tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-268066882024-03-13T12:36:33.979-07:00Siddhartha Rao welcomes you to his Blog...Siddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-15879921666765084972009-11-02T12:26:00.000-08:002010-08-16T07:54:53.751-07:00Another exciting Diwali... !It's always fantastic to get an opportunity to represent your country in another! So, when such an opportunity knocked my doors, I welcomed it with open arms!My contribution follows that of John Schwarz (Board Member - SAP AG) at around interval 1:30.This video was broacasted also on regional TV (Rhine Neckar Fernsehen). For high-res version, click here.PS: The idea to walk at that leisurely paceSiddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-7526844165278288522009-07-01T11:15:00.000-07:002013-09-20T02:24:31.363-07:00Just another update... Oh yeah, lets talk about my book too!Phew! I can't believe it! I have taken such a long, long vacation from blogging - something I thought would never ever happen. Indeed, it did!It is definitely difficult to recap over 18 months of my life in a few words, so I think I would simply put down the key features (sounds so terribly official, but can't help it!):Work: going fine, changed my job within the company I am working in. Changed Siddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-56967073848175263912007-10-04T15:19:00.000-07:002007-10-04T15:27:12.253-07:00A successful stint at SAP TechEd Las VegasYesterday evening and this morning saw me take two session on the best practices involved in SAP software deployment at our premier technical event. Apart from it being a great experience, I had a fantastic time presenting the software, a live demo, a demo video, answering questions and taking feedback from our customers who manage landscapes at big and small corporations alike.Mandalay Bay Siddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-82079384986029447612007-09-03T08:45:00.001-07:002007-09-07T13:22:49.036-07:00Sid speaks @ SAP TechEd - Las Vegas and MunichCatch me at SAP TechEd Las Vegas and Munich in October as I present NetWeaver SAPSetup - SAP's new installation tool that deploys most SAP front-end applications.My NetWeaver SAPSetup BLOG can be reached via my SDN profile:https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/weblogs?blog=/pub/u/251839950More blogs, hurray!Siddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-8057697344324819332007-07-17T04:56:00.000-07:002009-07-01T11:58:35.206-07:00Reducing carbon footprint: Thou shalt act!Continued from: So you drive a lot, huh?There are some things that I do while traveling (especially driving) that are effective, and I wish to share these points with you -Drive at the optimal speed for your car: Every car is engineered to supply optimal efficiency at a particular range of speeds. Find it out, and use it to your benefit! Out here, most cars are tuned to perform their best at 110 Siddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-47510571816397440912007-07-16T13:32:00.001-07:002007-08-01T14:52:36.584-07:00So you drive a lot, huh?I love driving! Anybody who knows me will tell you that. Driving coupled with a love for traveling and photography is an enriching hobby. Yet, there is a problem, or a guilt-conscience if you will.How do I manage to get these thoughts in my mind, and all of a sudden?I really don't know, but in this case, a probable cause is definitely this:55555+ kms of travel in 15 months. Reason to celebrate? Siddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-12124869222523701802007-07-15T11:52:00.000-07:002007-07-17T12:00:50.786-07:00Life is a roller coaster... !My employer hosted a Summer Party at Holiday Park in Hassloch (Germany) that lays claim to having the best roller coaster in Europe - one that even held the record in 2004 for being the fastest in the world. Being one that loves to try these things out, I had to subject this contraption to myself!"Expedition GeForce" as it's been called lived up to it's reputation of being a real thriller and Siddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-22925784086083921212007-05-14T16:09:00.000-07:002007-05-15T06:50:14.895-07:00All roads lead to Rome...2007 is meant to be a year of travels and visits (d'oh, I said the same every year for the last three years). One of the most exciting trips of my life has been that to Sued Tyrol in Northern Italy and to Rome in early May 2007.I don't want to spend too much time discussing it here, for I think I have a nice travelogue ready.