Disruptive Technology Affects Hr Staffing
Clayton Christensen wrote a book in 1997 that created an earthquake in the global business world. His book, The Innovator’s Dilemma describes “disruptive technology” in the marketplace that creates a firestorm of innovation so quickly, that renders known, present technologies is obsolete. It’s the process of a product or service that takes root in simple applications at the bottom of the market and through relentless movement upward, suddenly displaces established competitors.
Examples of disruptive technology is described in these terms to these products: vinyl records were suddenly replaced by 8 track tapes that were replaced by cassettes that were replaced by cd’s that were replaced by iPods. What happened to the Walkman? Look at MP3 players and the iPod. What happened to 35mm film? Look at digital cameras. Kodak thought digital photography was a passing fad but when digital hit the marketplace and stayed and grew, it displaced 35mm film developing with instant photos through digital technology.
How does disruptive technology affect human resources staffing?
Disruptive technologies change the nature of an industry thereby changing a firm’s viability that does not adopt disruptive technologies. Although the technologies may not show immediate results, the sudden change will change human resource staffing in order to accommodate the technology success. The success could reflect lower cost, simpler operation, smaller size and greater convenience. That means technology success will eventually affect HR staffing in terms of decreasing or increasing the size of employee staffing. Either way, HR departments have to be ready for the change and work accordingly to stay up with the technology growth, company growth and relevance in the industry and ultimately, in the marketplace.
Both the intended and unintended effects of specific human resource practices must be considered and firms must be prepared to accept the development of unsuccessful new technologies as well as successful technologies that may develop into disruptive technologies. It is incumbent on the acting firm to stay on the cutting edge ahead of the competition but also keep an eye that employee loads and functions are inline with what is happening with technology. If the HR department does not stay up with the technologies, understaffing or overstaffing may occur, this can affect production and proper output. Bottom line advice to HR departments is to stay with the flow and see success with your company as disruptive technology breaks the competition.
VOIP technology in call centers
To those who may be less familiar, call center technology consists of automated phone systems capable of answering incoming phone calls and performing outbound autodialing. A call center is a group of telephone agents who receive incoming calls and/or make outgoing calls. Many call centers are completely automated, processing incoming and outgoing calls without any manual operations. Software applications usually associated with calls centers are CRM (Customer Relationship Management) programs.
Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) is a call center technology that allows call center to make and receive calls using the Internet instead of traditional phone lines. As a matter of fact, today, many call centers deploy VOIP technology in a bid to reduce costs and improve operational efficiency as also employ remote call center agents. Businesses worldwide have built VOIP into their call centers, because of the scalability, and VOIP enables call centers to adapt and grow along with business and technology needs.
Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) technology has come to stay. It has made steady progress in replacing traditional telephone lines in most businesses and even in homes. It is the technology of the future as more and more people are enamored of the features of VOIP technology and the concomitant benefits. For many businesses, reduced cost is perhaps the most compelling reason to adopt VOIP in the call centers. VOIP allows organizations to set up core operations in their main office, while operating call centers at many locations across the globe.
Ordinarily, a VOIP call center is a virtual communication warehouse for marketing, and to a lesser extent, customer relationship management (CRM) functions. Using software on your call center’s workstations along with a broadband Internet connection can result in significant savings on operational costs. The telephone communications through the Internet allows the VOIP call center staff to initiate and respond to any number of simultaneous telemarketing calls, phone orders, and customer inquiries. Essentially, a VOIP call center centralizes telemarketing, ordering and customer service functions for various manufacturing and service companies.
There are two different choices – one is to make your current equipment -enabled. The other is to build up a new system through a separate gateway. But there are greater gains in having VOIP technology native to your existing call center system. You can use your current equipment by adding a VOIP interface board or similar bridging device to your current system configuration. There are many manufacturers who offer these products.
While exercising this option, buy a product that is certified and capable of easy integration with your existing equipments. Please remember the vendor’s commitment to developing VOIP solutions for you is important. If you find it difficult, hire a professional consultant, who has already handled multiple VOIP call center deployments, to guide you through your project.
Since all telephone functions of are computerized, and since the Internet is by far more capable of handling multiple phone transmissions than a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), a call center need not be unduly bothered about overburdened telephone lines. This is a huge advantage. A number of opportunities are presented once you have your call center on the VOIP technology.
VoIP Phone Service can benefit for your business in several additional ways. To learn more visit: RingCentral.com or Toll Free Number. There is also information here on 800 numbers for Business and non-business use.
