Jan 21, 2009
Data Center Nomenclature.
As we plan to have (InshahAllah) various small data-center locations all over Pakistan, there arose a question as to what to name them? In the West, datacenters have a very tech name associated with them, like Digital Realty, Equinix’s IBX (Internet Business Exchange), Datamart, Databank, etc. We wanted to be different. Not just for the sake of being different, but different as in authentic and... read more
Jan 20, 2009
Why I love FedEx
Every now and then – I like to buy ‘things’ from abroad. Sometimes it is books, but most of the time it is hobby or computer parts related. Of late we have been sourcing equipment for the data center. Having servers, routers, parts, accessories, cables, drives, processors, switches, firewalls, power plugs, etc. picked up from various countries and cities across the world. The ONLY company worth... read more
Mar 7, 2008
Rs. 100,000 Internship Challenge.
I have been toying with an idea for the last couple of years to have a ‘meaningful’ internship in our company. My meaningful I imply – worthy of learning, challenging, tough, the most intense / learning 8 weeks you will ever spend anywhere. The no-frills – eat, sleep, drink and talk technology kind of an internship… but (yes there is a but) … it has to be fun!!! Well,... read more
I'm an Internet addict - no other way to describe me. CEO of a Web Hosting & Datacenter, Entrepreneur, Motivator-Mentor, Internet Marketer, Digital Thinker and with that comes digital tinkering. Love life! Engineer by education. Passionate about making a living on the Internet and all that it has to offer. Blunt and in your face. Practical joker. Love books, music (all types of music, but especially vintage jazz), 4x4, movies, humor, gourmet food, cigars, fine wine and martinis! :)
