Job portal Naukri has availed the benefits of Open Source, according to its Chief Information Officer, Mr Vibhore Sharma. This one-stop information clearing house about jobs and careers has over 1,000 people working at its 45 offices across 30 Indian cities and an overseas office in Dubai.
The portal had to contend with the fast-paced growth of the Internet, offer a secure, reliable and cost-effective platform to enable the smooth functioning of the information-heavy site, innovate constantly and offer new products and services and enable new engagement channel for job seekers, Mr Sharma said and added “Naukri now offers SMS job alerts.”
Cost factor
Stating that the use and adoption of technology at Naukri has been a story of evolution, based around the growth stages of the job portal itself, he admitted to cost being the major factor in Naukri opting for Open Source.
“Once the challenges centered round business growth and building up of the Web site to handle the scale of visitors, a robust technology platform became imperative. The key was to ensure that the total cost of operation (immaterial of the technology option chosen) is realised,” he said.
Scaling up
According to Mr Sharma, the portal adds to its existing database about 10,000 resumes that are being received everyday, from about 1,000 at the start of the millennium.
“We have scaled up to meet future needs. Red Hat is the recognised brand and it is the flavour of Linux that has worked well for us. We have been able to roll out services and products in line with our innovation credo,” he said.
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The portal had to contend with the fast-paced growth of the Internet, offer a secure, reliable and cost-effective platform to enable the smooth functioning of the information-heavy site, innovate constantly and offer new products and services and enable new engagement channel for job seekers, Mr Sharma said and added “Naukri now offers SMS job alerts.”
Cost factor
Stating that the use and adoption of technology at Naukri has been a story of evolution, based around the growth stages of the job portal itself, he admitted to cost being the major factor in Naukri opting for Open Source.
“Once the challenges centered round business growth and building up of the Web site to handle the scale of visitors, a robust technology platform became imperative. The key was to ensure that the total cost of operation (immaterial of the technology option chosen) is realised,” he said.
Scaling up
According to Mr Sharma, the portal adds to its existing database about 10,000 resumes that are being received everyday, from about 1,000 at the start of the millennium.
“We have scaled up to meet future needs. Red Hat is the recognised brand and it is the flavour of Linux that has worked well for us. We have been able to roll out services and products in line with our innovation credo,” he said.
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