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Here’s my job history as a software developer:IBM (2005 - 2007)Salary : 2.5 LPA (when I joined) - 4.0 LPA (when I left)Location: PuneHow I joined : Through campus placements. Graduated in Electrical Engg from one of the older NITs in 2005. Unfortunately the administration back then preferred quantity over quality (things have changed now for the better) - so the bulk recruiters were given first preference. Skipped Infosys and TCS (the first two companies), realized that 50% of my batchmates are already placed, panicked and opted for the third firm (IBM) and got placedExperience: People around me at the job were largely mediocre with barely any ambition beyond going ‘onsite’. The company had plenty of resources for learning though. Treated the job as an extension of college where I am paid to learn instead, went on a learning and certification spree and moved on after 2 yearsLehman Brothers (2007 - 2008)Salary: 7.0 LPA (when I joined) - 7.5 LPA (when the firm went bust) + bonusLocation: MumbaiHow I joined: Uploaded my resume and created a profile on Naukri. Lehman Brothers approached me.Other offers that I had: Merill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, BNP Paribas, Deloitte, Tibco. Goldman was paying the most (not significantly more though) but preferred to join Lehman instead because I liked the people who interviewed meExperience: People around me were really good at what they did and definitely a notch above the kind of developers I worked with at IBM. Only pain point was that there was little sense of ownership and most decisions were driven from USNomura (2008 - 2012)Salary: 7.5 LPA (when I joined) - 15 LPA (when I left) + bonusLocation: MumbaiHow I joined: As everyone knows, Lehman went bust and filed for bankruptcy in Sept. 2008 less than a year after I joined. Started attending interviews. Few days later, Nomura announced that it will take over Lehman’s Asia Pacific and Europe businesses.Other offers that I had: PwC. PwC was just matching my current package. Decided not to move as Nomura taking over Lehman meant that I would continue to be working with the same set of people and continue to live in my comfort zone.Experience: Continued to work with same set of people who worked with me at Lehman. The work was amazing. For almost 3 years continued to develop systems and applications from scratch. Work life balance was great too. On 9 out of 10 days, I would reach office at 8:30 am and leave at 5:45 pm. Hikes and bonuses were great too. However things stated to change around late 2011 - there were cost cutting pressures all round.Barclays (2012–2014)Salary: 18 LPA (when I joined) - 22 LPA (when I left) + bonusLocation: PuneHow I joined: Uploaded resume and started looking for jobs. Barclays had just recently opened up development centre in Pune and was looking for people with capital markets background. They approached meOther offers that I had: Goldman Sachs, MSCI, JP Morgan Chase, Pega, Bank of America. MSCI was paying the most but joined Barclays as I preferred Pune (where y girlfriend was living)Experience: A step down from Nomura. Too many managers from IT Services background who ran Barclays almost like an IT services shop. Work life balance was great though.Goldman Sachs (2014 - 2018)Salary: 29 LPA (when I joined) - 37 LPA (when I left) + bonusLocation: BangaloreHow I joined: Got married to my girlfriend (ex colleague from IBM) in 2012. However, within 7–8 months it was clear that we had very different ideas about ideal life. By 2013 end, we were living like strangers in the same house and were barely communicating. Eventually we decided to call it quits. I wanted to move somewhere else and start life afresh. Goldman Sachs conducted a hiring event in Pune for their Bangalore office.Other offers that I had: Citigroup, Morgan StanleyExperience : People were smart so it was a great experience learning from them. Work was really hectic and 11 hour days were the norm (with at least 2 hours on the phone everyday). Overall very positive experience despite the hectic workload.Citi (2018 - till now)Salary: 118,000 CAD (when I joined) - 125,000 CAD (now)Location: Toronto, CanadaHow I joined: Read about express entry immigration program to Canada. Figured that I had nothing to lose and if things don’t work out, I can always come back. Applied and got an invite three months down the line as my points were above cutoff. Came to Canada for a week, finished landing formalities and went back. In summer of 2018, resigned and moved to Toronto (without a job in hand). Applied for job(s) and got interview call from Citi within a weekOther offers that I had: HSBC, Royal Bank of CanadaExperience: The biggest positive is that now I am in the same time zone as the business and hence there were not after work calls spanning 2 hours everyday. The extra time saved enabled me to go back to college and attend classroom based data science and AI certificate programs at University of Toronto. Done with both and now planning to apply for an online masters program on Coursera. Getting lots a calls from recruiters for positions with banks in New York (who are willing for file for TN visa) but cant go ahead with them as I am not a Canadian citizen yet. Will be eligible for Canadian citizenship mid 2021 and maybe explore those options in 2022.

