Published in 1999 I have always wondered – why does India not make progress like the rest of the world? Almost all nations in the world started off at the same or similar level after WWII. Given India’s rich history and knowledge we should have leapfrogged the world and should have been one of the leading super-powers… Read More »
Published in 2003 While I have been following the news articles and opinions about how US may lose its edge on technology leadership, I differ from majority of the views that have been expressed so far. What we see in the media and what is shared by the industry are mere indicators that reflect a… Read More »
Published in 2001 Lately it seems that India is waking up to the concept of e-governance. The irony is that our government has yet to understand what governance is and they are already moving forward with automating whatever we have in the name of governance. When President Clinton visited India, he proudly proclaimed that India… Read More »
Published in 2000 The penguin has attacked! If you have been reading the war of OSes it seems that Linux is gainingground against Microsoft in the server space. Now, with ‘Lindows’, which is a Windows UI plastered onLinux, the penguin is eyeing desktop users. While the various open-source and free-software groupsmay be busy writing obituaries… Read More »
Published in 1999 Everyone can see the fire burning, expertise lies in smelling the smoke – a quote that all of us has heard more than once in our lives. Translate that into biz world and it sounds similar to – ‘I should have bought Yahoo stock in 1996’ vs. ‘I bought Yahoo stock in… Read More »
Published in 1999 The other day when I visited Amazon to order additional books, I was happy to see that I was welcomed by name and the page listed some recommendations based on my previous purchases. So, I thought of browsing the list of recommended books but to my disappointment I already had all of… Read More »
Published in 1999 That is what everyone hears these days, mostly from the executive staff of dotcoms, that the ‘old’ rules of business no longer apply. It is being said that the e-commerce and e-business is so different from bricks & mortar business that we cannot measure, be it stock price or other indicators, with… Read More »
Published in 1997 One of the most challenging but often underestimated task is that of managing an IT (software development) project. It is disheartening to see that almost everyone assumes that software projects will overrun their budget and will always be delayed, no matter how much money or resources you throw at them. Thanks to… Read More »
I was listening to the recent Lex Fridman’s podcast episode with Dario Amodei and the Anthropic team on the topic of AGI, AI and (of course) the future of humanity. It appears to me that the creators of AI feel obligated to talk about the risks of AI going berserk and killing us all and… Read More »
One sure sign that the hype of any technology is ebbing is when you see the media coverage and articles that are insightful, pragmatic, less hyperbolic and are not recycled content. In recent months, I have observed such green shoots related to AI. My gut instinct is that most of the enterprise have conducted one… Read More »