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In this era of technological inventions, with the plethora of technologies, platforms, paradigms, how should the India telecom network evolve? The evolutionary path for the telecom network clearly should ensure that the customer base is retained and increased while also being capable of handling increasing demands on the network .The article below looks at some of the technologies that make the most sense in the current technological scenario. |
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The rise of analytics
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Data OverloadWe are slowly, but surely, heading towards the age of “information overload”. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey started in year 2000 returned around 620 terabytes of data in 11 months – more data than had ever been amassed in the entire history of astronomy. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, Europe’s particle physics laboratory, in Geneva will during its search for the origins of the universe and the elusive Higgs particle, early next year, spew out terabytes’ of data in its wake. Now there upward of 5 billion devices connected to the internet and the numbers are showing no signs of slowing down. A recent report from Cisco, the data networking giant, states that the total data navigating the net will cross ½ a zettabyte (1021) by the year 2013. Such astronomical volumes of data are also handled daily in the world by retail giants like Walmart, Target or telcos like AT&T or Airtel etc. Also advances in the Human Genome Project and technologies like the “Internet of Things” are bound to throw up large quantities if data. The issues of storing data are now slowly becoming non-existent with the plummeting prices of semi conductor memory and processors coupled with a doubling of their capacity every 18 months with the inevitability predicted by Moore’s law. Read the rest of this entry » |
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The Internet of Things!!
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We are progressively moving towards a more connected world. We use a variety of devices to connect to each other and to the network. We are connected to the network through the mundane telephone, mobile phone, desktop, laptop or iPads. We use the devices for sending, receiving, communicating or for our entertainment. In the year 2005, ITU-T, came up with a seminal report titled “The Internet of Things” visualizing a highly interconnected world made of tiny passive or intelligent devices that connect to large databases and to the “network of networks” or the internet. This Internet of Things adds another dimension to our already existing notions of networks. The Internet of Things or M2M (machine-to-machine) envisages an anytime, anywhere, anyone, anything network bringing about a complete ubiquity to computing. In Mark Weiser’s classic words “the most profound technologies are those that disappear and weave themselves into the fabric of everyday life until they are indistinguishable from it”. This will result in the metamorphosis of the network from a dumb pipe to intelligence at the edges. Embedded intelligence in the things themselves will further enhance the power of the network and move the intelligence to the edges of the network. The portents of this highly revolutionary technology are already visible. The devices in this M2M network will be made up of passive elements, sensors and actuators that communicate with the network. Soon everyday articles from tires to toasters will have these intelligent devices embedded into them. Radio Frequency Identification (RFIDs) is the early and pivotal enabler of this technology. In RFID there is the tiny RFID tag which is a passive device that is capable of responding in the presence of RFID receiver. The RFID receiver emits a signal which is received by RFID tag which responds with its identification. Already RFID technology has been used by a leading US retailer to keep track of the goods coming in and going out of its warehouses to the its various stores across the country. In a typical scenario one can imagine a retail store in which all items in the store are RFID tagged. A shopping cart in the store fitted with a RFID receiver can automatically track all items placed in the shopping cart for immediate payment and check out. Other interesting applications are for the payment of highway tolls. Similarly, plans are already afoot for embedding intelligent devices in the tires of automobiles. The devices will be used for measuring the tire pressure, speed etc and appropriately warning the drivers of low pressure or tire wear and tear. The devices will send data to the network which can be processed at the back end network. This technology is also extremely suited for the insurance companies who can give insurance discounts to safe drivers based on the data sent by these sensors. Other promising applications are implantable devices that are capable of remote monitoring of patients with lethal heart problems. These specialized implantable devices can warn the physician when it detects an irregularity in the patient’s heart rhythm. The Internet of Things can also play an important role in monitoring the stress and the load on bridges and forewarn when the stress is too great and a collapse is imminent. There can be many more worthy applications that are possible by installing intelligent sensors in deep mines. The sensors can send real time info on the toxicity of the air inside the mines, the structural strength of the walls or possibility of flooding inside the mines. With increasing miniaturization and advances in nanotechnology the day is not far off when extremely powerful, intelligent miniature devices with processing and communicating power will connect to the Internet to monitor and control its environment improving our daily lives and warning us of impending hazards.
