Event Overview
Organizations are undergoing a paradigm shift as traditional business models give way to more agile, flexible and tech-driven business models. As companies accelerate their digital transformation drive to fuel continuous innovation and seize new market opportunities, their reliance on data centers has grown exponentially.
Managing vast data volumes to support real-time decision-making and agile operations demands advanced capabilities that accommodate fluctuating market demands, innovations, rapid expansion and flexibility while safeguarding sensitive data.
This necessitates a reimagining of data center architecture to accommodate the advanced computing, data-centric and resource-intensive AI-ready infrastructure requirements of today’s modern workloads, thereby making an efficient, scalable, secure, and interconnected data center design indispensable. For IT leaders, investing in AI-ready data centers is not merely a technological upgrade but a strategic imperative to position themselves at the forefront of innovation, ready to capitalize on the opportunities presented by the digital age.
Discussion Points:
The importance of scalable, flexible and agile data center infrastructure to drive continuous growth and innovation;
Data center architectural innovations to optimize data centers for AI workloads and modern computing needs;
Balancing data center innovation with robust security frameworks and sustainability goals.
Our Speakers
Shipra Malhotra
Managing Editor,
ISMG (Moderator)
Gitesh Mahajan
Business Head, Data Center Services,
Sify Technologies Limited
Gautam Bakhru
Vice President, LOB Head Data Center Services
Sify Technologies Limited
Ajay Khanna
Vice President,
VE Commercial Vehicles
Rishi Aggarwal,
Senior Director IT,
Concentrix
Navratan Bohra
VP IT & Operation
Anand Rathi Shares & Stock Brokers Ltd
Abhay Bapna
Associate VP – IT
Adani Wilmar
Prashant Mohan,
Head IT Infrastructure, Reliance Nippon Life Insurance
Sandeep Pandita
CIO – Head IT & Systems,
Hero Steels
Agenda
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM
Registrations
3:00 PM - 3:05 PM
Opening Remarks
Shipra Malhotra, Managing Editor, ISMG
3:05 PM - 3:20 PM
Presentation by Sify
Gitesh Mahajan, Business Head, Data Center Services, Sify Technologies Limited
3:20 PM - 3:45 PM
Panel Discussion: AI-Ready Datacenters: Accelerating DX for Growth and Innovation
Efficient, scalable, secure, and sustainable data center designs are indispensable for handling vast data volumes, ensuring business continuity, and safeguarding sensitive information, positioning businesses at the forefront of innovation.
Discussion Pointers:
Imperatives for scalable, agile, and secure datacenter infrastructure for modern businesses;
Innovating datacenter architecture to support advanced data and AI centric workloads;
Balancing datacenter advancements with security and sustainability.
Gitesh Mahajan, Business Head, Data Center Services, Sify Technologies Limited
Gautam Bakhru, Vice President, LOB Head Data Center Services, Sify Technologies Limited
Sandeep Pandita, CIO- Head IT & Systems, Hero Steels
Ajay Khanna, Vice President, VE Commercial Vehicles
Rishi Aggarwal, Senior Director IT, Concentrix
Navratan Bohra, VP IT & Operation, Anand Rathi Shares & Stock Brokers Ltd
Abhay Bapna, Associate VP – IT, Adani Wilmar
Prashant Mohan, Head IT Infrastructure, Reliance Nippon Life Insurance
Sandeep Pandita, CIO – Head IT & Systems, Hero Steels
3:45 PM - 3:55 PM
Q&A
3:55 PM - 4:00 PM
Closing Remarks