Technology - Pain or Gain - $64 Question

Technology is exciting…. Technology is invigorating….Technologists are geeks!

Technology always makes interesting conversation. But are such tidbits sufficient to run a BLOG? Like everything else in life there needs to be a real purpose…

Goals & Objectives: Our primary objective of this blog is to create connectivity amongst people who seek answers to questions on technology fearlessly. Eventually we would network people with a need with those that have solutions. And in doing so would have deployed and created value via the use of a technology tool – the BLOG!

Just as much as birth and death go hand-in-hand, do bear in mind that today’s technology could (often will) be tomorrow’s nuisance. The ‘tick-tock’ of a clock, the old familiar rings of a telephone, the Bakelite records, the vinyl LPs, the analog tape, the eight track cassette, (to name a few) …where are they now?

In achieving this network amongst techies it is important to note there really are no heroes. The author is not about to declare he is a know all either. As a matter of fact he confesses ‘he doesn’t’. Go ahead poll the techies. They will confess that true technologists’ rarely do. What separates the good from the bad? Boundary definition. They are extremely aware of their knowledge limitations. However, one thing separates them from fools - their burning desire to find answers! True techies will never lay low!

The mind is bombarded with so many thoughts and questions. What is technology anyway? Does anyone really care for technology? What is the birthplace for technology? Technologies – do they ever die? Or do they morph themselves into other things, also known as evolutionary? Do people get carried away by technology? Does technology sell? Do people really buy technology? Would technology fetch a premium? Why do people confuse technology with standards?

This past Sunday, GVK called me in the morning and inquired if WiFi was apt for Mysore? Let me save the discussion that followed immediately to be interjected later (when?, just patiently wait!). This is a good question.

When is technology a solution? This is not a trick question. The answer to a large extent is – a technology is a solution only when there is a demand for it. In any case, more will follow later.

In the interim let's address the $64 question: We will begin to ponder on articulating technology. What is technology success? This ought to enable us focus on the opportunity for R&D in this global economy.

SR