Like the coin has two sides; a heads and a tail, everything that has a presence has two aspects. Similarly, when we talk of the online world, it is the same. Everything you do in this online world either fetches you laurels or smashes you down. For businesses, it is either hike in sales or

Small Businesses like Social Media. This is always not for the fact that they are interested. But usually for the fact that, big players love it and gain from it.  The barriers to entry are little and there are plenty of social media marketing tools available, making it easier for businesses to increase their online

Outsourcing IT requirement to an offshore location has been a trend for companies since the last two decades among which, India is treated as the most preferable destination. Almost every company, be it SMB’s or large corporations outsource part or whole of their IT requirements to third party vendors. Affording an IT department in-house for

Software outsourcing has been a booming business since 1990’s. The reason being reduced cost, access to wide range of labor markets and improved performance. Today lot of software development occurs at offshore locations as companies get plenty of resource at low cost. Most software development vendors place small teams at client locations to smoothly execute

The big question of today is will NoSQL put an end to relational database’s 40-year old legacy? The answer is not very crisp yet very convincing – Relational databases will never die or become extinct per se, they will continue to exist, however their usage will be severely limited. Currently, more than 95% of the

In today’s world, technology can be influential in bringing nations together and on the adverse can destroy nations. Businesses these days are taking advantage of it to manage work across geographical boundaries and as a result minimizing their cost and effort. This is what is coined as the term “Outsourcing”. Though there are some worries

Recently, I connected to a prospective client on LinkedIn, and he shared some concerns: “I was referred to you by a friend who has worked with Mindfire and highly recommended your services. I was impressed by the technical competence of my emails and discussion with your group. However, (and I’m sure you know this), I

As a SharePoint developer, attending SharePoint Conference 2012 in Las Vegas from 12-15Nov 2012, was a unique opportunity to hear from experts from Microsoft and around the world, share their experience and knowledge on various aspects SharePoint 2013. . There were around 10,000 people from 85 countries attending the conference. As a Microsoft partner and

There has been a sudden rise in the number of social sites recently. The reason being, it’s acceptance by individuals as well as businesses and the fact that people are getting social. Most of the readers must have registered at multiple sites. But, the usage would be restricted to a limited number of sites. This

How important is Social Media for a business? This is a question that business owners ask themselves before barging in to any of the social media platforms. In today’s world Social Media is the heart and soul of any business. It does not mean that other things are not important but, businesses which have presence