Varun Singh
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Varun Singh is an open source
evangelist, and founder and CEO of ScalArc Inc., an open source scalability consulting & services firm.
He was earlier the Founding-CTO of Web18, the online arm of Network 18
and Executive Editor for Technology at Network18. He used to co-host the popular program Tech 2.0 aired on CNBC-TV18
and CNN IBN
along with Abhimanyu Radhakrishnan.
and Linux
for PC Quest magazine (India).
He did a brief stint as a reviewer at PC Quest Labs after finishing his schooling, writing articles. He then moved to CHIP Magazine to take charge of their Software and Operating Systems features and reviews. He wrote cover-stories on Windows ME / XP launches, the Linux vs. MS battle and regularly contributed to the “Drool Maal” section of the magazine that focused on high-tech photogenic gizmos and gadgets.
His next move took him to Network Computing magazine, where he wrote about areas like Network Management, Communication Protocols, and Return on Investment in a technology infrastructure. He also worked as a Chief Implementer for the Network of the Future showcase at the CTO Forum 2002, building an operational network for use at the event, ground-up, in two days.
He joined the IT Nation Group in 2003 where he was Editor of Techtree.com and was instrumental in setting up CXOtoday.com.
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
evangelist, and founder and CEO of ScalArc Inc., an open source scalability consulting & services firm.
He was earlier the Founding-CTO of Web18, the online arm of Network 18
Network 18
Network18 Media & Investments Limited is an Indian media conglomerate with interests in television, print, internet, film, mobile content and allied businesses. Network 18 FinCap is the holding company for several media entities in India such as Television Eighteen India Ltd , IBN 18 Broadcast...
and Executive Editor for Technology at Network18. He used to co-host the popular program Tech 2.0 aired on CNBC-TV18
CNBC-TV18
CNBC-TV18 is a business news channel broadcast in India based in Mumbai. The channel was launched in India on December 7, 1999. It was the first business news channel launched in India and still the leads that genre....
and CNN IBN
CNN IBN
Cable News Network-Indian Broadcasting Network is an English-language Indian television news channel. The network is a partnership between Global Broadcast News and Turner International in India . Rajdeep Sardesai is the Editor-in-Chief of the network...
along with Abhimanyu Radhakrishnan.
Career
He started a dial-up BBS called VRNet in 1996, and wrote on topics like hardware hacking, PC overclockingOverclocking
Overclocking is the process of operating a computer component at a higher clock rate than it was designed for or was specified by the manufacturer, but some manufacturers purposely underclock their components to improve battery life. Many people just overclock or 'rightclock' their hardware to...
and Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
for PC Quest magazine (India).
He did a brief stint as a reviewer at PC Quest Labs after finishing his schooling, writing articles. He then moved to CHIP Magazine to take charge of their Software and Operating Systems features and reviews. He wrote cover-stories on Windows ME / XP launches, the Linux vs. MS battle and regularly contributed to the “Drool Maal” section of the magazine that focused on high-tech photogenic gizmos and gadgets.
His next move took him to Network Computing magazine, where he wrote about areas like Network Management, Communication Protocols, and Return on Investment in a technology infrastructure. He also worked as a Chief Implementer for the Network of the Future showcase at the CTO Forum 2002, building an operational network for use at the event, ground-up, in two days.
He joined the IT Nation Group in 2003 where he was Editor of Techtree.com and was instrumental in setting up CXOtoday.com.
Open Source
Varun also presented at the Web Innovations Conference on scaling Web 2.0 infrastructure with open source software. Varun has been a very public Linux and open source software advocate, and has, on numerous occasions, focused on making Linux more accessible to the masses.External links
- http://www.tech2.com
- http://www.network18online.com
- http://www.moneycontrol.com