[Top]Renewable Energy Technology A National Perspective
For decades people were only concerned with the question how to generate enough energy to satisfy our growing energy demand. Renewable energy technology was not on the agenda. Today this has changed. As news came out that fossil fuel resources are running out much faster than expected and damage to our environment is already causing significant changes to our climate people are now looking for new answers. Renewable energy technology is now at the forefront of our quest to solve our current energy crisis.
The energy crisis and the environmental problems are so fundamental that no single government can solve the problem alone. As a matter of fact, the problem is so vast that we cannot just rely on our governments to make changes. Each and every one of us must take responsibility for their own energy consumption and contribute as much as possible to a cleaner future.
In the Unites States the government has established the national renewable energy technology laboratory (NREL). In addition to research, the laboratory also provides information to the public about renewable energy sources.
On its’ website the NREL provides a lot of information to anybody who wants to learn about renewable energy technology. The website also provides information about the research conducted by the NREL. In particular you can read about development strategies to change the way that power is consumed in businesses, homes and even in our cars.
You can also visit the laboratory for renewable energy technology in person in Golden and in Washington. However, if your main focus is on wind energy I recommend you visit the national wind technology center instead.
At the NREL in Golden, Colorado you can learn a lot about how you can help to protect our environment and how you can save energy in your daily live. Especially the visitor’s center provides a vast array of information about renewable energy technology and how we can integrate alternative sources of energy into our daily activities. The opening hours of the center are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. The center is closed on weekends and public holidays.
If you are interested in alternative and clean energy sources then the NREL’s website should be one of your first focal points. It provides in-depth information about all different types of renewable energy technology, such as solar energy, wind power, biomass power and geothermal power. If you are a student you can find materials to assist with your assignments and school projects.
Since the NREL is an official institution you know that the information you find on their website is accurate and up to date.
The NREL website is especially helpful if you are interested in solar energy. The information is innovative and to the point and can be a good starting point if you are thinking about using solar renewable energy technology in your home or your office.
Finding a solution to our energy and environmental problems is a very pressing issue and the government is dedicating more and more funds to finding a solution. Recently, the US Department of Energy has allocated $107.4m to support and further efficiency and clean energy projects. The scientists at the national renewable energy technology laboratory are at the forefront of research in this area.
The NREL website also provides extensive information on solar thermal, photovoltaic and solar radiation research.
The NREL also provides help and advice to anybody who is interested in using clean renewable energy technology in their lives. If you need help to get your project started or off the ground the NREL provides the support you need. They already support clean energy projects for businesses, educational institutions, tribal communities and even many international governments.
If you are ready to make a difference and start implementing clean and green energy into your live I recommend that you inform yourself first. The national renewable energy technology laboratory’s website can be a great starting point for your own research. You will find reliable answers to many of your questions and it will give you the confidence that you know you can make a change, too!
[Top]S.e.a College Of Engineering And Technology, The Best Engineering College In Bangalore
S.E.A College of Engineering and Technology (SEACET)Bangalore, India at the moment, the best emerging engineering college in India is established in 2007-2008 with the sole motto to develop and offer young, committed and ethical graduates to diverse professional environments, specialized in different disciplines of Engineering and Management.
Sea College of engineering which is now one among the top 30 engineering colleges in Karnataka started in 2007 by offering courses in Computer Science, Electronics and Communication, Information Science and Mechanical Engineering is the Best BE and B Tech colleges in India and is also the Top Placement Colleges. Not many people will be dazzled to hear that top engineering college in India, started by associating the best engineering facilities across south India banged into the list of best engineering colleges in India in a short span.
The infrastructure and the facilities available at S.E.A College of Engineering and Technology has prompted some to rank SEACET as one among the Best BE and engineering colleges in Karnataka, India. For reference see the list of engineering colleges produced by an eminent educationalist in Bangalore Mr. Kumara Reddy.
Top 30 Engineering Colleges in Bangalore
1.R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore
2.M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Tech, Bangalore
3.P.E.S. Institute of Technology, Bangalore
4.S.E.A. College of Engineering & Technology, Bangalore
5.Sir M. Visvewsvaraya Institute of Technology, Bangalore
6.B.M.S College of Engineering, Bull Temple Road, Bangalore
7.Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bangalore
8.P.E.S. School of Engineering, Bangalore
9.Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore
10.B.M.S. Institute of Technology, Yelahanka, Bangalore
The Institution apart from strictly adhering to course curriculum of the affiliating University also in the forefront in offering several value based activities / programs, appropriately tailor made to transform and mould the raw and budding members of the Learners Community as fully trained professionals who are directly acceptable by professional environments. Extended Training Activities on advanced software”s relevant to different discipline. Hands-on training on advanced facilities / instruments, periodic visits to professional environments, Lectures / Talks by eminent personalities in the chosen disciplines of Engineering and Management, extensive and value additional type of interactions with professional environments, mentorship, group study schemes, to cit a few are begin implemented and seriously followed so as to profile the much needed value addition to the profiles of the Learners Community. All these helped SEACET in gaining a position in the list of top 20 engineering colleges in Bangalore.
