, nearly all open-source. This newfound success of machine learning methods has been fueled by open-source collaboration.

What real-world problems are being solved by open-source software today?

Open source is no longer only used by web companies. It’s now mainstream. It’s hard to find an industry that’s not solving problems with open-source Big Data technology. Open-source tools help companies efficiently capture, store, process, and analyze vast amounts of data and transform that data into clear and actionable insights.

Retailers are optimizing inventories, pricing, and their advertising. Hospitals are minimizing costs, curing diseases, and providing more humane care. Manufacturers are monitoring and improving production. Governments are stopping money laundering and making services more efficient. Farmers are monitoring their fields. Open-source data technology turns up almost everywhere.

Future of open-source software?

Open source has become the standard development model for softwares. It is a more effective and efficient mechanism to create and maintain software. In the past decades, Linux has become the most popular operating system and Apache the most popular web server. Recently, with the Hadoop Ecosystem, open-source now dominates big data technologies. Now we’re seeing it as the standard in the next technology wave of machine learning. Open source is now expected for platform technologies as well.

Who pays for the Open Source (free Software)?

Angel Diaz, VP at IBM, said, "We are reinventing technology and doing it in a way that is open and allows everyone to gain value". The open source technologies have started growing with the growth of open cloud, artificial intelligence and transnational architectures.

According to him, the question isn't just about money for services and product, it's about time and investment. From his perspective, there are three core groups that pay for open source: Consortia (association of several companies working on one goal), Enterprises and Individuals.

Contorsia (association of several companies working one goal):
The Consortia includes groups like the Eclipse Foundation and the Linux Foundation, among many others. Diaz said that the Consortia has helped to establish the end user as a first-class entity for the consumption of open source software.

Enterprises:

The enterprise is also a core group that pays for open source. Diaz said enterprises have responsibility to support the Consortia through financial commitments, sustained development resources and real world use cases.

Individuals:

Individuals are responsible of writing the code that enables applications belonging to open source. For individuals, mentor-ship is key, which encourages to write a better code each time.

 

Its Growth in future:

Open source is the future. The Web, mobile, and cloud solutions are increasingly built on open source infrastructure. Some data and analytic solutions are only available in the open source. Future architectures are likely to be based on open source. As today in mobile solutions with the Android platform,  web solutions where the large majority of websites are based on open source technology; and the cloud solutions where almost all, with the exception of Microsoft’s cloud, are based on open source solutions as well.

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Why world’s Top Universities teach Blockchain?

Blockchain was invented by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008 to serve as the public transaction ledger of the cryptocurrency bitcoin. In simple words, its a digital ledger” stored in a distributed network.

A blockchain is a growing list of records, called blocks, which are linked using cryptography. Blocks hold batches of valid transactions that are hashed, encoded, are readable by the public and are widely used by cryptocurrencies (Digital Asset). It can create a value in the coming era of decentralization, China expected to become global blockchain superpower by 2023.

By design, in blockchain modification of the data is not possible. It is "an open, distributed ledger that can record transactions between two parties efficiently in a verifiable & permanent way. A blockchain is managed by a peer-to-peer network collectively following protocols for inter-node communication. Once recorded, the data in any given block cannot be altered without alteration of all subsequent blocks, which requires consensus of the network majority.

Top Universities have included it in their Curriculum:

Eight out of top 10 universities offer blockchain courses are based in the US, according to a new report compiled by popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. Research has broadly uncovered that 42 % of the world’s top universities offer at least one Academically Endorsed Course.

Leading the way is Stanford University which offers 10 blockchain-based courses. Cornell University has become the second place by offering nine and and the University of Pennsylvania the third to offer six blockchain courses. The National University of Singapore placed fourth on the list with five courses, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich came in seventh, with three courses.

Courses are not limited to computer sciences as one might think. Rather, they are being offered across a range of disciplines like blockchain.

This has been a growing trend, back in 2014 NYU Stern (the university’s business college) launched a cryptocurrency course, with the help from David Yermack. However, the field of academia has come a long way since then, with NYU now being ninth on the list, offering two cryptocurrency and blockchain courses.

