About me 


Hello,

This is my first blog . . . Packagingguide. 

I am here to share my knowledge on packaging and solutions of some of the applications i have worked on. 



 I am an engineer from Mumbai university. I worked on app-v and MSI. Also have knowledge on thin-app, app-dna and SCCM.



 I will now be looking forward to post knowledge on the functional aspect of packaging, along with regular troubleshooting tips.



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