(If you find it too verbose, just click the links and let the photos Siddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-28508344860886542392007-04-14T14:50:00.001-07:002007-06-16T05:54:05.529-07:00This and that...So, I just noted that I have been posting a lot of stuff with quite a lot of information. It's high time I posted something that should interest nobody -After the accident en-route Paris that featured a Renault smash itself into my car waiting at a traffic signal at a high speed, with me watch the inevitable happen in the rear-view mirror, I see that I have developed a sudden anxiety when cars Siddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-44901173090675680142007-04-12T13:58:00.000-07:002007-06-16T05:54:25.236-07:00Vacations in Switzerland...Its been 4 years of living 200 kms away from Switzerland. It's been 4 years of traveling about almost everywhere, save for this place. Finally, having seen most of West Europe, I decide to explore the jewel sitting in my backyard during the Easter Weekend.I drive over to Lucerne... And experience some of the most spectacular sights I've ever seen...Photo taken at Mount Titlis, 10000 ft above Sea Siddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-476045286205294522007-04-12T13:30:00.000-07:002007-06-16T05:54:44.262-07:00MVP Summit 2007 - A FootnoteIt was an enriching experience to meet software experts from around the world as well as professionals from Microsoft that make the company go round. Among these were members from the technical community - Codeguru - that I help moderate in addition to contributing technically.In this happy photo below, you see Codeguru MVPs that this event help bring together...Left to Right: John Cz, Bradley Siddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-91966972895783356812007-04-12T13:22:00.000-07:002007-05-21T15:26:58.248-07:00Visual Studio pain points presented at the MVP Summit...Speed of the build -I had to point out how Visual Studio eats up precious minutes of my life when I press F5 on an already built project going through all-dependent projects again, checking for changes to verify if they need to be built again! Surely, Visual Studio can make use of intelligent techniques where it is notified of source-code changes outside the editor! Proposed COM Component Siddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-40187559292381526912007-04-12T12:19:00.000-07:002007-04-12T14:50:46.214-07:00The future of C++ Programming with Visual Studio Codename OrcasThe MVP Summit also involved many good up-close sessions with the technical people from the Visuai Studio / Visual C++ team. This was Microsoft's way of getting feedback from people like me who are in close sync with the development community about pain points of the past, and features that newer versions of Visual Studio (Orcas, for now) will come up with.One of the most important aspects about Siddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-86185585233631192692007-03-13T14:55:00.000-07:002007-04-12T14:56:04.154-07:00Bill Gates at the MVP Summit 2007The morning started with a speech by the Chairman of Microsoft.He spoke in length about the "Digital Age" and the opportunities it provides - often delving into topics such as developments in multi-core processing, and the evolution of technology that has made online video et al possible.Bill Gates captured in an animated momentWhat impresses me most about Bill Gates is his modest demeanor and Siddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-58326715711849975522007-03-13T12:02:00.000-07:002007-04-12T14:24:30.255-07:00Sleepless in Seattle...It would not be fair to blame the jet lag for any amount of sleeplessness that I experience out here. The excitement and thrill in being part of such a wonderful international event is more likely to be at blame!Yesterday, eight of us MVPs who come from different parts of the world and knew about each other online - via Codeguru finally met in person. This is a wonderful feeling and always makes Siddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-60329368273632278952007-03-11T18:34:00.000-07:002007-04-12T14:42:12.273-07:00Seattle... First impressions...Rainy and Overcast - first things that came to my mind as I land in Seattle, Washington.The flight to Seattle was particularly weird. My American Airlines aircraft was at times withering like a leaf in a storm and at moments seem to be surfing (imaginary) waves with the skills of an experienced surf-boarder. As AA served neither breakfast nor snacks (those could be purchased if they hadn't been Siddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-55023825930863280932007-02-26T13:01:00.000-08:002007-02-27T01:46:16.243-08:00Chinese New Year of the Pig: Celebrations at Paris...A literally translated dialogue from a popular Bollywood film goes this way - "My bad luck is simply too bad..." - and apply to me it truly did.As if all that had happened