Sherlock Holmes

I just got started with watching a TV Series: This is like no other show.

SHERLOCK HOLMES it is...

I am through the episode 0, which is an unaired pilot,

The first episode reminded me of three things,

1) Whats obvious is what is most difficult to see.
2) If you pay close attention to things, you can learn far more without even exchanging words, all you have to trade is your attention for information.
3) Passion doesn't walk alone, It comes with Focus, Energy and Determination.

Can computers out do humans?

It takes humans to build computers still, but we are talking about times when computers know to build themselves.

Are we talking about AI? No, AI is an old fashion.

We are talking about a much more interesting subject - We are talking about computers that with the help of Engineering and Machine learning, thinks, behaves and acts like a 4 year old. From then on, it builds knowledge and has questions just like a 4 year old. Learns about the world around by observation. Establishes common sense by itself.

A computer today knows Differential calculus, but the computer hasn't learnt that. The computer knows, because it was fed with it.

We are talking about computers that understand and see things around just like humans does.

I just got started with a book on the subject, "When Computers can think" - by Anthony Berglas. It is an awesome piece of work put together.

Lets find out if it's got answers to questions that I have in my mind.

I'm back!

I have been a bit on and off, and I haven't been writing much in the last couple of years but, I haven't paused on my reading all the while. I am back to write about the most exciting things that are happening in the world of technology.


From 2013 to 2015 this world of tech has got a major makeover. From churning out mind blowing spectrum of products to major company acquisitions. Foes turn friends, friends turn foes and Giants gone non existent, surprising as it may sound as a technology person one will react to this as if its barely a surprise.


Laws of physics apply invariably to all the creatures in the planet, so is the laws of business that is applied to every single company in this world. A company that doesn't impress people will not make money, a company that doesn't make money will not sustain for long.


Complex as the world is getting, we are at a point where the simple solution isn't simple enough. People are working hard and hard to make the life of their patronage simpler, they are ready to bear all the levels of complexity. Then there are people who thinks of the lives of these people who work to make other people's life simple and they work to make these people's life simpler. Thus we on a giant wheel, trying to make each other life simple. This applies to even companies, any two companies exist because they care about each other to make money and also to be relevant.


That is business in the world of technology, Anyways, too much for a return-back post :) 

Storage wars - Flash vs SATA

Whether you have realized it or not, silently many companies are trying to build on a new system for reliable and more efficient storage.

Drop this idea if you're looking for a penny wise idea. Definately this is not one. You gotta spend ten times more, to get 10 times of speed and everything that a storage specialist has been looking for.

Natively SATA is slow and solid state devices like flash memory chips are not.

But, that aint the only reason why companies are adapting towards this.

Tim cook's memory lane #SteveJobs

Few things Tim cook shared at the D10 interview on Steve Jobs,

Lazer focus
Steve Jobs always mentiones that 'Focus is the Key' and this is one strategy that has brought back Apple to the game from its gallows.

Flip 180
Steve Jobs is renowned for his ever changing arguments. Someday he might have spoke something, and the very next day he could say a totally Opposite thing and he could justify that. Tim Cook considers this to be a gift in Steve Jobs.

Future Focus
Either its a failure or success, forget it and move on. Do not focus on the past. If you have made a big good product in the past, then focus on the next big thing.

Don't ask yourselves a question that 'What would steve do?' Always do what you think is the right thing.

**This is my personal digest about the topic. For more information, please watch the video on Youtube.

Six Considerations for choosing a Cloud Provider

Came across a good article about things that one must consider while moving to Cloud.

There are still numerous factors that will influence Cloud though, but these six points are the common sense that one must posses before taking any serious decisions about cloud.

1. Uptime and SLAs
This would basically provide you info on how the provider has been, and enable you to make a projection to establish the character.

2. Cloud choice
Cloud is basically loosely coupled with respect to commiment. As a startup you can start your business on one cloud provider and then move to another premium provider as your business progresses. Migration from one cloud provider to another must be possible. Infact, quite easily.

3. Deployment model
You can totally utilize cloud the way you want. By default cloud comes with a variety of deployment model, like ... public cloud, private cloud and hybrid cloud... it does not end there... if infrastructure is the key, Workload is the door. Depending upon the workload of a particular application you might choose to keep some on your data center and few on the cloud. Think of a variety of scenarios before even migrating to Cloud.

4. Cloud Expertise
Engineers at your office are great, but engineers at Cloud service providers are greater. By adopting to cloud, you get the opportunity to get connected with a bunch of beautiful brains. Collective inteligence.

5. Customers
Bettet the service, the better would be the feedback. In this social networking world, feedbacks are revenues.

6. Cost
Cost also influences the decision. Think twice, act wise.

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Exchange 2013 - Hell of functionalities but, Think twice.

Microsoft is always great in knowing or learning what office wants and accordingly reimagine Office line of products.

Office outlook's features on paper proves promissing, but failing to deliver commitments bothers business.

Highlights

Sleek and sexy web UI for Office outlook.
Enterprise management console is replaced by enterprise management shell.
Cmdlets reduces pain.
Journaling, imposing policies, append disclaimer on inbound / outbound mails is now possible without any third party software.
Metro UI, might help you to give a new feel and not to keep you bored for sometime.

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