Archive for the ‘Engineering’ Category
What Does It Mean to be a Big Data Product Manager
Last week while driving to a meeting, I had an epiphany. Those familiar with the state of highways in the Bay Area in the morning rush hour can relate to this. I had to be in Burlingame on the water’s side of 101 at 9:30am. However, it was 8:30am before I could leave from Sunnyvale near 280 south of 85. At that time, no matter which highway I took (280, 85, 92, 101) one hour to get to Burlingame was an impossible task. Yet with real time traffic updates on the GPS and timely decision making about getting off and back on the highways at the right exits, I was able to make it to the cafe in Burlingame at 9:20am. Phew! Well let me assure you that it was no small feat. Now to the epiphany. Read the rest of this entry »
What Next After the Post-PC Era?
Post-PC era — It seems this phrase has been overused already, but one can be certain that we are going to keep hearing it for some time to come.
Finally I managed to watch Apple’s keynote of the launch of the new iPad that took place in March. Tim Cook talked about how Apple has its feet firmly planted in the post-PC era and how its three post-PC devices, the iPod, the iPhone and the iPad, contributed to 76% of Apple’s Q4-2011 quarterly revenue. Cook highlighted the fact that Apple sold more iPads in Q4-2011 than the number of PCs sold by any PC manufacturer, thus making it the perfect poster-child of the post-PC era. Read the rest of this entry »
iPad-mini – If Apple Builds It, They Will Come
The anticipation for the iPad 3 has been in overdrive for some days now, typical for any Apple product launch. However, it seems that this reaches a crescendo when we are looking at the launch of a product version that has already delivered it’s share of shock and awe before. What else? What if? Will it? Won’t it? Read the rest of this entry »
Product Strategy & Architecture
I gave a talk at the Product Professionals Event in Bangalore on Nov 12, 2011. Bangalore being home to many well-known high-tech companies with large engineering organizations, I decided to talk about what connects product strategy and architecture. These terms, product strategy and architecture, are dear at heart to every product manager and his or her engineering team.
PRODUCT LEADERSHIP 