Wonderful video....
Great test... though largely memory based....
Wonderful memories...
Good times..
@classmates + Doug
C ya all .. hope we meet again..
@Doug
IT was a really good class and served my purpose well.
THanks
Monday, March 16, 2009
Monday, March 9, 2009
Technology prevails
This was the easiest class for me. Almost all the topic which were discussed are listed somewhere in my profile.
Autonomic Computing: My intern in IBM Extreme Blue program. This was exhilarating experience and here i realized how big organization works and what it takes to lead these Organization. I am lucky that i started my Career with something like Extreme Blue IBM.
Grid Computing: My immediate next work after internship. My undergraduate senior year thesis was on this topic. Though in lack of guidance i could not learn much but i still managed to understand the basic theory and concepts of Grid Computing.
Virtualization: My first experience after coming here. I started my class project on this theme. Though technological aspects changed later but theoretically i worked on the same.
Cloud Computing: Read a number of papers on this last semester. My present work largely targets cloud services in the network.
I loved the "did you know?" Video. It was excellent class. I hope this class extends to whole semester because it was always relieving for me after those technology and Computer science boring classes to attend this one.
Saurabh
Autonomic Computing: My intern in IBM Extreme Blue program. This was exhilarating experience and here i realized how big organization works and what it takes to lead these Organization. I am lucky that i started my Career with something like Extreme Blue IBM.
Grid Computing: My immediate next work after internship. My undergraduate senior year thesis was on this topic. Though in lack of guidance i could not learn much but i still managed to understand the basic theory and concepts of Grid Computing.
Virtualization: My first experience after coming here. I started my class project on this theme. Though technological aspects changed later but theoretically i worked on the same.
Cloud Computing: Read a number of papers on this last semester. My present work largely targets cloud services in the network.
I loved the "did you know?" Video. It was excellent class. I hope this class extends to whole semester because it was always relieving for me after those technology and Computer science boring classes to attend this one.
Saurabh
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Survived by lying low SUNIL BHARTI MITTAL CMD | BHARTI GROUP
Reliance Was About To Enter Mobile Telephony. We Were Very Nervous...’ We had built a business with a lot of sweat and effort. And suddenly, it all looked very, very vulnerable. This was six years ago. Reliance, the country’s biggest corporate giant, had announced it was entering mobile telephony. This was no ordinary entry; Reliance planned to spread its network across the country with a different technology and was threatening to unleash a price war.
On top of this, the state-owned giant BSNL, too, unfolded all-India plans for mobile telephones. We at Airtel were very nervous. At that point of time, we were present only in seven circles. Could we survive this onslaught? We were not the only ones who were nervous.
All existing mobile companies were feeling threatened. All of them were scared of the coming storm and some, like Rajeev Chandrashekhar, actually decided to quit. We at Airtel were divided on what to do next. There were some who said we should ramp up our service in our seven circles and show both customers and competition what it means to have a world-class service. This meant greater investments.
I didn’t quite agree with the strategy. I felt that if we stood up at this time, the storm would just blow us away. The debate within Airtel raged. I was clear: the debate had to be settled one way or the other. The company’s top leadership repaired to Agra for hammering out our strategy. The discussions continued all day. I might have wavered for a moment, but then chose to go with my gut. Lie low, I said, and we will live to fight for another day. This is what we eventually did and till this day, our ‘Agra Conclave’ is seen in the company as a high point of strategy.
For the next 18 months we kept a very low profile while preparing to roll out our network across the country. We bought equipment, studied the different markets, negotiated and worked out acquisitions, talked partnerships. I revved up morale in the company by telling all colleagues: “Everyone expects us to lose, but if we don’t, we will make history.’’ As it turned out, we did make history.
On top of this, the state-owned giant BSNL, too, unfolded all-India plans for mobile telephones. We at Airtel were very nervous. At that point of time, we were present only in seven circles. Could we survive this onslaught? We were not the only ones who were nervous.
All existing mobile companies were feeling threatened. All of them were scared of the coming storm and some, like Rajeev Chandrashekhar, actually decided to quit. We at Airtel were divided on what to do next. There were some who said we should ramp up our service in our seven circles and show both customers and competition what it means to have a world-class service. This meant greater investments.
I didn’t quite agree with the strategy. I felt that if we stood up at this time, the storm would just blow us away. The debate within Airtel raged. I was clear: the debate had to be settled one way or the other. The company’s top leadership repaired to Agra for hammering out our strategy. The discussions continued all day. I might have wavered for a moment, but then chose to go with my gut. Lie low, I said, and we will live to fight for another day. This is what we eventually did and till this day, our ‘Agra Conclave’ is seen in the company as a high point of strategy.
