Bright Possibilities

Category: Technology

  • A new era for Software on the PC?

    A new era for Software on the PC?

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    Today’s announcement from Microsoft was BIG – billion units big. A massive internal reorganization of (Software) Engineering Organizations inside Microsoft results in big rethinking of the placement of Windows Engineering. See New York Times Tech News Coverage talking about the shift to fuel Cloud and Productivity missions. I have personal experiences of being a massive user…

  • Pulse of Cloud Computing and SaaS Businesses

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    Over the past decade there is a high volume of discussion about Software-as-a-Business (SaaS) business model. It is amazing to see how many software parts and software driven experiences (Ex: Netflix, gmail) are purchased online. There are novel products that are only cloud native now unlike in the past. About fifteen years back, I was…

  • Annual Revenue for select companies

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    Yesterday night I was reading about the upcoming earnings season. There was talk about how the stocks of some companies like Google, Microsoft, and Facebook that have soared in the current year. I got curious to understand how the revenues had grown in these companies. The chart illustrates quickly the trajectory of revenue for these…

  • Growing problem with Lots of Pictures everywhere

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    For long we had relished the growing power of cameras – good old digital cameras and ever growing set of mobile devices with embedded cameras. We have nearly more than ten devices at our house – smart phones, tablets, laptops, digital camera, etc., that are equipped with cameras. And that means we snap a lot…

  • “Netflix On Us” offer from T-Mobile

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    Two weeks back I heard about the “Netflix On Us” offer from T-Mobile. Being a T-Mobile ONE customer with multiple lines, this is an attractive offer for us. Plus we are already a Netflix customer paying monthly fees. I had concerns about how this offer will be to sign up and get started. Today I…

  • Back from 2017 Seattle Maker Faire

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    Today Manu and I attended the Seattle Maker Faire. Another year of some exciting things shown at the faire. First and foremost Manu wanted to build and race a pinewood derby car 🙂 which he did quickly as soon as we got in. There were several exhibits around that used arduino based controllers, simple metal…

  • Mentoring and Coaching month 1

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    In the summer, one of our friends asked me if I can coach a student interested in Computer Science. Given that I already volunteer with Spark SIP connecting high school students with internships, I said Yes. A few weeks rolled by and then I was introduced to the student. I had a few ideas on projects the…

  • Wheel of Retailing and path for Fortune

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    Last week I read this business case about Amazon vs. Walmart and the Wheel of Retailing. Over the past two centuries of retailing there have bene several repeat instances where a new comer grabs mindshare and marketshare through discounted offerings and differentiated experiences. Soon this incumbent grows up and wants to get revenue share and…

  • Cash – less in the future?

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    In my work on eCommerce, several times I had dreamed up having cashless transactions enabled at lower costs. The dream is coming alive. I am excited to read about the cashless systems in China – NYTimes: … cash is rapidly becoming obsolete. In India, applications like Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM), PayTM, etc., are set…

  • Reducing Email Clutter

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    I have a half a dozen email inboxes which means it is important to keep the clutter down regularly to get through the mails. Here are some steps I take to reduce the clutter and keep the email life saner. Use Junk Mail or Spam Filters from the native email service provider. This reduces or…