Its is not only among the colleges of Karnataka that S.E.A College of Engineering and Technology topped the list, according to some of the latest ranking lists SEA is one among the top 50 engineering colleges in India. See this list below from a trustable source.
List of Top Engineering colleges in India
1.Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
2.Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
3.Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
4.Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
5.Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
6.Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences, Pilani
7.Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
8.Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
9.Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
10.College of Engineering , Anna University, Guindy
11.National Institute of Technology Warangal
12.Jadavpur University , Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Calcutta
13.Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad
14.Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
15.National Institute of Technology, Trichy
16.National Institute of Technology, Suratkal
17.Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi
18.Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh
19.Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad
20.Malviya National Institute of Technology, Bhopal
21.PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
22.International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad
23.National Institute of Technology, Calicut
24.Osmania University College of Engineering, Hyderabad
25.College of Engineering , Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam
26.Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala
27.Bengal Engineering and Science University , Shibpur
28.Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur
29.Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur
30.Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur
31.Dhirubhai Ambani IICT, Gandhi Nagar
32.Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, New Delhi
33.Govt. College of Engineering, Pune
34.Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
35.National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra
36.Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute Of Technology, Surat
37.National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
38.Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad
39.R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore
40.National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur
41.College of Engineering, Trivandrum
42.University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, Bangalore
43.Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, Mumbai
44.Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
45.Coimbatore Institute of Technology, Coimbatore
46.SSN College of Engineering, Chennai
47.S.E.A. College of Engineering & Technology, Bangalore
48.IIIT, Allahabad
49.National Institute of Technology, Durgapur
50.SIT, Calcutta
If S.E.A. College of Engineering & Technology continues the work they are doing now, I am sure that with in next five years S.E.A. College of Engineering & Technology, Bangalore would become the best engineering college in Karnataka.
[Top]File Processing Systems
Even the earliest business computer systems were used to process business records and produce information. They were generally faster and more accurate than equivalent manual systems. These systems stored groups of records in separate files, and so they were called file processing systems. Although file processing systems are a great improvement over manual systems, they do have the following limitations:
Data is separated and isolated.
Data is often duplicated.
Application programs are dependent on file formats.
It is difficult to represent complex objects using file processing systems. Data is separate and isolated. Recall that as the marketing manager you needed to relate sales data to customer data. Somehow you need to extract data from both the CUSTOMER and ORDER files and combine it into a single file for processing. To do this, computer programmers determine which parts of each of the files are needed. Then they determine how the files are related to one another, and finally they coordinate the processing of the files so the correct data is extracted. This data is then used to produce the information. Imagine the problems of extracting data from ten or fifteen files instead of just two! Data is often duplicated. In the record club example, a member’s name, address, and membership number are stored in both files. Although this duplicate data wastes a small amount of file space, that is not the most serious problem with duplicate data. The major problem concerns data integrity.
A collection of data has integrity if the data is logically consistent. This means, in part, that duplicated data items agree with one another. Poor data integrity often develops in file processing systems. If a member were to change his or her name or address, then all files containing that data need to be updated. The danger lies in the risk that all files might not be updated, causing discrepancies between the files. Data integrity problems are serious. If data items differ, inconsistent results will be produced. A report from one application might disagree with a report from another application. At least one of them will be incorrect, but who can tell which one? When this occurs, the credibility of the stored data comes into question. Application programs are dependent on file formats. In file processing systems, the physical formats of files and records are entered in the application programs that process the files. In COBOL, for example, file formats are written in the DATA DIVISION.
The problem with this arrangement is that changes in file formats result in program updates. For example, if the Customer record were modified to expand the ZIP Code field from five to nine digits, all programs that use the Customer record need to be modified, even if they do not use the ZIP Code field. There might be twenty programs that process the CUSTOMER file. A change like this one means that a programmer needs to identify all the affected programs, then modify and retest them. This is both time consuming and error-prone. It is also very frustrating to have to modify programs that do not even use the field whose format changed. It is difficult to represent complex objects using file processing systems. This last weakness of file processing systems may seem a bit theoretical, but it is an important shortcoming.
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