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Welcome to the latest section of Alma Matters “Bookshelf” - a platform where people can share their comments, feelings and thoughts about various books they read. From business and economics to SCI-FI, thriller and comedy…please feel free to contribute to this section by writing to us at alumni_relations@isb.edu
Recommended Reading by Malhar Mehta
Malhar Mehta is from the PGP Class of 2009 and has worked for over 10 years in the field of corporate banking. He has been investing in both equities and real estate and is a qualified chartered accountant, CPA and lawyer,
“Fooled by Randomness”, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The book gives alternative perspective to our views about business and the world. It is about the importance of chance/luck in life and our failure to understand the probability of uncertain/random events which makes us find reasons where none exist. The book is about luck disguised and perceived as skill and more generally about randomness disguised as determinism. A must read for people dealing in markets (equity, real estate, etc where the occurrences of uncertain events can make or break careers).
Book Authored by an Alum:
We are pleased to share that Karthik Bharathy from the PGP Class of 2007 has authored a book titled “Getting Started with Biz Talk Services” which has been published by Packt Publishing.
About the book:
Whether you are a neophyte or an expert in integration solutions, Getting Started with BizTalk Services provides you a comprehensive look at cloud integration, covering the many features and capabilities of BizTalk Services. This book is intended for those who want to understand BizTalk Services, what it can do, and how to build integration solutions on Azure for their organizations. This is a practical book that acts as a clear and concise introduction to BizTalk Services. Full of real-world scenarios, each area of BizTalk Services is explained in detail, essentially enabling you to smoothly design your own integration solutions with minimal effort.
The sample chapter is available here for reading! You can order the complete eBook and/or the hard copy from Amazon US, Amazon UK, Safari, Barnes & Noble or Packt. Scott Guthrie EVP, Microsoft has written the foreword for this book.
Book reviews:
- “Highly recommended introduction to BizTalk Services”, Kevin Smith, co-founder Affinus and author of Professional BizTalk Server 2006
- “Must read book if you wanted to get high level understanding of WABS”, Sarvana Kumar, CEO BizTalk360
- “..if you are new to WABS or want to learn more then I definitely recommended it”, Steef Jan Wiggers, Microsoft Integration MVP