AWS Launches CloudFront Edge Locations in Mumbai and Chennai

Posted on July 29, 2013 by Bhavesh Goswami | Comments(0)

THIS IS HUGE!!! AWS finally has launched infrastructure in India. AWS today announced the launch of CloudFront edge locations in Mumbai and Chennai. This gives significant benefits to Indian customers and it also feels like a first step towards setting

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Preparing for CompTIA Cloud Essentials Exam (CLO-001)

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Bhavesh Goswami | Comments(0)

CompTIA has launched certification exams for cloud computing called CompTIA Cloud Essentials exam (CLO-001). I recently appeared for the exam and I cleared it. CompTIA exam is very valuable to anybody trying to assess their understanding of what cloud computing

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Sample Questions For CompTIA Cloud Essentials Exam (CLO-001)

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Bhavesh Goswami | Comments(0)

The CompTIA Cloud Essentials exam (CLO-001) consists of 50 questions and the duration of the exam is 1 hour (additional 30 min. for regions where English is not the native language).You can learn more about the exam here. Here are

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The Next Generation of Big Data: MapReduce2 with YARN

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Bhavesh Goswami | Comments(0)

I am sure that you have already heard about the next generation of MapReduce proposed by Hadoop. Its popularly called MapReduce2 or MR2. With MR2 they are introducing many enhancements, the prime one being introduction of a new component called

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What is ‘BIG DATA’? And Big data analytics?

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Bhavesh Goswami | Comments(0)

  What is Big data? It is definitely the most talked of ‘new kid on the block’ in the analytics fraternity . Everyone seems to be talking about it . So what exactly is Big data ? Big data consists

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A typical day in the life of an Analyst

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Bhavesh Goswami | Comments(0)

One of the common thoughts in the minds of the new MBA is – how will my typical work day span out ? What will I be doing for 8 hours a day , 40 hours a week if I

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TO CLOUD OR NOT TO CLOUD – MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Bhavesh Goswami | Comments(0)

Cloud computing has arrived and it is time now to welcome the change with open arms before the phenomenon starts looming like a dark cloud waiting to break into a storm over the unprepared. There is a general indecisiveness over

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Is Analytics the right career for you ? 5 points that help you decide

Posted on June 25, 2013 by Bhavesh Goswami | Comments(0)

So you want to work with an IBM, HP, Accenture, Genpact etc. in the latest field of ‘Analytics’ or ‘Data Science’ and you want to be absolutely sure if this is the career for you ? Check out these 5

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What is Analytics? What does a Data Analyst do?

Posted on June 21, 2013 by Bhavesh Goswami | Comments(0)

A large number of students / young professionals ask this to me. Especially when they see the articles from Mckinsey stating Analytics is the next big thing in business and that there is a substantial shortage of manpower. (www.mckinsey.com/~/…/McKinsey/…/MGI_big_data_full_report.ash )

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Launching AWS Certification Bootcamp Course in Bangalore

Posted on June 12, 2013 by Bhavesh Goswami | Comments(0)

  I have received many a request to launch a course for AWS certification. Today I am excited to announce that we have launched a course “AWS Certification Bootcamp – Level 3“.  This course will focus on providing deep hands-on

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