Contributed by : Tinniam V. Ganesh is a technology expert with 25 years of experience in the software industry. You can write to him at tvganesh.85@gmail.com and read his blog http://gigadom.wordpress.com
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To address a growing market demand for analytics savvy graduates, IBM is working with universities around the world to bring advanced analytics training directly into the classroom. The company is expanding its Academic Initiative for business analytics with new programs in India, China, Ireland and Scotland, helping students keep pace with today’s competitive job market by gaining skills in this fast-growing field of technology. In India, IBM is working with faculty members from 500 universities to help more than 30,000 students develop skills in predictive analytics. As part of the program, IBM will conduct a series of training programs with business school faculty concentrating on predictive and business analytics, in 15 major cities throughout the country of India. The faculty members will complete a certification process in analytics at the end of the program. Read the rest of this entry » |
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On the Internet, Trust but verify!
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On the Internet, trust no one. Or at least, as President Reagan famously said, “Trust, but verify.” In particular, whenever an unusual and unexpected message appears on your computer, be suspicious of its authenticity.
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Piracy cost the software industry a record $58.8 billion last year, a 14% gain that was driven by increasing computer use in emerging economies like China. The Business Software Alliance. a trade group that includes tech giants like Apple Inc.(AAPL) and Microsoft Corp.(MSFT), warned Thursday that the economic impact of illegal software use will continue to grow if authorities in the world’s hottest economies don’t show they’re serious about stamping out theft. Read the rest of this entry » |
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Why is there a gap in the college output and employability? Lets talk about IT / ITES hires. In spite of college degree + certificate courses there is still a gap. What according to you is the biggest gap and missing skill set in new entrants into your company.
The question was born keeping two scenarios in mind..one the bigger companies keep hiring, as you rightly said, keeping the training aspect in mind. A lot of time & money is being spent.. and not much is thought about, as it is necessary to make the freshers employable. Secondly, one of the reasons for attrition is the same gap.. freshes who are not hired by bigger companies swamp smaller companies and startups to use them as ladders. And the trained resource from bigger companies keep hoping jobs in the name of new technology. What ever be the case companies are spending both time and efforts for development of skill sets which can come from the market itself..if domain experts and industry leaders come to open and clearly state, like what you have done, the exact gap, the actual pain area..then the issue can be addressed.. 2% of the revenue goes to educating freshers to become employees”. So, it’s good to identify these gaps and fulfill… Post your commets.. |
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If BlackBerry creates problems for corporate e-mail users on the move because it cannot comply with the security |
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Indian IT Market, Indian IT market, Loose Talks, Market Forecast, Tech Expectations, Towards Clarity
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Why ERP Implementations fail in India?
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Since early 1990s, many firms around the world have shifted their information technology (IT) strategy from developing information systems in-house to purchasing application software such as enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. As more and more enterprises move from functional to process-based IT infrastructure, ERP system becomes one of today’s most widely used IT solutions in many large enterprises. IT managers responsible for managing their organization’s ERP implementation view their ERP systems as their organizations’ most strategic computing platform. In spite of the widely used IT solutions, many ERP implementations are not successful. It takes longer time and costs more money than expected. Given the large investment that an ERP project requires and the potential benefits it can offer if successfully implemented, it is important to understand what is needed to ensure a successful ERP Implementation , during a whole process of ERP implementation, i.e.: pre implementation phase, implementation phase and post-implementation phase. Read the rest of this entry » |
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Tablet PC for $35 or less?
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In the recent turn of events, the Indian tech market has shocked the world through hopes of selling a tablet for $35 or less. Assuming the fact that India can get to have its contracts straightened out with manufacturers and suppliers, what can you expect from this practically disposable tablet device? |
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