Author: Dinesh Elumalai

Dinesh Elumalai looks at the technological innovations that are helping to secure data on the cloud systems Cloud computing is now more than just another business case option. It has proven to be an efficient method of lowering costs, ensuring continuous availability, and reducing downtime. Connecting to the corporate network and accessing accounts, files, and business servers used to be restricted to offices and workspaces with firewalls or other security tools. However, the advent of cloud applications has changed this by allowing users to remotely access corporate applications, documents, and services. According to an IDG survey, 92 per cent of…

Dinesh Elumalai explains the trend of on-site data centers shifting over to the virtual world and how this will impel the future Cloud computing advancements and increased demand for flexible IT (Information Technology) solutions have resulted in innovative technologies that have transformed the traditional data center over the last decade. As server virtualization has become more common, many businesses have shifted from physical n-site data centers to virtualized data center solutions. Image Credit: Define the Cloud  How does Data Center Virtualization work?  Data center virtualization is the conversion of physical data centers into digital data centers via a cloud…

Dinesh Elumalai runs through the good, the bad and the ugly of the gameplay for the WWE 2K22, the ninth game under the series WWE 2K22 was highly anticipated, for both good and bad reasons. Regardless, when 2K announced a new gameplay engine, people were excited about the possibilities. Following the debacle that was WWE 2K20, 2K did a good enough job with marketing for 2K22 to attract many players who simply wanted to stream it on streaming platforms. Many YouTube channels eventually sprung up solely to cover this game. WWE and 2K appeared pleased with the high sales figures…

Dinesh Elumalai steps back onto nostalgia lane and revisits one of gaming’s most beloved characters – Mario “Game over! Thank you so much a-for-to-playing my game!” It is Mario time! Come, let us explore and appreciate the wonderful, bizarre, and riveting world of Mario, his brother Luigi and those beloved ‘mushrooms.’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUHpcSQg0tY In 1985, Super Mario Bros made its debut. This eccentric classic, made by Nintendo icon Shigeru Miyamoto, is credited with sparking the platforming revolution. The game first appeared in Japanese and American arcades in 1985, even though Mario made his debut in Donkey Kong in 1981, where he…

Dinesh Elumalai explains data centers, their importance, their pitfalls, and the future they hold in store for us ‘Data! Data! Data! I cannot make bricks without clay’, was the mantra of Sherlock Holmes in Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Adventure of the Copper Beeches. Big corporations in the modern world seem to have taken Holmes’ motto to heart. An ever-increasing volume of data is collected and computed by big corporations in their quest to improve their margins. But to the layperson, words like data center, server, and the like barely make any sense. Let us take a quick look at how…

Dinesh Elumalai takes a nostalgic relook at one of the most loved games from the 1990s When we were all young and carefree, skipping homework, and engaged in a button-mashing frenzy on our (or friends’) arcade consoles to shoot down hostile alien hordes in a variety of locations, the name Contra brings back cherished memories. And to top it off, that nasty electric guitar-heavy soundtrack! Oh man. On February 20, 2022, our beloved Contra celebrated his 35th birthday. Image Credit: Contra – NES Gameplay – YouTube You heard it right. This childhood favorite of many a kid was first released…