Population Health Management Solutions Market to Grow at a CAGR of 17%From the last few years, the population health management market is witnessing significant growth in the adoption of health IT solutions like EHR because of rising geriatric population and increasing prevalence of chronic disease. As per the United Nations, the worldwide geriatric population is expected to increase from 962 million in 2017 to over 2.1 billion by 2050. This is expected to increase the burden of chronic diseases as well as add more pressure on healthcare spending. However, several private and government organizations have already started taking efforts to improve the healthcare outcome and reduce the financial burden by offering favorable reimbursement policies and incentive program to hospitals.population health management solutions also help in reducing healthcare spending. Various initiatives were undertaken globally to curb healthcare spending is expected to drive the demand for population health management solutions. For instance, shifting trend from volume-based to value-based care is further boosting the adoption of population health management solutions.Key PlayersSome of the prominent players in the global population health management market are Allscripts, McKesson Corporation, Cerner Corporation, Conifer Health Solutions, LLC., eClinicalWorks, McKesson Corporation, Optum Inc, Koninklijke Philips N.V., and Athenahealth, Inc.Mergers and acquisitions and strategic collaborations are the key strategies adopted by the market players to maintain competitiveness.In October 2015, IBM acquired Merge Healthcare—a provider of medical image processing and interoperability. Post this acquisition, Merge Healthcare became a part of IBM Watson Health’s business unit. This acquisition would accelerate IBM’s client capabilities to cross-refer and analyze medical images against the data points on the IBM Watson’s health cloud.In January 2017, IBM Watson Health announced a research collaboration with the U.S. FDA to enable the use of blockchain technology for secure healthcare data exchange.Got questions about your regional growth of Population Health Management Market?Just drop us a line or call on +1 646 480 7505Integration of Wearable Technology to offer Lucrative OpportunitiesFor better understanding, we have broadly segmented the population health management market by components, end-user, and mode of delivery. Based on components, population health management market is segmented into software and services. In 2018, the services segment dominated the global market in terms of revenue and is expected witness same growth in the years ahead. On the other hand, the software segment is likely to leave significant impact on global market by growing at the fastest CAGR. This can be attributed to increasing R&D activities to provide integrated software solution for strengthening population health management. Integration of wearable technologies and IoT is further generating lucrative opportunities for the development of software solutions. Wearable technology tracks the health parameters—such as sleep patterns and heart rate—that are crucial for monitoring health. With the development of innovative population health-based software, health system can collect, track, and analyze health data to devise most precise therapies for the patients. End users are also likely to spend a huge amount on wearable technology in the coming years.By end user, the global population health management market is categorized into healthcare providers, payers, and employers.Strategies Undertaken to Aid Healthcare in Digital TransitionBy mode of delivery, the population health management market is segmented into web-based, on-premises, and cloud-based solutions. In 2018, web-based solution was found to be the major contributor to the global market revenue because of easy and anywhere access to portal and no need to install any software to access the information. However, the cloud-based solutions segment is expected to grow at the fastest CAGR over the forecast period since healthcare is experiencing huge pressure to operate at real-time and provide access to the healthcare information of patients across multiple healthcare locations. In addition, key cloud technology providers are undertaking various strategies to improve operational efficiencies of the healthcare providers. Amazon, Microsoft, IBM, and Google are among the large cloud service providers, which are assisting the healthcare providers in digital transition.Asia Pacific to Witness Dynamic GrowthGeographically, Asia Pacific market is expected to witness the fastest growth during the forecast period. This can be attributed to the huge burden of geriatric population in several countries such as Japan, China, and India. The geriatric population is more prone to have chronic diseases. This will compel the government and healthcare providers to offer better care at low prices without putting financial pressure on patients. As per World Bank statistics, the geriatric population in Japan has increased from 22% in 2010 to 27% in 2017. Thus, the adoption of population health management solutions is increasing gradually to address the chronic disease burden. Gradually increasing spending on EHR or EMR in this region is expected to boost market growth. In 2018, Australia spent around USD 1.26 billion on implementing EHR and EMR.Population Health Management Market SegmentationBy ComponentSoftwareServicesBy End-UsersHealthcare providersPayersEmployersBy Mode of DeliveryOn premiseWeb basedCloud basedRegions Covered:AmericasNorth AmericaU.S.CanadaMexicoSouth AmericaBrazilArgentinaRest of South AmericaEuropeWestern EuropeUKGermanyFranceItalySpainRest of Western EuropeEastern EuropeAsia-PacificChinaIndiaJapanSouth KoreaAustraliaRest of Asia-PacificMEAThe Middle EastSaudi arabiaQatarUAERest of the Middle EastAfrica