For the next 18 months we kept a very low profile while preparing to roll out our network across the country. We bought equipment, studied the different markets, negotiated and worked out acquisitions, talked partnerships. I revved up morale in the company by telling all colleagues: “Everyone expects us to lose, but if we don’t, we will make history.’’ As it turned out, we did make history.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
RUDY GIULIANI | FORMER NEW YORK MAYOR
Surround yourself with great people. Have beliefs and communicate them. Set an example. Stand up to bullies. Deal with first things first. Loyalty is the vital virtue. Prepare relentlessly. Underpromise and overdeliver.Don’t assume a damn thing. Leadership does not simply happen. It can be taught, learned, developed.
There are many ways to lead and ultimately, you'll know what techniques and approaches work best — those you hope to lead will tell you.
There are many ways to lead and ultimately, you'll know what techniques and approaches work best — those you hope to lead will tell you.
The art of saying no to 984 things PETER DRUCKER MANAGEMENT GURU
Andrew Carnegie wanted to put on his gravestone, “Here lies a man who knew how to put into his service more able men than he was himself.” Effective leaders check their performance. They write down, “What do I hope to achieve if I take on this assignment?” They put away their goals for six months and then come back and check their performance against goals.
This way, they find out what they do well and what they do poorly. They also find out whether they picked the truly important things to do. They are magnificent at getting the unimportant things done. They have an impressive record of achievement on trivial matters. Leaders communicate in the sense that people around them know what they are trying to do. They are purpose driven. They know how to establish a mission. And another thing, they know how to say no. The pressure on leaders to do 984 different things is unbearable, so the effective ones learn how to say no and stick with it. They don’t suffocate themselves as a result. Too many leaders try to do a little bit of 25 things and get nothing done. They are very popular because they always say yes.
This way, they find out what they do well and what they do poorly. They also find out whether they picked the truly important things to do. They are magnificent at getting the unimportant things done. They have an impressive record of achievement on trivial matters. Leaders communicate in the sense that people around them know what they are trying to do. They are purpose driven. They know how to establish a mission. And another thing, they know how to say no. The pressure on leaders to do 984 different things is unbearable, so the effective ones learn how to say no and stick with it. They don’t suffocate themselves as a result. Too many leaders try to do a little bit of 25 things and get nothing done. They are very popular because they always say yes.
The four Es of great leaders JACK WELCH FORMER CHAIRMAN & CEO | GE
Basically, my process assesses four essential traits of leadership (each one starting with an E, a nice coincidence). One, successful leaders have tons of positive Energy. They can go-go-go; they love action and relish change. Two, they have the ability to Energize Others — they love people and can inspire them to move mountains when they have to. Three, they have the Edge, the courage to make tough yes-or-no decisions. And finally, they can Execute.
A leader’s intelligence has to have a strong emotional component. He must be able to withstand the heat, handle setbacks and, when those lucky moments arise, enjoy success with equal parts of joy and humility. No doubt emotional intelligence is more rare than book smarts, but my experience says it is more important in the making of a leader.
A leader’s intelligence has to have a strong emotional component. He must be able to withstand the heat, handle setbacks and, when those lucky moments arise, enjoy success with equal parts of joy and humility. No doubt emotional intelligence is more rare than book smarts, but my experience says it is more important in the making of a leader.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Second life vs Playstation virtual world
Second Life vs. Play Station virtual world
After watching a fair number of video and reading online reviews of both the product, i prepared a list of similarities, differences and business opportunity in both the media applications.
Second life:
1. User driven community, more freedom to users.
2. Larger audience as it is intended to all ages and not limited to gaming and social networking.
3. Sex and violence sales.
4. Attractive to real-world companies. Some holds their meetings and bought lands as well.
5. Robust economy model. Users can earn money as well.
6. Better replica of real world then virtual world. Almost every activity can be monetized. Example: advertising, gaming, clubbing, real-estate.
7. 15 million accounts but large scale user registration decline seen in recent quarters.
8. Bit tedious and crowded.
Virtual World
1. Less freedom to user.
2. Originally intended for play stations user community but may adapt second life model in future.
3. No sex, no violence. Mainly for Sony and it's trade partners.
4. Main economy model revolves around gaming and advertising.
5. User looking for psychological relief of being oppressed or pursuing something which they can not pursue in real world would not prefer virtual world.
