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Ahana to Present About Presto on the Open Data Lakehouse at PrestoCon Day; Ahana Customer Blinkit to Discuss Its Presto on AWS Use Case

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Thursday, July 14, 2022
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In addition to being a premier sponsor of the event, Ahana will be participating in three sessions and Ahana customer Blinkit will also be presenting its Presto use case.

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  • In addition to being a premier sponsor of the event, Ahana will be participating in three sessions and Ahana customer Blinkit will also be presenting its Presto use case.
  • Ahana Cloud Community Edition dramatically simplifies it and gives users the ability to learn and validate Presto for their open SQL Lakehousefor free.
  • An Open SQL Data Lakehouse approach enables flexibility and better cost performance by leveraging open technologies and formats.
  • Ahana is the only SaaS for Presto on AWS with the vision to be the SQL engine for the Open Data Lakehouse.

TransUnion Appoints Akshay Kumar to Oversee Global Technology Architecture and Strategy

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Tuesday, February 18, 2020
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CHICAGO, Feb. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) announced today that Akshay Kumar joined the company as Executive Vice President, Global Technology Architecture & Strategy.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, Feb. 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TransUnion (NYSE: TRU) announced today that Akshay Kumar joined the company as Executive Vice President, Global Technology Architecture & Strategy.
  • In this role, Kumar is responsible for ongoing technology transformation efforts, including cloud enablement.
  • Kumar reports directly to Abhi Dhar, TransUnions Chief Information and Technology Officer.
  • TransUnion, as a technology innovator, will benefit from having a skilled leader like Kumar join us.

StubHub Releases Third Annual NHL Preview: Blues and Devils More than Triple Ticket Sales from 2018

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Wednesday, September 18, 2019
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SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --StubHub, the world's most trusted event marketplace, today released its third-annual NHL Preview, revealing the top-trending teams and hottest matchups going into the season, according to ticket sales.

Key Points: 
  • SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --StubHub, the world's most trusted event marketplace, today released its third-annual NHL Preview, revealing the top-trending teams and hottest matchups going into the season, according to ticket sales.
  • The Vegas Golden Knights outsell the #2 team, the New York Rangers, by 28% on StubHub.
  • A postseason run from the Nashville Predators drives the team to make a debut in the top ten list at #7.
  • "After an exhilarating first-time victory over Boston, Blues fans are propelling record-breaking increase in ticket sales compared to the past four Stanley Cup champions, far surpassing the average growth of 40%," said Akshay Khanna, general manager of NHL for StubHub.

Bragg Gaming Announces Major Restructure of Board of Directors

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Thursday, March 14, 2019
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TORONTO and LONDON, March 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - Bragg Gaming Group (Bragg) (TSXV: BRAG) announced the appointment today of gaming industry veterans Jim Ryan and securities lawyer Paul Pathak to its board of directors, along with Bragg CFO Akshay Kumar.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO and LONDON, March 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ - Bragg Gaming Group (Bragg) (TSXV: BRAG) announced the appointment today of gaming industry veterans Jim Ryan and securities lawyer Paul Pathak to its board of directors, along with Bragg CFO Akshay Kumar.
  • "We're happy that Jim, Paul and Akshay have agreed to join the board," said Dominic Mansour, CEO of Bragg.
  • Akshay Kumar was appointed CFO of Bragg Gaming in December 2018, and previously held financial leadership roles at other gaming operations.
  • Bragg Gaming Group is a next generation gaming group, formed by a group of gaming industry veterans.