If there is a place where it is possible to touch the clouds in the sky and use the digital cloud on Earth it is Switzerland. The 728-year-old Swiss Confederation has as many natural wonders as interesting use-cases of cloud adoption and data centre expansions. From colocation providers, to hyperscalers, IT services providers, crossing a […]
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Russian information agency Roskomnadzor is requiring Google and Bing to subject their results to government censorship. (Yandex has reportedly already complied.) A law passed last year in the country mandates that search engine results be filtered through the federal state information system (FGIS). Russia increases internet censorship. The new Russian situation is comparable to Chinese
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According to Reuters, Russia has initiated a civil action against Google over the search engine’s alleged failure to censor search results in the country. The potential penalty is trivial: 700,000 roubles (approximately $10,450). Banned websites in search results. A determination will be made next month about whether to impose the fine. The underlying issue
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The most popular niche for online Russian buyers is apparel and footwear. That is according to East-West Digital News, which covers technology and innovation in Central and Eastern Europe. But there are niches that are underdeveloped online. One of them is alcohol. In this post, I will attempt to explain the status of online alcohol
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If you are planning to sell in different countries, you need to consider many things, such as multilingual storefronts with multicurrency pricing, and a procedure for delivery and returns. But those items would mean nothing if you do not offer foreign shoppers a convenient and familiar payment method. The problem, however, is that payment methods
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Exports from Russia consist mostly of natural resources — oil, gas, wood, gems, uranium. Russian consumer goods such as apparel, jewelry, and electronics do not have strong positions on the international market. But things are changing slowly. Supported by the government and private investors, Russian manufacturers are seeking foreign customers. In this post, I’ll discuss
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President Donald Trump pardoning Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn from his charge of making false statements to the FBI about his communications with Russia is fake news. There is no truth that Trump has issued a pardon to Flynn who plead guilty to the charge. Flynn is the first senior White House official to
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Facebook, Google, and Twitter have faced withering questions and remarks this week on Capitol Hill over Russia. The gauntlet isn’t over and, even when it is, there’s a good chance the companies will face enough bipartisan political will to impose regulations on how they operate. The trio of Internet giants — and many others in tech
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In 2016, ecommerce revenue in Russia grew 21 percent compared to 2015, to $16 billion. This is according to the Russian Association of Internet Trade Companies. The Association expects Russian ecommerce revenue to reach $20 billion for 2017, which will be another 25 percent increase. Roughly 25 percent of ecommerce sales, for $5.6 billion, are
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