in the week that was wasn't enough, I was to suffer some more in the weekend. A Chinese friend and I decided on a last minute plan to visit Paris. Hotels were booked, and on Saturday, the 24th morning off we zoomed on our Siddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-22732032289572459422007-02-23T13:37:00.000-08:002007-02-23T13:45:24.974-08:00Have you tried Google Pages?I did. Here and here are two samples.It is quite an impressive and simple tool for easy web-authoring. A try is recommended!www.googlepages.com(You will need to sign up for a new Google Account, if you don't already have one.)Siddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-34499757334416791672007-02-23T11:23:00.000-08:002007-02-27T08:18:44.315-08:00Air India: Oh Maharaja, when will you respect my time? - Part IIContinued from Part I...Having checked my luggage in for flight AI 131, I now waited patiently for the next 4 hours to pass. I was impressed that we boarded the flight on time! At exactly 12:25, all the passengers were in, and I was impressed! Things seemed to be working out, and I was eagerly awaiting the thrill I experience at takeoff time in every flight I take!However, the doors of the Siddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-49416525537700538832007-02-23T11:00:00.000-08:002007-02-25T16:36:25.645-08:00Air India: Oh Maharaja, when will you respect my time? - Part II like traveling by Air India. The food is usually good. On second thoughts, the first sentence may need a rethink given my experiences in this week!I was supposed to catch the Air India flight AI 127 leaving Bombay for Frankfurt (direct) scheduled for departure from Bombay at 08:05 am. In spite of the sleepless nights that I had endured, I managed to make it to the airport at the check-in Siddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-48271127357637024422007-02-23T02:22:00.000-08:002007-02-23T02:40:13.084-08:00Sleep O' Sleep - Why do you evade me?The early morning flight from Bangalore did not mean that I could get sleep before my return flight to Frankfurt. We decided to wake up early the days after and on a Sunday visit the Siddhivinayaka Temple in Mumbai.I must say that the stall-keepers (hawkers, really) who provide flowers and take care of the chappals outside the temple are simply terrible. First off, they almost force the visitors Siddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-50919078128982962232007-02-23T01:58:00.000-08:002007-02-27T01:50:46.896-08:00End of my visit to Bangalore -- Feb 2007On the 15th, I return home at midnight from the Wedding Party hosted by Swapna and Vijay at Bowring's Club. It was quite nice - food or drinks apart, I like parties when one gets to meet people with an interesting perspective.A good night's sleep was to be a distant dream. Not only had I to complete packing for my flight to Bombay, but the scheduled departure at 05:55 am meant that I had to leaveSiddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-59813466043301426282007-02-21T02:05:00.002-08:002007-02-21T02:14:24.284-08:00Cashing in on the bang of Bangalore…No, I am not the one doing that. But, Pasu certainly is. For all the buzz one senses in the city, Bangalore is an active hub for those getting into new jobs and those that hire. Pasu who is one of the most networked people I know (there must be a legend of him hosting a USB port in his brain) left Software Development / Management for a recruitment company. An ambitious step that seems to be Siddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-73768111512093445142007-02-21T02:05:00.001-08:002007-02-21T02:05:47.605-08:00Swapna weds Vijay - A South Indian Tamil WeddingI am the last person on this planet (as of today) who likes early morning meetings arranged at places that are a good 1 hour of travel away. But, wedding chants are cited on auspicious times and not those convenient to sleepy geeks. Swapna's Muhurtha was scheduled for around 08:00 at Jaynagar (Bangalore). I am proud to say that I wasthere on time to witness the holy union of husband and wife. Te Siddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26806688.post-41921760877976053352007-02-21T02:04:00.000-08:002007-02-21T02:05:07.135-08:00The reception…The Reception was nice. My friend Swapna Srinivasan looked pretty as usual, but this time stunning too! She probably would have woken up way too early in the morning to get ready for the ceremonies in the day time, and the reception in the evening. She looked stunning too, to say the least.As it is with receptions, one needs to wait in a long queue to meet the new couple only to get a minute withSiddhartha Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02278521553171894987noreply@blogger.com0