Archive for 'Business'
Non-biological Computer Viruses for a species known as windows
Posted on 14. Jun, 2009 by Amit Jindal.
How true, According to SecurityFocus columnist Scott Granneman: To mess up a Linux box, you need to work at it; to mess up your Windows box, you just need to work on it. It surprises me that the number of viruses/malware for windows is in such HUGE numbers. And they are on serious rise! In [...]
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Lightning strikes Amazon cloud, really
Posted on 13. Jun, 2009 by Amit Jindal.
It’s ironical and damn humorous, but it’s true. When you are in cloud, the lighting could strike. Why didn’t we think of this earlier. Maybe its the almighty telling us to be careful with the “cloud“. Amazon’s cloud was struck by lightning earlier this week. And that’s the truth. On Wednesday evening 10th June 2009 [...]
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How to force users to move – Windows 7 gets built in XP mode
Posted on 27. Apr, 2009 by Amit Jindal.
When its comes to force users to upgrade, Microsoft seems to have found a way. As per the reports Microsoft’s new OS comes with compatibility insurance policy (sort of): Microsoft is adding a “Windows XP Mode” to Windows 7, in a move to encourage users to make the switch to the software vendor’s forthcoming operating [...]
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Running XenServer on cost effective hardware
Posted on 25. Apr, 2009 by Amit Jindal.
XenServer from Citrix is one sweet piece of software. It kicks all the others free Virtual Machines servers to shame. We have been using XenServer 5 for a while now and we get absolutely brilliant performance. However there are a few things to consider when choosing XenServer for any real world use. The Guidelines we [...]
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Cloud computing for Business
Posted on 22. Apr, 2009 by Amit Jindal.
With ever increasing need for computing, IT industry has once again created a new buzz word. Its called computing in the cloud, or more clearly, cloud computing. I wonder why cloud? Why not phantom computing or something of the sorts. From Wikipedia: Cloud computing infrastructure as of 2009[update] consists of reliable services delivered through data [...]
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H-1B Visa Demand Plunges with Economy
Posted on 10. Apr, 2009 by Amit Jindal.
Business Landscape of US economy is changing rapidly. Skilled workers are finding better jobs in their own countries. The proof is the change in demand for H1-B (temporary work visa’s issued by US immigration department. Initial demand for H-1B visas is the slowest in years, according to the U.S. Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, [...]
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Microsoft Anti-piracy Technology is Patent Infringement
Posted on 09. Apr, 2009 by Amit Jindal.
Some court rulings are just rich with irony. Today, April 8, a jury found that Microsoft infringed on Uniloc patents for product activation. Microsoft uses the technology to protect its software from theft. Who’s stealing from whom? Today’s jury verdict, ordered Microsoft to pay Uniloc $388 million. Gauging from rants about product activation, many people [...]
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Business at speed of Dell
Posted on 16. Oct, 2008 by Amit Jindal.
With technology touching new frontiers and business at speed of thought, Dell ships its servers in 10 days and it can take upto 25 days. What’s up with that? We used to buy all Dell servers. But with our past experience of very poor sales where sales person lied to sell servers and with servers [...]