From Challenges and Opportunities for Split HP on the One Million by One Million blog:In November, Hewlett Packard split into two companies — HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (NYSE: HPE). HP Inc. will be dealing with the computers and printers business while HP Enterprise will include the software, storage, services, cloud, and financial segments. This post will look at the challenges as well as the opportunities for these two companies.HP’s Combined FinancialsHP recently reported the results of the final quarter of combined operations before the split on November 1. Fourth quarter revenue was $25.7 billion, down 9% or down 3% in constant currency. EPS was $0.93 cents, down 12%.For the full year, revenue was $103.4 billion, down 7% or down 2% in constant currency. EPS was $3.59 in line with the previous outlook range.By segment, fourth quarter revenue from Personal Systems was down 14% to $7.7 billion and Printing was down 14% to $5 billion. Revenue from Enterprise Group was up 2% to $7.4 billion, Enterprise Services was down 9% to $5 billion, Software was down 7% to $958 million, and HP Financial Services was down 11% to $802 million.By region, revenue from Americas accounting for 48% of revenue was down 4%, EMEA accounting for 34% of revenue was down 15% and Asia Pacific accounting for 18% revenue was down 11%.Challenges and Opportunities for HP Inc.The main challenge for the printer and computing company HP Inc. is that worldwide, the trend is increasingly mobile and shifting away from printers and computers. In these contracting markets, competitive pricing environment is also another daunting challenge. The fourth quarter results reflect the impact of these challenges.HP Inc. expects forecast fiscal 2016 EPS in the range of $1.59 to $1.69, below the analyst estimate of $1.77. EPS for Q1 2016 is expected between $0.33 and $0.38, missing the analyst estimate of $0.42.However, HP Inc.’s strength is its market position in both the computing and the printing industries that could provide it with a competitive edge for its advances in adjacent markets.In the printing market, HP finished 2014 as the global leader. It has a 41% market share followed by Canon with 20% and Epson with 19.3%. HP expects to begin delivering its first 3D printers in late 2016 and will target sales to businesses and other enterprises. Sales in the 3D printer market are expected to reach $5 billion in 2015 and $20 billion in 2020.In the PC market, worldwide PC shipments as per Gartner declined 7.7% to 73.7 million units in the third quarter. Lenovo continued to lead the worldwide market followed by HP while in the US market, HP leads the market with 27.8% followed by Dell with 24.2% and Apple with 14.8%. Another redeeming factor in its favor is that the US consumer PC market including laptops and desktops is witnessing slightly positive growth in 2015 strengthened by the slowdown in the tablet market and replacement of older PCs. The worldwide market is expected to stabilize next year and HP might just gain by staying on.HP’s printing business is the more profitable of the two with profit margin of about 17% and is what will carry the burden of the computing business till it stabilizes. It will be interesting to see how its 3D printing move plays out. Following the disappointing results and outlook, its stock declined nearly 14%. Its stock is currently trading around $12.61 with market cap of $22.68 billion.Challenges and Opportunities for HP EnterpriseThe main challenge for HP Enterprise is that companies are shifting to the cloud for services and HP has been slow to take to the cloud. Just before the split, HP abandoned its public cloud plans to focus on “hybrid cloud” installations instead. A Gartner report estimates that about half of all large enterprises will use hybrid cloud installations by 2017.The hybrid cloud move is probably better than the public cloud strategy for HP, as it will not be able to compete with the pace of Amazon and Microsoft. HP Enterprise should focus on its strengths for now.HP leads the server market with 26.2% share followed by IBM with 18.4% and Dell with 17.6% in 2014. For the full year 2014, worldwide server revenue increased 2.3% to $50.9 billion while unit shipments increased 2.9% to 9.2 million units, a record high.HP has teamed up with Microsoft and recently unveiled Cloud Productivity and Mobility Solution Offerings (CPM), which will integrate HPE’s consulting services with Microsoft services within Windows 10. HPE will integrate its consulting services into Microsoft’s SaaS platforms such as Office 365, Skype for Business, Dynamics CRM, and Enterprise Mobility Suite.In the earnings call, HP Enterprise CEO set five priorities for the year ahead: Grow revenue, grow operating profits and free-cash flow, execute on the “innovation road map” and stabilize revenue in the long-troubled Enterprise Services business.For the first quarter, HPE expects to earn between $0.37 and $0.41, slightly below analyst estimate of $0.43. Fiscal 2016 EPS is expected to be between $1.85 and $1.95. Prior to the results announcement, HPE was seen as the weaker company due to the significant restructuring charges. However, after its slightly better outlook, its stock gained 2%. Its stock is currently trading around $14.35.