A chat with buddy techno Kumar...  

               Me: hi buddy…Whats up??

               Techno Kumar: nothing …just as usual…u say

                Me : so how is your new venture going ?? Everything okay?

                Techno kumar : fine ..I am planning to install the ERP system in my company..but since I   have very little knowledge about it ..i had to outsource the entire implementation of it..

               Me: ahhh ..that`s great ..ERP will go a long way in ensuring flexibility to your company operations..

              Techno kumar: yeah I know …. but the thing is if only I had some knowledge about what it is ..then I would not have a problem…you know ..like for clarity and satisfaction..

               Me : okay ..i understand ..i think you MUST  have an idea about the basics of systems architecture ..that can throw some light on what work you are doing ..

               Techno kumar: is it ?? …but how ..

               Me : arre main hoon na….i can impart some knowledge on this systems architecture..but are you free now ??..because it may take some time..

                 Techno kumar: ..ohh ..not an issue ..i would learn it now itself..

               Me : okay ..so at the beginning u must understand that all the computer programs that are used are comprised of Data Structures and algorithms ..

              Techno kumar : hmmm..like?

                 Me : data structures actually show what is to be processed ..and algorithms tell how it is to be processed..

               Techno kumar : information systems refer to these as  data bases and applications ..respectively .. right ??

               Me : exactly ….now ..the basic thing I that data must be logically distinct from applications ..

         and there are many types of system architecture single, two tier, three tier and finally multi-tier.

Techno kumar : ohh..but I am getting confused what do you mean by tier ??

         Me : yeaah yeaaah ..coming ..coming ..have patience techno ..single tier is the basic laptop/ desktop or server model….do you know what is mean by a server ?

 Techno kumar: yes yes I have heard about it a lot of time..But don’t really have clarity ..

        Me : server is a computer / host to perform certain dedicated tasks or activities ..like data base server , business application server, sales server / finance server for companies ..etc ..

 Techno kumar : gotcha ..

     Me : So in the two tier companies we have the one data server –and the application server is placed in the involved network computers ..the benefits are high Graphical user interface as the server is not burdened with processing activities ..understood ??

Techno kumar : yahh getting it ..

  Me : But the thing is that wide bandwidth is required ..and maintenance is also required ..but in case of of three tier networks there is a business application server that takes of the application load off the network computers and improves the system by minimizing the data transfer over the networks ..

Techno kumar : so we have to only put some sort of a user interface in the computers ..to facilitate the process..

Me : exactly ..my super intelligent techno …no doubt u are a good entrepreneur ….but further the system can also be optimized by putting a separate web server along with the business application one that would only require a web browser to be installed in the network computers…

Techno kumar: ..hmm ..is it just like we have in the internet or other wide area networks..??

Me: yeaah …only that in the internet there are many number of such systems linked …and simply speaking in case of business applications the ERP is the system where the entire company data base is put in one server ..there is a business application server ..here the ERP ..the network companies only have the specific software in their systems to access through a connected WAN…

Techno kumar: hmmmm..understood …thanks Aniket ..it was really a great knowledge sharing session ..u deserve a treat..

Me : of course ..ek treat toh banta hi hain…so tomorrow we meet up at Arsalan ..seven pm..and dig ourselves in the biriyani ..

Techno kumar: bye ..see ya.

poems ..2

                                                  Quiet evenings...

                                                    The westerly winds breeze past my ears

                                                    The unkempt curtains dangling for the last one year,

                                                     The wings of the fan still rotate above me

                                                     Saying as if “why do you keep looking at me?”

                                                     Last year’s calendar sways left and right

                                                     Trying its level best just to avoid my sight,

                                                     The setting sun hides itself among the chimneys

                                                     Pouring the smell of darkness slowly on my poetry…

                                                   

                                                     Life has changed, so has the colour of my wall

                                                     Countless times have I lifted myself every time I fall

                                                     The smoke and dust keep settling on my belongings

                                                     Pensively I ask myself, what that is forthcoming,

                                                     Hopes and dreams lay beside the daily newspaper

                                                     The hue of great expectations seems to become lesser & lesser...

                                                     Failure has become my honest friend

                                                     My identity mixes with tranquility to form a unique blend,

                                                     So often I ask my luck “what has happened to thee?”

                                                     ……. only after its finished will you come to see!!

                                                   

                                                     The morning sun shines to highlight a new opportunity

                                                     But foolishly I drown myself in the deep waters of anxiety,

                                                     Every step that I take is another mistake for her,

                                                     My state my past becomes impossible for her to decipher.

                                                     Moments and only moments are the things I treasure

                                                     This puzzling life mocks at me what I seek to measure,

                                                     ….nothing is there that will always wish to bind

                                                     I will be out of sight, but never out of your mind….

                                                   

                                                    

                                                    

                                                    Aniket sarkar 

poems..

                                                               All I wanted to say…

                                            The intercom rings pensively, I don’t know what it says

                                            the exchange mails unattended for last fifteen days,

                                            The channel files lie dangling on top of one another

                                             Quite resembling my life few days further…

                                             My mind quietly moves from cubicle to cubicle

                                             Searching for solace in middle of this debacle…

                                             Of all the risks I have taken, not thinking of any gain

                                             Sure I was of this one…of nothing but pain

                                            

                                            Hapless, unaware droopy eyelids slide across the door…

                                            A charming smile greets this face so sad and poor 

                                            Flush with happiness it seemed like a kind of breeze

                                            Confused, taken aback, it was the second I still want to seize.

                                            Moments like these doesn’t frequent normal lives

                                            On these moments do all the peace and serenity thrives

                                            It seemed for a moment all the grief to submerge

                                            Just like the bright morning sun rays diverge

                                            The routine life swung to a dash of excitement

                                            My empty mind decorated with a sense of fulfillment

                                            For days I searched for ways to erase my sadness

                                            Only to realize...It is “she” and her pursuit of happiness!!

                                             It is this friendship that still rings like music to my ears

                                             Its melody and tune how exactly I can hear

                                             Restless and impatient this mind wants you to find

                                             I will be out of your sight …but never out of your mind …

                                    

                                     By

                                             Aniket