About the Event

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the face of business and technology as we know it. Companies had to quickly pivot strategies to not only ensure smooth flow of business but also keep in mind the health guidelines issued by the government to keep its employees safe, having to make decisions without sufficient data at times.

With the increased disruption and digital adoption business ecosystems are witnessing an explosion of data. The Covid-19 pandemic has fast-tracked the demand for IT infrastructure because of increased adoption of cloud services and digital transformation. With more and more consumers and businesses using DC and cloud services, the demand for hyper scalable data centers is booming.

According to Research and Markets, the Indian Data Center market is growing at a robust CAGR of 11.4%, and is expected to scale USD 1.5 billion by 2022; up from USD 1.0 billion in 2018. Major growth factors include deeper internet penetration, an increase in digital data, public cloud services, along with a sizable growth in IoT. Data consumption and generation has reached unprecedented levels and the country's need for reliable data infrastructure accelerates every day. This demand will continue to increase, driven by surges in cloud adoption, digital transformation and social media usage, as well as new Industry 4.0 technologies like 5G, AI and the Internet of Things.

Join us as we put the spotlight on the role of data centres in enabling businesses to transform digitally and discuss the new trends & technologies that are becoming the driving forces behind modern-day data centres, with industry experts and leaders.

DISCUSSION THEME - Pivoting to Modern Day Data Centers in a post Covid-19 world
Discussion Topics:

•  The catapulting growth of Data centers in India
•   Need for a data centre strategy in a VUCA world
•   What is data centre agility?
•   Remote Hands Response
•   Optimising cost of cloud implementation
•   Digital Transformation to Hybrid Cloud

Panelists:

•  Mr Sanjay Motwani, Business Head, Legrand Data Center Solutions
•  Mr Ravinder Pal Singh, Partner, Kalaari Capital
•  Dr Neeta Verma, DG, NIC
•  Mr Ashok Singh, Executive Vice President and Head - IT Infrastructure Projects, Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited
•  Mr Shiva Kumar RV, Deputy Chief Technology – Infrastructure, NPCI
•   Moderator: Manu Balachandran, Assistant Editor, Forbes India