Asanas for back pain

Practicing yoga regularly relieves back pain by strengthening and stretching the muscles that support the spine and helps prevent future injury. However, it is best to do these exercises under the supervision of a certified yoga instructor. If you encounter any problems in between, you should consult an expert.According to British Chiropractic Association, office goers slouching in front of... By shubhendu.parth

What fails a project

Rajiv Saxena sat with his eyes closed, hanging on to every word that his guru chanted. Visualise your success, dont let the failures pull you down. Visualise your success, dont let the failures pull you down, guruji repeated. One of the biggest secret of success lies in learning from failure, continued guruji. While the words soothed, they also created a twirling of conflicting thoughts in... By shubhendu.parth

Gaps are closing!

The age old war between the two technologiesopen source and proprietary software is still very much on. Like the proverbial good versus evil clash, one camp is eager to paint the other camp in black. Lost somewhere in the debate is the real issue. The question one really needs an answer for is which of the two is cheaper, secure, and easier to maintain. What is in a debate?One of the issues that... By shubhendu.parth

Hexaware,Oracle partners for legacy modernisation

Mumbai: Hexaware has announced that it is working with Oracle to enhance its Legacy Modernization services using the Oracle Tuxedo Application Runtime for CICS and Batch 11g and Oracle Tuxedo Application Rehosting Workbench 11g. According to the official release, Oracle Tuxedo 11g, the application server for mission critical C/C++ and COBOL applications, is designed for running large-scale,... By shubhendu.parth

Verizon, IBM expanded cloud portfolio

New Delhi: Verizon and IBM have expanded their relationship to deliver Managed Data Vault - a new private cloud service that provides secure, quick and reliable daily backups, and fast recovery of enterprise information. The new solution is designed to transfer data from a client location to a specially designed off-site data center via Verizon's secure high-speed private network automatically... By shubhendu.parth

Use lean to go green

When economic concerns got precedence, environmental sustainability had to take a back seat in many organisations. The fact however, remains that being lean and green is good for both the business and the environment. Any organisation that focuses on this will see clear benefits coming in soon. Im a great believer in Green IT and strongly feel that a few small steps and best practices can go a... By shubhendu.parth

Policy revisited

EDITOR'S NOTE Security has remained among the most challenging and perennial concerns of IT managers for the last few years, increasingly so because of the dynamically changing computing and communication paradigms, largely initiated by the Internet and accelerated by a host of newer platforms and devices. As long as computing was largely desktop-dependent and notebook users were few,... By shubhendu.parth

On a roll with openware

One has seen that the use of open source applications in large enterprises has been increasing over the years. But there is a marked divide on the kind of organisations that venture into open source area. Mostly, the adopters are the educational institutes and the R&D organisations. Commercial enterprises still give open source a wide berth. And the reasons are clear: enterprises still... By shubhendu.parth

Leave no threat unattended!

Threats to IT systems today come in multiple formatsviruses, hacking attacks, sabotage, power outages, natural disasters, and maybe even a doomsday catastrophe. The challenge for the helpline, however, doesnt change, no matter what the nature of the threat isit has to keep working in all situations. Sure, all organisations that value their information assets have a disaster recovery strategy in... By shubhendu.parth

Look for a cultural match

An outsourcing relationship is like a marriageits for the keeps, in thick and thin. So choosing the outsourcing partner has to be a meticulous and detailed exercise, as you dont want to be stuck in an abusive relationship. Sure, you must see to it that your outsourcing partner has a wide set of skills and strengths as well as a strong track record of delivering results. Another important aspect... By shubhendu.parth

The customer matters

The most important part in customer relationship management (CRM) is indeed the customer himself. While acquiring customers is a critical function of any business, a far more important and difficult part is retaining them. Indeed, CRM is about creating a customer-centric business philosophy and culture. However, from the IT managers standpoint, adhering to a few good principles can help go a... By shubhendu.parth

Tag all data, guard accordingly

Some will still remember the curious case of Biswamohan Pani, a design engineer and former employee accused by Intel of data theft amounting to as much as US $1 billion. More than anything else, the case brought forth the fact that even the worlds largest organisations were prone to a mission-critical data loss. Its like being killed in a battlefield by friendly fire. In fact, Deloitte in the... By shubhendu.parth