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Forget AI

With the new hype in Artificial Intelligence, it has triggered both excitement and anxiety particularly with regards to employment. The truth is out with numbers as it is predicted to replace 300 million jobs globally in the coming years. This prediction has led to many to think whether Machines where actually built to overcome the repetitive, mechanical tasks or replace the jobs of skilled workers too specially in the field of finance, healthcare, customer service and the list goes on. In the coming years there might be a significant shift in the workplace landscape under these sectors which will lead to losing the human face value’s over machines.

Time has come to rethink about the economical impact with the lack of humans at workplaces. Other than boosting work productivity one must think what good does machines do to our economy. Does it help any financial institutions or any other governmental institutions which has been built by it’s people for generating income source. We are living in a people driven economy by having them work and have jobs. By doing that the economy runs with children being able to go school, people having to pay their bills, people able to buy or sell assets, people able to travel the world , drive their favorite cars and being able to live a life of their dreams. A machine must be here only to support you in whatever you are continuing to do at work while you still exist to rock the floor.

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Oracle Golden Gate

Golden Gate Microservices has become crucial to Oracle’s modern day approach of data protection and high availability. Making it user friendly was the ultimatum to the launch of microservices. With the help of microservices , the manual task of data extraction , data pump and data replication has been transformed to a web browser based user friendly interface making the approach of moving to a different site on your finger tips. Having to quickly adjust to any disaster are the main goals to reducing the dependency of heavy manual processes or dedicated management tools. A microservice architecture makes it easy for your database administrators to manage a disaster even while on the move and need not be present at his office or desk to make a quick recovery. While those services are available on your web browser , a mobile phone could be more than enough to get the job done .

At the end of the day how easily you and your organization could adapt to a more agile strategy for a disaster management approach for standby databases ensures the robustness of your system architecture.

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Stress Management

Living in a fast paced world, stress can arise from various sources like work, relationships, financial or health related. No matter the case, your presence of mind and mindfulness is the key to battle Stress. Keep in mind during those trying moments, start thinking about the present and forget about the tomorrow, see how you could make up to the present and stop worrying about the tomorrow. As tomorrow would never exist unless you are present for today.

Learning to manage your time is another crucial phase in battling Stress, by understanding and giving priority to only what is important today. It is also important to know when to take breaks to recharge your mind and body, without which you are no where close to the mission and goals you are willing to achieve while at work or elsewhere. It’s during those breaks that gives you the space to re-think or help you find a new strategy in achieving present goals.

Additionally having a hobby in hand or any activity that brings you joy personally is a very pro-active approach to keep Stress at the exit door.

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Data Guard

To care about information you value the most has become very crucial to the present time due to the abondance of information you have available around you. In today’s fast paced digital economy , data has become one of the most crucial asset to be protected whether it may be personal, financial , wellness or business related. It’s protection has become so crucial because of the value it holds for you or your business today. The value of your personal or organizational data will be evaluated based on the criticality that may arise once that information is no more accessible to you at any given time. That being said the ways you invest to safeguard data or replicate data or backup data is what the real struggle is all about during any unforeseen events like natural disaster or a planned attack.

In the present world, hackers constantly try to breach into data that they feel is very crucial not only because they might be interested in your data but also due to the fact they understand the financial loss that you may occur with the absence of data. Now that is a sabotage of data which is constantly being played out. Therefore shifting your data or may be relocating your data to a different geographical area is one of the most important action plan you are required to put in place.

In a world where data is constantly being compromised guarding it is a non negotiable responsibility.

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A Bullet Does The Job

Like a bullet being fired and embarking on it’s trajectory , people often find a renewed sense of direction and vigor after being fired. Losing a job can be devastating but it might as well act like a very powerful way to reinvent oneself or find oneself real potential to this life. This open’s another door for reinvention and growth during this period of uncertainty and forces us to think crucial. Just like a bullet that is destined for its target of set goals, so is any individual sets their clear goals and run to pursue them. The time given very often leads to exploring new career paths and even to re-evaluate their strength and sometimes venture into new fields that have never been explored before.

In this process what actually leads to is evaluating the true human capacity to resilience and capacity to overcome any disaster in personal or professional life. At the end of this struggle like a bullet that has fulfilled it’s ultimate purpose, these individuals also do find success and sometimes the best achievements made in these hardest setbacks.

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Hope Formula

One of the important factors for people to keep hope’s is to have the most important driving force called Hard Work and that is the only engine to propel any individual dreams into a reality. On the other hand, hope is the only the guiding light that will provide the motivation for any person to keep moving ahead. The combination of Hard Work and Hope makes a perfect synergy to achieve your goals. Now there are no dreams or goals which is complete without the presence of Grace. Grace gives you the finishing touches to make sure you have done a good job. The lack of grace only makes your work 99% . You call it the cherry on top the ice cake. It’s that one cherry makes the whole cake stand out. Everyone works hard but without the presence of grace to your work, there are no work which is 100% complete. Hard work will navigate you to the life’s complexities and with Grace on top will give you a meaningful success. The more you keep working hard let us also be reminded to carry the grace along with us to the finish line.

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Good vs Great Project Manager

A project manager is indeed a necessity depending the size of your work or goals set to be achieved. Here comes the need of a person who can be held responsible and accountable for all the achievements or shortfalls in this journey to successfully completing what has been destined with a project manager. As a Good Project Manager you must be capable to prepare the right budget, hire the right resource and prepare a schedule to deliver the project on time. So to achieve these you will need the right skills to communicate, problem solving and your ultimate aim would be to achieve the task no matter what it takes. Whereas a Great Project Manager must also be able to do the same but here lies the difference, Transparency and Honesty are just the two key essentials that separates Good vs Great. Ultimately there are many Good Project Manager but you can only wish to have a Great Project Manager. The big bucks keep following and hunting for Great Project Manager as they not only meets the requirements but anticipates the future and always look at ways at empowering the people working within the team and making them feel valued.

The goal to a Great Project Manager is not easy but requires lot patience and resilience to face any shortfalls or turbulence within the team and by being with the team to support them in achieving their goals. Remember only the Greatest minds created lasting impact on people.