7. Already having a established user base of PS3.
8. More attractive and easy to use.
Business Model:
SL:
1. Better economy model as countless number of ways to make money. Better replica of real world and more freedom to user enables a better economy model.
2. Larger audience. Nudity, sex makes it attractive to many.
VW:
1. Limited view of real world. More inclined to Sony music and advertising business. Sometimes viewed as a side product to support PS3 community.
2. Limited audience.No nudity, no Violence. Less options for customizing.
3. Potential to leverage established user base of 102 million PS3 users.
After watching a fair number of video and reading online reviews of both the product, i prepared a list of similarities, differences and business opportunity in both the media applications.
Second life:
1. User driven community, more freedom to users.
2. Larger audience as it is intended to all ages and not limited to gaming and social networking.
3. Sex and violence sales.
4. Attractive to real-world companies. Some holds their meetings and bought lands as well.
5. Robust economy model. Users can earn money as well.
6. Better replica of real world then virtual world. Almost every activity can be monetized. Example: advertising, gaming, clubbing, real-estate.
7. 15 million accounts but large scale user registration decline seen in recent quarters.
8. Bit tedious and crowded.
Virtual World
1. Less freedom to user.
2. Originally intended for play stations user community but may adapt second life model in future.
3. No sex, no violence. Mainly for Sony and it's trade partners.
4. Main economy model revolves around gaming and advertising.
5. User looking for psychological relief of being oppressed or pursuing something which they can not pursue in real world would not prefer virtual world.
7. Already having a established user base of PS3.
8. More attractive and easy to use.
Business Model:
SL:
1. Better economy model as countless number of ways to make money. Better replica of real world and more freedom to user enables a better economy model.
2. Larger audience. Nudity, sex makes it attractive to many.
VW:
1. Limited view of real world. More inclined to Sony music and advertising business. Sometimes viewed as a side product to support PS3 community.
2. Limited audience.No nudity, no Violence. Less options for customizing.
3. Potential to leverage established user base of 102 million PS3 users.
Lock Down
Class was wonderful. Presentation by Oscar helped in understanding SOA's practical aspects which i hope would help me in visualizing things in my SOA assignment for one other class.
I liked the exercise using threads which shows how complex things get when there is no order or standards defined but i felt like its all matter of visibility. SOA is no magic stick which rooted out all complex interfaces or business intricacies. It just helped managerial people to focus on what they are supposed to do... Manage...
All the complexity and problem is passed to the Technology guys who will have to think harder on defining appropriate interfaces between different modules to create a generic String/ Bus/ stabdard/ application/service using which a other business component can process data.
SOA just provide a unified view of whole organisation.
As usual .. i liked the discussion section and i agree with the supreme court that closing down the website because it should not be allowed to interfere other businesses.
I liked message lab article and i have a detailed stats on it. I'll post it from later. Right now i have bus in 7 min. and i have to pack my laptop, all stuff and run to bus stop. Note it .. this is the last bus and if i miss this then i wont be able to reach home tonight...\
c ya later
I liked the exercise using threads which shows how complex things get when there is no order or standards defined but i felt like its all matter of visibility. SOA is no magic stick which rooted out all complex interfaces or business intricacies. It just helped managerial people to focus on what they are supposed to do... Manage...
All the complexity and problem is passed to the Technology guys who will have to think harder on defining appropriate interfaces between different modules to create a generic String/ Bus/ stabdard/ application/service using which a other business component can process data.
SOA just provide a unified view of whole organisation.
As usual .. i liked the discussion section and i agree with the supreme court that closing down the website because it should not be allowed to interfere other businesses.
I liked message lab article and i have a detailed stats on it. I'll post it from later. Right now i have bus in 7 min. and i have to pack my laptop, all stuff and run to bus stop. Note it .. this is the last bus and if i miss this then i wont be able to reach home tonight...\
c ya later
I am not able to figure out how to manage blogs in different categories. I see that feature on Wordpress but seems Blogspot does not provide this...
Maintaining different blogs for tech and management is proving to be pain in my ass.
Anyways here are my previous week blogs which were posted on my tech blog by mistake.. sorry if anyone missed my blog though i don't expect if anyone will miss :)
Maintaining different blogs for tech and management is proving to be pain in my ass.
Anyways here are my previous week blogs which were posted on my tech blog by mistake.. sorry if anyone missed my blog though i don't expect if anyone will miss :)
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