Thought's, Opinions and Travel

On 13th June 80 Royal Enfield bikes and 100 biking enthusiasts  left to Ooty from Bengaluru to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of our riding club, Indian Bull Riders (IBR).   Just about a year ago, I joined IBR, attended my first meet at Chaipatty, where I heard Dilip sir talk about his experience of riding through Leh and ladakh. But what made me feel that this is a group that I can be a part of was the strong value system, I observed the camaraderie amongst members, humility and of course focus on safety and discipline. Ooty was all of the above exemplified, because of certain personal commitments I had not signed up for the ride, it was only when Harsh bhai told me, “kaake achi ride hogi, miss mat karee” (I am paraphrasing here) his words stuck with me and the next thing you know I informed Abdul bhai that I shall transfer the money EOD. (Darshan, Harsh bhai, Pratima H; handing out IBR goodies) As you all know you can never really sleep for 6 hours before t...

“Multiple backup sites seemed like an incredible extravagance on September 10,” concedes Scott. “But on September 12, they seemed like genius.” Robert G. Scott., former CEO of Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley was one of the biggest occupants of the World Trade Centre and as a part of their contingency planning; it had three recovery sites, from where business could take place in case of any disruption. A few days ago, I was at my company’s annual town hall, listening to our leadership talk about IT. The interconnect between Digital, Cyber and Technology. They were of the opinion that these will be growth areas for the years ahead and internal audit will play a role in helping organizations not just optimize but also secure their infrastructure and strategy. As I heard them talk, about the tools being developed to protect organizations against cyber-attacks and how global players are seeking advice on how they can secure their infrastructure. I began pondering. I am no exp...