5 Ways In Which Companies Can Drive Excellent Data Governance Efforts by Subhabrata Dasgupta on July 22, 2022 87 views

Data lies at the heart of digital transformation. Not all data. But data that’s easily accessible, high quality in nature and relevant. Unfortunately, without adequate organizational data governance measures, data can easily devolve into data for data’s sake. Something that degenerates into policies and guidance made into a support function executed by organizational IT teams, and not to mention not widely followed organizationally. Therefore, high-quality data governance ensures organizations don’t miss out on data-driven opportunities.…
The Importance of WHO’s SMART Guidelines In Public Health Implementations by Kunjan Patel on June 28, 2022 218 views

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought renewed focus on public health. A push for rapid digitization of existing public health infrastructure, patient health data management and interoperability were some of the effects of this pandemic by way of response. With rapid digitization, especially developing countries started to experience teething troubles and have poor data policies. As the world moves toward a digital health future, inconsistency and lack of proper guidelines and recommendations are the biggest…
5 Essential Characteristics of Data-Driven Enterprises by Subhabrata Dasgupta on May 5, 2022 176 views

Data is omnipresent – in every industry, firm, department, at every scale imaginable. The amount of data generated by modern businesses is already sizable, and this will grow to gigantic proportions in the foreseeable future. The numbers help get some perspective on this burgeoning scale of data. The world produces about 5 exabytes of data (2.5 Bn GB) every day. By 2025, this number is projected to reach 463 exabytes! From a business perspective, data…
Four Success Factors for Digital Health Implementations In Developing Countries by Subhabrata Dasgupta on March 28, 2022 297 views

Original image: Gabe Bienczycki, USAID (Public Domain Image) Inadequate access to healthcare, rural versus urban settings and low health awareness are major challenges faced by Low and Middle-Income Communities in developing countries (LMICs). A major reason behind this challenge is the presence of gaps in the healthcare system. These gaps coupled with the lower health awareness, break the continuum of care and deteriorate care quality. The COVID-19 pandemic has only worsened these gaps and exposed…
Five Tech Trends That Will Shape Business In 2022 by Subhabrata Dasgupta on February 4, 2022 301 views

2022 is upon us. Will it be a year that shall see the world collectively come out of the shadow of the pandemic? And step into a post-pandemic future that looks distinctly different? Or, will 2022 also witness the same old confusing dance between attempts to unlock the economy and humble retreats forced by ever-evolving virus variants? A repeat of the last two years, to be brief? In these unprecedented times, the answers rarely come…
COVID-19 RDT Data Capture: A MEDplat extension for FIND by Subhabrata Dasgupta on January 19, 2022 252 views

As more transmissible COVID-19 variants continue to cause a surge in the number of cases worldwide, countries' need to accelerate rapid testing, and the need to analyze the positivity rate more effectively is further pronounced. The need of the hour is to respond quickly, improve surveillance to contain outbreaks locally and curtail the spread of the virus at the community level. COVID-19 Antigen RDTs have a big role to play in increasing access to testing.…
Digital Adoption: Trends & Opportunities In A Post-pandemic Landscape by Subhabrata Dasgupta on October 14, 2021 297 views

An increased thrust on digital adoption is one of the most important and enduring legacies of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. Cutting across industries — from Healthcare to Financial Services to Manufacturing — companies revisited their operations, customer interactions, and employee collaborations, with a special focus on digital. With their nimble responses, companies — cutting across sectors and regions — advanced their digital adoption by several years. A global survey1 of 800+ C-level executives & senior…
Stream in Node JS by Gautam Kumar Samal on October 22, 2020 504 views

Want to discuss the concepts and usages for a stream in general, and not the full technical aspects of it. The examples and terminologies are inherited from NodeJS. I am sure you’ll find alternative variants in other languages. Although streaming isn’t a new concept, there is quite some confusion when we think about implementing one. What is a stream? Is it a data type? Well, no! Some common data types that we are aware of…
Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) by Sudip Banerjee on September 22, 2020 427 views

Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) is a framework that allows you to apply agile practices at an enterprise level. The 5 minutes video below will give a brief idea of the same. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW2m-BtCJyE But before we dive into SAFe, let’s take a look into Agile, the building block of SAFe. Agile scrum methodology is a project management system that relies on incremental development. Each iteration consists of two to four-week sprints, where each sprint's goal is…
Tips to make Programming Enjoyable! by N. Mahadevan on September 3, 2020 703 views

Let’s face it; Although coding is usually fun, sometimes it gets monotonous. We just hit the wall, forget the actual purpose, and eventually burn out. Sharing a developer’s experience, we spend more days analysing the task and finding the right way ahead. But in this flow we often get lost and confused. Eventually we spend long weekends brainstorming and become irritable, losing our focus and leading to loss of interest in programming.So, now the question…