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Zoho CEO Unveils the Powerful Tech Backbone Powering Viral Messaging App Arattai
5 Oct
Summary
- Zoho's Arattai app built on 15+ years of proprietary messaging and AV framework
- Robust distributed computing framework tuned for over 2 decades powers Arattai
- Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu emphasizes engineering-first ethos and ongoing R&D
In a recent social media post, Zoho Corporation's founder and CEO, Sridhar Vembu, has shed light on the powerful technology underpinning Arattai, the company's homegrown messaging app that aims to challenge global giants like WhatsApp.
Vembu revealed that at the heart of Arattai lies Zoho's highly tested messaging and audiovisual (AV) framework, a "real-time workhorse" that has been refined over the past 15 years. This proprietary technology ensures lightning-fast connections for calls and meetings, a hallmark of Zoho's broader software ecosystem.
Complementing this is a robust distributed computing framework that Zoho has been tuning for more than two decades. This system balances workloads across servers and databases while delivering fault tolerance, performance monitoring, and ironclad security. As Vembu put it, "This is the backbone of Zoho," crediting his dedicated teams for ongoing enhancements that keep the systems protected against threats.
Vembu's revelations underscore Zoho's engineering-first ethos. Recently shifting his focus full-time to research and development (R&D), the CEO hinted at an innovation surge ahead, stating that "our staying power comes from the depth of all the R&D we do." He framed this dedicated engineering approach as akin to the ascetic focus of a "Rishi," emphasizing the company's commitment to continuous improvement.