What value does Bitcoin have?

One bitcoin is a single unit of the Bitcoin (BTC) digital currency. Just like a dollar, a bitcoin has no value by itself; it has value only because we agree to trade goods and services to bring more of the currency under our control, and we believe others will do the same.

Why Is It Called Blockchain?

A block is record of a new transactions. When a block is completed, it’s added to the chain. Bitcoin owners have the private password (a complex key) to an address on the chain, which is where their ownership is recorded. Crypto-currency proponents like the distributed storage without a middle man — you don’t need a bank to verify the transfer of money or take a cut of the transaction.

How does Blockchain works? Lets understand by the help of a diagram: 

Why there is such a demand to gain knowledge in courses of this nature?

Top Universities put up their strong point stating in academics, at least we can hope to see blockchain graduates approaching the field with a critical eye, supported by a strong foundation of knowledge, and rationality.

Matt Blaze, a cryptography researcher and an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania, has been critical of academia’s crypto-invasion. “I’m puzzled by demand for degree programs in blockchain,” he said on Twitter. “It’s like having a degree in binary search trees, an at least equally important and interesting data structure.”

If you want to change the world on the blockchain then it’s all about building an open protocol, not just another startup.

In India, the trend of investing into cryptocurrency is seen in recent few years. We yet have to see whether our Educational System would allow it to be included as a course or not.

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Next blog: Paytm’s Made In India AI Cloud; Amazon, Google oppose Data Localisation!

Paytm's Made In India AI Cloud; Amazon, Google oppose Data Localisation!

It seems to be the perfect timingfor Paytm to launch an Artificial Cloud for India in India. Alibaba is backing this venture.

We all have used the services of Paytm. Its one of the best & fastest way to  pay payments online. Cashback on products also helps Paytm to retain its customers. Lets quickly read about Paytm's new initiative for all of us:

Whats new for us from Paytm?  AI Cloud computing platform

As we trust the services of Paytm, we should all welcome its new initiative of Make in India - "AI Cloud computing platform". One97 Communications Limited, Paytm’s parent company has announced the launch of AI Cloud for Developers, Startups, and Enterprises. TheirAI Cloud is completely Make in India, and will store their data inside India.

Speaking on the launch, Sujit Kumar Mishra, Vice President – Paytm said, “At Paytm, we have always ensured the highest standards of customer data privacy and security. Our customers data is processed and stored locally in India with no access to any third party or investors."

“Paytm AI Cloud for India”, this new AI-powered cloud will offer a suite of Business-Centric Apps for Organisations that need high-quality solutions for:

a) Cloud computing.
b) Ready-to-use services to automate their workflow.
c) Easy to integrate payments.
d) Messaging and customer engagement tools such as messengers.
e) In-built CRM.
f) Predictive computation for businesses.

As per the press release, Paytm has partnered with Alibaba’s Cloud Computing for their backend structure.

Google, Amazon: We can't store Data In India. How will they respond now?

Where Microsoft and Amazon are strongly opposing data localization plans of Indian Govt., Paytm has announced the launch of ‘Make in India’ AI Cloud promising all data to be stored inside India.

In the last few months, Govt. of India along with RBI and DoT have pushed for data localization norms in India.

Not only wallet companies and fintech startups, but Cloud giants such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon too have been asked to store their data inside India.

This is part of the new Cloud Computing Policy by the Indian Govt. Responding to these policies, several US-based big giants have stated that storing data inside India is not feasible. They have strongly taken a stand against this Govt. of India policy.

Amba Kak, a global public policy adviser at the Internet company Mozilla Corp said, “Data localisation is not just a business concern, it potentially makes government surveillance easier, which is a worry.”

It seems that besides Govt. surveillance, these big companies are also worried over rising cost involved in meeting this request.

In the month of September, high-level meeting between Indian and American diplomats and politicians will take place, and these trade groups are expected to raise their concerns during that time.

Thanks a ton for reading my blog. I wish Paytm to get huge success in its initiative for Statups & Entrepreneurs. I will keep you updated, as receive more updates.

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Ajey Kumar Gupta

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