Santosh Perla

Santosh Perla

Santosh Perla is a Project Manager at Vivisimo. He helps companies manage ever-growing electronic-information repositories -- increasing productivity through better organization. In his spare time he serves as the VP of Internal Affairs for a non profit organization called NetIP (Network of Indian Professionals). He served as the President of NetIP Pittsburgh in 2007 and 2008. Under his leadership and the efforts of his team, the chapter landed the "Best Small Chapter" Award for both his years as the President. In addition, he won the "Best Small Chapter President" Award in 2008. Santosh is also the recipient of the 40 under 40 award, a prestigious recognition of his community efforts and leadership in Pittsburgh. Born in India and raised in Zambia, he enjoys traveling to meet people and learn about cultures.

Bridging the Information Gap With Search

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

I grew up in Zambia, a developing country with limited resources. Yet I was fortunate enough to attend an international school before heading to the United States to receive a world-class education.

With the university’s access to a multitude of online data repositories, it was easy to find what I was looking for. The university subscribed to many information sources and made them available to students, whether they were preparing papers or presentations or just wanting to broaden their horizons. Sometimes those searches took a while because multiple data repositories had to be searched separately. But with advancements in search technologies over the last 10 years, we now have tools to help us find solutions and reach conclusions much quicker.