Emerging Trends
Google to host CIO Cloud Computing conference; goes after enterprise as expected!
By Tarry Singh at 13 April, 2010, 11:27 am
This Google move is going to give an obvious dent to the traditional Outsourcing/ Global System Integrators and IT companies. Many companie, big and small are scrambling to hold on to their clients as customers, both big and small are finding easier ways to do business and setup virtual organization, virtual development environments and even [...]
Read More >>Cloud Computing boosts Virtual Companies
By Tarry Singh at 8 April, 2010, 12:02 pm
Cloud computing is no longer a fluffy abstraction. Consider California-based Rimon Law Group, which calls itself a Web 2.0 legal firm. Rimon employs 28 senior lawyers in seven U.S. states but has no offices, thanks to cloud computing services that are helping to change the face of businesses across the globe. Rimon and many other [...]
Read More >>2015: Amazon would have lost digital book market-share to Apple by 35%!
By Tarry Singh at 1 April, 2010, 11:21 am
While the original article is about how Amazon and Barnes and Noble were all letting publishers sell books at their own prizes, the most important threat to Amazon is its stronghold on the publishing market. It is curently 90% and is about to drop to as much as 55% by 2015! This is a massive [...]
Read More >>Unified Consumer Experience in homes by Apple with HDTV plans; US market alone $31 Billion!
By Tarry Singh at 24 March, 2010, 4:53 am
Apple is indeed in unique position to get into a lot more than what is detailed in the article and thus ending up jeopardizing many big players such as Cisco, Tandberg (which Cisco wants to buy), Wii etc etc Let’s look at all other possibilities that puts Apple in this unique position 1. Online SOHO Experience [...]
Read More >>Quantum Step Whitepaper: “Exploding the Myths of Cultural Barriers to Offshoring” whitepaper
By Tarry Singh at 24 March, 2010, 1:28 am
Never before has there been such a great insight into the cultural aspect of offshoring been explained. CLICK HERE TO GET IT. We recently conducted a study by interviewing senior management at more than 30 European organisations to understand their perspective and experience with offshoring. The premise of the study was to identify whether cultural [...]
Read More >>Why Apple iPad is perfect for a mobile business exec like me
By Tarry Singh at 24 March, 2010, 12:53 am
BusinessWeek carried a news about a Consulting Groups decision to buy iPad for its staff and I totally agree with his decision, especially in this mobile age. And who isn’t mobile these days. What does it mean to me? I have ordered one for myself as well since: – I travel a lot and present [...]
Read More >>It’s official! Google Nexus One is here!
By Tarry Singh at 5 January, 2010, 10:43 am
Google has sprung into the Mobile device space while Apple made a clear announcement to get into the advertisement space with Quattro Wireless acquisition. Both will battle really hard in the coming years to come. Engadget was there at the press conference and more details here.
Read More >>Skype coming to your living room with HDTV and HDcam!
By Tarry Singh at 5 January, 2010, 9:43 am
And here is the video announcement: Skype on Tuesday said it is embedding its service on a bevy of HDTVs. The company added that it is supporting video calls in 720p HD on PCs. With the move Skype is aiming to make video conferencing something that can be conducted from the living room while making [...]
Read More >>Kaifu Lee leaks details on Apple Tablet: Apple expects to sell 10 Million units in 2010!
By Tarry Singh at 1 January, 2010, 11:25 am
I am part of that 10 Million people simply as I need a tablet badly. I read a helluva lot. I have tried Financial Times and other paper subscriptions and they just don’t work for me. Online connectivity requires me to carry my MacBook Pro, no matter how cool it sounds, it still happens to [...]
Read More >>Indian IT firms to engineers: Quit smoking and get a 10% pay rise!
By Tarry Singh at 30 December, 2009, 5:37 am
Focus has close to 40 employees and its clients include the Confident Group, Embassy Group and ISRO. According to Ramesh, 50 percent of his colleagues are chain-smokers. Concerns about his and their health prompted Ramesh to come up with this idea. “I have had enough of smoking and drinking for the last 25 years. Now, [...]
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