Veeam backup for Indian SaaS M365: a Bengaluru CTO and IT head argue it out
Veeam backup for Indian SaaS M365 vs Acronis Cyber Protect: a Bengaluru CTO and IT head ran a 8-week bake-off across 2.1 TB of M365 data.
MAXHUB interactive display for Indian training rooms: a Pune L&D day-1 diary
MAXHUB interactive display for Indian training rooms, day-1 diary from a 25-strong fresh-joiner batch in a Pune IT services firm, with Indore trainees on Teams.
BenQ laser projector for Indian training rooms: a 90-day Mumbai bake-off
A Lower Parel BFSI training centre ran a BenQ LU960 next to a 4-year-old lamp unit for 90 days. Brightness logs, 5-year math, and a trainer’s verdict.
We swapped 180 random mice for Logitech business accessories. Here is one IT lead’s Friday in Lower Parel
A 240-person consulting firm in Lower Parel had four mouse brands, three keyboard brands, and zero standard. One Friday floor walk, three Logitech SKUs, and 71 per cent fewer L1 tickets later. Riya Kapoor’s field report on standardising business accessories in an Indian office fleet.
IT asset disposal DPDP India: a Bengaluru SaaS storeroom and 280 signed certificates
IT asset disposal DPDP India: how one Bengaluru SaaS IT head moved 280 retired laptops from a storeroom to a signed certificate in 9 hours.
Microsoft Purview vs Microsoft 365 DLP for Indian companies: a Mumbai finance firm’s Friday call
One Mumbai financial advisory firm. M365 E3 plus Sophos endpoint DLP, signed two years ago. A SEBI inspection notice on a Friday. The Friday-to-Monday conversation that decided which 60 of 180 users got Microsoft Purview, and why the full E5 move was the wrong answer.
USB data theft prevention for Indian companies: a Pune pharma IT manager’s 9-hour Monday
How USB data theft prevention for Indian companies looks in practice: a Pune pharma IT manager’s 9-hour Monday from EDR alert to signed PO.
I ran 80 OptiPlex Micros and 30 Mac minis side-by-side for 18 months. Here is what I would pick now.
A Mumbai consulting-and-creative firm ran 80 Dell OptiPlex Micros and 30 Apple Mac minis side-by-side for 18 months. Field report with the real ticket numbers, the per-month math, and the answer they gave their CFO.
The 90-minute argument that decided our laptop benefit
A Bengaluru SaaS HR head and Finance head walk into a conference room with opposite views on Smart EPP. Ninety minutes later, both have changed their minds about something.
06:42 AM. The DPDP audit email arrived before my chai had cooled.
A Mumbai life-insurance IT head’s 9-hour Monday. The fears, the CFO pushback, the vendor call, the signed PO at 6:30 PM. Inside an Indian BFSI’s DPDP audit walkthrough.
