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Loading ...A brand new show hosted by Technology Professional, Kashif Aziz, where he takes a look at various managed services and their growth and relevance in the Pakistani market. In this first episode, Kashif speaks to Shahab Riazi from OPEN Silicon Valley and gets Shahab to explain what Cloud Computing is, what drives its demand along with what CIOs and the Board Room look for before investing in it. Kashif also asks Shahab the tough questions about why all this great stuff isn’t happening in Pakistan.. Where, or who, is the problem?
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Thank you, Mr. Laique. The significance on how your sitting minutes away from OPENSV or any other location makes an impact on my “dictating” terms to you on a forum, is a bit lost on me. I am glad, however, that we may know the same people.. it might serve us both to conduct a bit of research on one another prior to passing commentary. Regardless, good luck to you.
OK no more comments from me. I dont have a lot of time to engage or give attention to your comments and subjects. I hope Pakistan does come through.. My new ventutre which is in progress succeeds in the cloud computing application development and cloud computing in health care IT support in Pakistan. Good Luck.
–Rabia: “where the two gentlemen are talking about WHY investment in teams that will eventually be able to service a global economy, originate FROM Pakistan…”
–Rabia: “Let’s try and keep our comments to things discussed in the episode…”
Well Ms. Rabia ,
I see a lot of IT-Generals have domiciled themselves to protract different thinking paradigm. Indeed very similar to your reaction in your comments (in quotations) resisting and reactive without any prior knowledge of who is posting the comments and person who is spending his time taking interest.
Again it is in the discussion, Kashif did do a great job but it would be nice to see more benign approaches and motivating comments comments from the guest. Please know this, I am sitting in Silicon Valley minutes away from OPEN Silicon Valley group and know quite a few of them.
Hi Ms. Rabia Garib:
Thanks for youe response and also thanks for the pointer, 2nd part of the video, here are my thoughts on your comments:
–Rabia: “You might want to listen to the second part of the discussion….”;;
I did see it, but still it could have been more interesting, it is just a suggestion not a criticism. There are lots of factors both local, political and global for any C-level commitment, I am not going there. Pakistan currently does not have a strong IT reputation in spite of the sound talent pool. I do want to see the discussion materialize into reality and recognition at different levels.
Unless Pakistan C-level and involved parties see cloud computing as a future social media in many sense (broad sense)where everything is being done in cloud. The cloud investment (all levels) already heading into 3D, holographics’ Example CNN, CISCO, APPLE, Microsoft, etc. are pouring money with the dominance in industry.
Take a look at this URL this might help comprehend, a tiny angle I looked at while I watch this video video FYI:
http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/ssai/events-20100126-cloud-computing_en.html
Thanks.
I’m so glad these questions are being asked.. Is the Pakistani diaspora supporting the local industry in any way? I don’t think so. The most recent slap in the face was a company founded by two Pakistanis stripped their local operations because the VC they were after, demanded it so. That’s the support they are extending to us. As the saying goes, with friends like these, who needs enemies?
Yes, the concepts that the host has introduced make sense. The ONLY REASON these models will not work here is because of Pakistanis who refuse to play the time game and sell out early in the game. 180 million people who need to be served and technology is the only solution. If our own can’t deliver, we need to bury ourselves in a hole, and fast!
Thank you for the show! Loved it!
Thanks for the comment.. Umm… While there is a clear link between Green Computing and the Cloud, that isn’t what the discussion was about.. The guest was not meant to convince technocrats IN Pakistan about the Cloud.. You might want to listen to the second part of the discussion where the two gentlemen are talking about WHY investment in teams that will eventually be able to service a global economy, originate FROM Pakistan. Let’s try and keep our comments to things discussed in the episode… Thanks!
Err… Thanks for your comment, but yes.. all comments are moderated..
My comments should be a lead to prospect and future challeng rather than moderated.
While its a good topic, outstanding approach and video but Silicon Valley Open Groups’ fails the objectivity to get the message across to Pakistan technocrates, Why Cloud actually needed in Pakistan. Contemplating without knowledge of its origins is a complex. Here is a very sinple example: I don’ hear Green initiative (EPEAT) and Energy Star compliances, lets go figure…… suggest the immediate step needs to be in the following order, i.e.. Contempoltes’ (Cloud & People), Action, Postion and International level group that can interact with other initiatives along the lines. Lets be a leader rather than a idea massaging… example the CIO Pakistan is engage in MIT’s propoganda for world vision. Enjoy and Kudos