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What's Up in 2010 Doc?

Nothing beats the thrill of trying to predict how the future would be. This is a very enjoyable exercise, provided, like the stock market analysts, you quickly forget what you said earlier. I mean, who is going to check out … Continue reading

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Walk when you talk. Learn while you teach.

“Walk when you talk”  is the new Idea ad which is famous nowadays. Given that I will probably never have a marketing division which will coin a cool phrase for me, let me do it myself. So what I do … Continue reading

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Mating Season

All of us in India know that the dark clouds during the monsoons bring the best out of the peacocks. They gloriously spread their beautiful feathers and call out for their mates.  This wonderful sight and the mating cries let … Continue reading

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Time to Invest. Time to help.

If you are thinking that I am talking about investing in stock market, forget it. I have never been an expert in that area. What I am suggesting now is to invest in yourself. There cannot be a better time. … Continue reading

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Solar Eclipse?

The title is misleading. During an eclipse, the sun is blocked for sometime before it re-emerges in its full glory. No such luck for Sun or more precisely Sun Microsystems, which will merge into Oracle.  I am sure all of … Continue reading

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Silicon bites the dust

When a certain product helps you meet the future Prime Minister of a country, it is not surprising that you remember the product fondly. That is why I turned a bit nostalgic when I read that Silicon Graphics’s assets have … Continue reading

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A conference and a few cribs

“Why have a blog if you cannot rant once in a while?” That seems to be the motto of all bloggers. It is almost as if you will not be considered a blogger if you don’t give your piece of … Continue reading

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Can you sell what you innovate?

“Cometh the hour, cometh the man.” Or woman, or in the case of the industry, ‘the machine’. Tough times are when innovative ideas are most needed but will people buy them? I post my thoughts now on the twin aspects … Continue reading

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A Bull and Drivers

It is not about locking bulls on to a bullock cart and driving it. It is about how you castrate a bull!! Keep reading to find out what I am talking about. The book everyone in the Storage world is … Continue reading

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Technologies for these troubled times

“What technologies should we  come up to speed in these troubled times”, is a question that students and engineers freshly into a job ask me. Times are tough, especially for guys coming out of college and those having a job … Continue reading

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