Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing: Rajan Nagarajan, CIO, Mahindra Satyam (Part 7)

By Sramana Mitra and guest author Shaloo Shalini SM: The idea of a private cloud within a public cloud is a good one, actually; somebody should start and do it. Do you have any more ideas to share about entrepreneurship in the cloud? RN: Well, I have to think of something more before retirement. I

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Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing: Rajan Nagarajan, CIO, Mahindra Satyam (Part 6)

By Sramana Mitra and guest author Shaloo Shalini SM: In the remaining time, I would like to explore the topic of entrepreneurship in the clouds. From your vantage point, what are the entrepreneurial opportunities that are best addressed through the cloud paradigm? I run a program called 1 Million by 1 Million. We are trying

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Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing: Rajan Nagarajan, CIO, Mahindra Satyam (Part 5)

Interesting conversation on ‘Event Gramming’ being the norm instead of ‘programming’. SCOR and cloud computing.

Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing: Rajan Nagarajan, CIO, Mahindra Satyam (Part 4)

By Sramana Mitra and guest author Shaloo Shalini SM: Whichever ERP system you are considering, what is their response to this? RN: I think the response is positive because it makes sense for us to look at such an approach. I will answer your question in just a minute, but I do want to give

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Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing: Rajan Nagarajan, CIO, Mahindra Satyam (Part 3)

By Sramana Mitra and guest author Shaloo Shalini SM: Let me go back to how Mahindra Satyam deals with CRM today. It sounds like you are seriously considering moving the entire system to salesforce.com. So, how is CRM managed today inside of Mahindra Satyam?

Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing: Rajan Nagarajan, CIO, Mahindra Satyam (Part 2)

By Sramana Mitra and guest author Shaloo Shalini SM: Here is a slightly tricky question but let me ask you anyway. In Indian IT services companies, there is a huge “not invented here” syndrome. I’m encouraged to hear that you are evaluating off-the-shelf CRM solutions from companies like Oracle, Siebel, and salesforce.com, which is a

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Thought Leaders In Cloud Computing: Rajan Nagarajan, CIO, Mahindra Satyam (Part 1)

By Sramana Mitra and guest author Shaloo Shalini In one of the most thought-stirring interviews with Rajan Nagarajan CIO, Mahindra Satyam, Sramana discusses cloud computing adoption from the point of view of large systems integrators such as Mahindra Satyam. In addition to talking about how big consulting companies are leveraging clouds, Sramana and Rajan have

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