The moment when I planned to write an article on GIS, I started recollecting my experiences as a student when I was introduced to the intriguing field of GIS. As an astute cartographer, I wondered and liked the dexterity of GIS which offers the...

Business Strategy is a medium term path to realise the long-term vision and mission of a company by setting objectives. Vision and mission statements such as American Express’ "to be the world's most respected service brand" or...

Geographical Information System is a broad term that can refer to a number of different technologies, processes, and methods. It is attached to many operations and has many applications related to engineering, planning, management,...

Big Question? "To be or not to be..." is the opening phrase of a soliloquy in the "Nunnery Scene" of William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. In the speech, a despondent Prince Hamlet contemplates death and suicide while...

The abundance of opportunity driven by various factors has made technology consulting popular and an inevitable fact in today’s fast growing tech industry. With IT and IT enabled businesses maturing from pure services to companies that make...

Evolution: Geographical data in the past was represented only on paper maps but nowadays it is mostly stored in geographical databases. Technology is improving rapidly; technology improvement is the key to GIS development. As GIS develops and...

Geography has been an integral part of the evolution of mankind; from time immemorial humans have been using it in their pursuit of finding food, shelter, new territories, and understanding their world better. Today, Geography is regarded as a...

In today’s fast paced technology, data security & IT governance are key concerns and top priorities of companies. The pace of threats is more than the preventive processes & checks that are being built. In such a scenario an...

Today, we are seeing large-scale adoptions of 3 key technologies/strategies by organizations in support of business goals. These being Cloud (whether Private, Public or Hybrid), Bimodal or 2 speed IT and Software as a Service (generally a hosted...

As we look around, organizations across the globe are constantly looking at changing or innovating to stay competitive and valuable. And one of the reasons for this is the rapid advancement and acceleration that we see in the technology or digital...