Ravi Kumar Blog Posts

Sandhya Vandanam literally means either Salutation to the goddess of Dawn and dusk or the prayers done during dawn and dusk. Hindus considered the period just before dawn and just after dusk as well as the exact period of noon, as extremely suitable for meditation. All Brahmins after Upanayanam (prescribed to be done at the age of seven), were required to do these prayers without fail. Essentially these prayers are offering oblations to the devas(arghya pradanam), doing breathing exercises (pranayamam) and then meditating on Gayathri by chanting the king of all manthras Gayathri. This Manthra is taught to every boy by his own father during the ceremony of brahmopadesam. After learning Gayathri every boy is supposed to have taken a second birth and is entitled to be called Dwija. Our scriptures attach lot of importance to Sandhya Vandanam. They prescribe that a dwija should do it without fail every day. They also say that the knowledgeable Brahmin who salutes the Sun god daily thrice w...

Development Process .Choose appropriate development lifecycle process to the project at hand because all other activities are derived from the process .Use spiral-based methodology, RUP or derivatives (Pega SmartBuild process) over a waterfall process for large projects .Use Agile, XP over a waterfall process for smaller projects .Having a process is better than not having one at all .In many cases, it is less important on what process is used than how well it is executed Requirements -Gathering and agreeing on requirements is fundamental to a successful project -It’s NOT necessary that ALL requirements need to be fixed before any architecture, design, and coding -It’s more important for the development team to understand what needs to be built -Core functional requirements of system SHOULD be documented in early iterations -Core process rules and security matrix SHOULD be documented in early iterations -Self-service functionalities SHOULD be captured -Core system prototype SHOULD be p...

We can install SP2 on IBM's zSeries mainframes using z/OS DB2 for the database and WebSphere 6.X as the application server. We can use Microsoft Office 2010 programs with SP2, including Visio 2010, Word 2010, and Excel 2010. A new portal supports the distinctive needs of business analysts, providing a focused alternative to the Designer Studio. The portal provides access to the Discovery map, use cases, and key performance indicators. A new Trend reports creation feature. Managers use trend reports to understand their business processes: for instance, a manager may want to see a report of the number of sales made per month over the past year. Creation of Custom SQL functions for reporting purpose. Eg: The manager wants an SQL function that will assign each work object to a category depending on the work object's current priority or urgency. A new Case Management support feature. Extensive new facilities for both developers and users extend Process Commander's suitability fo...