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SDM CET Placement 2012-13: Our Challenge: Eligibility is necessary but not sufficient

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Everything in placement starts with Eligibility. In short, the principle of necessary and sufficient conditions says that ”things cannot happen without the conditions required for them to happen”. This is fairly obvious, but when applied to the placement process  as a whole, these principles carry grand implications.While eligibility is necessary it is NOT sufficient and does not guarantee job.  It is eligibility criteria that opens door for you to appear for campus hiring event.   Let me explain the relation between eligibility (necessary) and sufficient ( final placement) as follows.  The Conditions By way of illustration consider Mutnal ,  a local gym-rat. He is going to attempt to bench-press 325lbs. However, in order for Mutnal  to get the weight up off the rack, he must possess the conditions necessary to do so; that is he must be strong enough to bench-press the weight. This “necessary strength” is considered the necessary condition ( in our placement context, it is eligibil

Is India's New Cloud Computing Platform A Warning For Non-cloud Users?

There are few other areas of the world as ripe for cloud development as India. Established tech nations such as the United States, Great Britain, or Japan have years of legacy systems and non-cloud standards to clear out while other, less technologically fortunate areas of the world struggle to establish themselves in a new market. India, meanwhile, has not only a substantive amount of technology-based business thanks to both outsourcing and home-grown startups but a lack of legacy systems to interfere with new-project adoption. Now, the country's first significant  cloud computing  platform has launched. Is such cloud globalization another sign that companies need to move forward or risk getting left behind? . Here is complete story 

Gartner predicts growth in Indian IT infrastructure market, adoption of co-location and cloud services

Consolidation, private Cloud and business agility are the primary growth drivers for IT expenditure. Going forward, Infrastructure-as-a-Service and co-location will propel the managed services market. By Harshal Kallyanpur At its recent Infrastructure Operations and Data Center Summit, Gartner provided its 2012 outlook for the Indian data center market. The analyst firm estimated that the Indian IT infrastructure market consisting of servers, storage and networking equipment would reach $2.05 billion in 2012, growing 10.3% from 2011. It also predicted that the IT infrastructure market was expected to reach $3.01 billion by 2016.The findings further indicated that storage would have a CAGR of 18.9%. According to Aman Munglani, Research Director, Gartner, the primary reasons for this growth could be attributed to the fact that enterprise storage requirements were on the rise and that storage capacities were expected to grow by 60-70%  in the next five years. The complete

Learning Times: Cloud Computing Using Microsoft Azure

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Train the Trainer Workshop Cloud Computing using Windows Azure Thursday, 28th June to Saturday, 30th June, 2012 Venue: NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte, Mangalore I will be attending a three day training program Train the Trainer Workshop , Cloud Computing using Windows Azure.    

Cloud computing embodies the essence of India

Technology adoption is not an absolute. It takes on a different shape, size and scope in different geographical and industrial segments. There are a few things that differentiate Indian adoption of technology from the rest of the world and the most prominent of all characteristics is “Best Affordable Innovation”. In a country where diversity is ingrained in all aspects of economy, this is one characteristic that stands out. Cloud computing is one of such technologies that fit into the pulse of the Indian culture. Here is complete story from Hindu

Cloud Computing in India and Emerging Markets

Cloud Computing in India and Emerging Markets “The change created  by the cloud  ecosystem will be  manifested 20% in the  realm of technology  and the remainder  through social  change.”,  Industry Participant,  New Delhi Workshop,  November 2010 The World Economic Forum held a workshop in New Delhi on 23 November 2010,  convening over 30 leading Indian decision-makers, including service providers, users,  government representatives and academia. The goals of the workshop were to  identify the potential benefits and opportunities of cloud computing in India and other  emerging economies; address the unique challenges to its implementation in emerging  markets; and explore in which areas emerging markets could take the lead in cloud  development. Market Potential Small and medium-sized companies with limited resources and access to IT are expected to  be the greatest beneficiaries in India from the efficiency gains promised by cloud computing.  For these companies, partici

Advancing Cloud Computing: What to do Now?

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Advancing Cloud Computing: What To Do Now? | World Economic Forum - Advancing Cloud Computing: What To Do Now? via kwout Here is the thinking of World Econmic Forums thinking on Cloud Computing in the days to come 

Linux in cloud environments: Independent experts weigh the options

Research projects that by 2020, most data will reside in the cloud. Although Linux is a logical operating system choice for running cloud services, there are still certain precautions you need to take before you integrate these technologies. Access tips, news, blogs, and interviews for information on how Linux fits into cloud initiatives , a comparison of the vendor offerings available, and advice to help you successfully navigate the transition. Explore the latest open source cloud trends and gain insight into: The key players in the open source cloud market How virtualization enables remotely-hosted cloud computing Five Linux security risks you need to address prior to your cloud deployment And more Find out everything you need to know about Linux in the cloud with these essential resources now.