Will the new Dell have better engagement with customers?
In the last couple of years, Dell has done a series of acquisitions such as Quest Software, AppAssure, SecureWorkd, SonicWall, SttatSoft, Compellent, Force10…The latest EMC acquisition is surely not one of them. For one, $67 billion deals don’t happen every day. Integrating two companies of such size and range is a hugely complex task; and one of them—the acquirer—is a private... By
Lessons from Sachin's Success
.As captured and analyzed by his first captain in a first class match, Shishir Hattangadi By Shriya KhannaEvolution Of DevOps
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Why You Should Embrace Freemium Apps
With digitalization of the business, technology is now expected to do much more than just bring in efficiency. It is touching all aspects of business and is closely interwoven with many business functions and activities. The centralized approach of manufacturing economy is proving to be grossly ineffective to adequately meet the new business needs. Corporate IT, however, is still... By
Where does India stand in eGovernment readiness: Understanding the components of the eGovernment Develoment Index - Infographic
Prime minister Narendra Modi has made frequent references to eGovernance and has urged everyone to embrace egovernance and to bring access to government to the mobile phone. How do you measure success in eGovernance implementation? The definitive measure of egovernance readiness across countries is the United Nations eGovernment survey, carried out once in two years. In its last edition of 2014... By
7 Enterprise use cases for the Raspberry Pi
The Raspberry Pi 2 has come a long way from its original release back in 2012. Today, the Raspberry Pi 2 model offers a Broadcom ARMv7 processor, 1 GB or RAM, a HDMI and an 10/100 Ethernet port and four USB ports. The primary unique selling point of the Raspberry is actually its GPIO ports. On the 2.0 model, it has 40 GPIO pins that can be used to do a wide range of things, from connecting it up... By Sujay V Sarma
Census 2011: India Average Household Size
The pattern cannot be more self evident than in the map above The North and North east have larger average household sizes, while the east has smaller average house hold sizes. The west falls in between the two. The ones that do not confirm to the pattern are the smaller states and union territories. Kerala, Goa, Daman & Diu and Nagar Haveli on the west and Chandigarh on thenorth have... By
The Business Value of Open Source
One of the common objections that I hear about open source software is along the lines of “Why do I care about access to the source code? The last thing I want is responsibility for more code.” Catching the word ‘source’, it is quite easy to jump to the conclusion that it is the only benefit of open source and thus its philosophical system – “software freedom”, is the domain of... By Simon Phipps
MAP: An Approach To Maximize Value Of IoT Investments
Wikipedia defines the Internet of Things (IoT) as the network of physical objects or "things" embedded with electronics, software, sensors, and network connectivity, which enables these objects to collect and exchange data. The ITU definition is somewhat more formal. It defines IoT as a global infrastructure for the information society, enabling advanced services by interconnecting (... By
Uttar Pradesh is used to making or breaking the political ambitions of national parties and their leaders. The state with 80 loksabha seats has a decisive role in deciding who will form the government. Not only iin government formation, but in any demographic discussion, Uttar Pradesh has a decisive say as teh most populous state in the country. This infographic laces the total population of Uttar Pradesh in perspectiveInsights
Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state, with a population of 19,98,12,341. Just this one state accounts for 17 % of the total population of India! UP is followed by Maharashtra, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu in that order. These six most populous states together account for more than half (54%) of the population. On the other end of the spectrum is the island of Lakshadweep with a population of just 64,473. The 20 least populated states and union territories together account for just 10% of the total population. In other words, one state - UP has almost double (1.7 times) the population of 20 least populated states and union territories put together! The other 10 states in between these two extremes account for 36 % of the total population; a bit more than twice the population of UP.Insights