Mathematical model for Global sourcing

IBM is attempting to reduce offshoring considerations to a mathematic model — or, in the words of the application, "a robust and reusable sourcing template" for identifying and analyzing "global resource pools."

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9130750&intsrc=news_ts_head

Spanning Next Gen Technologies

Much of my time gets taken by working on existing systems. Existing could be existing for the past several decades. Getting to know the advances , converting to manageable solutions and getting customers to use them - thats what drives my passion towards work. lessons learnt along the way:

1. Be passionate
2. Show your passion
3. Read high and wide
4. Do yourself a favor - surf the Net, network with early adopters
5. Tell customers
6. help in adoption
7. Get out of the way

World's first Carbon Neutral Nation

The Maldives will shift entirely to renewable energy over the next decade to become the first carbon-neutral nation and fight climate change that threatens the low-lying archipelago's existence

http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE52E1HN20090315

Wisdom for Tough times

you should read Seth's blog on Pivot points. Words of Wisdom. Somehow reminded me of my MBA marketing classes ....when we had no money to invest in a company but could come out with the most creative ideas to save a Fortune 500 company....

Keep the machines in your factory, but change what they make.
Keep your customers, but change what you sell to them.
Keep your staff, but change what you do.

Simple examples:
Keep the musicians, but change how you make money (sell concerts, not CDs).
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Go on to read the full blog...

Rich People, Rude People

I was recently reading a survey on Rich people conducted to check how behaviors change when you get money or become rich. The survey was surprising as it claims that Rich people are more rude than poor people and goes on to claim that the Rich are essentially rich because they are rude and really dont require others for survival; not so the case for poor people. The author goes on to claim this is an analogy to the food chain that as you go up the food chain , you eat others below you. So you dont really care for them(why would you if they are your lunch). Which in a way explains the impunity of all the Enrons and Satyams of the world. Possibly GE,Citibank,GM as you could list them. So the lesson seems to be that its better to be Rich than Poor - comparing to the food chain, at best you are rich or worse a rude Lion; or on the other end, at worse you are poor or at best you are a dumb vegetable.

Info Blow-out

I find it hard to keep up with the info flow.........

theres no time to process data and get the info.....so many times you tend to go with the flow...

not a nice idea looks like. you have to be careful in this new new world of Info Blow-out...

Culture Clash and Career Choice

Some cultures seem built to defeat others....

some are oriented towards teamwork....many just exist...

before you choose your career,look at your cultural backdrop. does it make a natural fit? else you need to be absolutely sure of liking your choice of career.....

it may just prove to be a very steep climb....like if you choose rock climbing(pun intended).