AI-Ready Data Centers:
Powering Future Innovations For
Media & IT/ITeS Industries

June 21 2024 | 3:00 - 4:00 PM IST​ | Virtual

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Event Overview

The digital disruption in the media and IT/ITeS industries is driving the companies in these sectors accelerate their IT infrastructure modernization efforts. For media companies, the rise in streaming services and innovative business models and a strong focus on personalized content and omnichannel user experience are among the primary drivers. For IT and ITeS companies, the primary driver is the need for a robust and secure backbone to support their customers’ digital business models.

But are the data centers adequately prepared to handle the advanced computing, networking, AI and data-centric demands of today’s modern media and technology enterprises?

The infrastructure and network connectivity scale dynamically to accommodate future technological advancements. Equipped with intelligent management, it also supports advanced data analytics and AI-driven optimization for building new revenue streams and enhancing personalization, audience engagement and user experience. Moving the IT infrastructure to a scalable, reliable, secure and managed AI-ready data center can ensure efficient operations and intelligent insights, enabling it to move to fully digital business models.

For IT leaders in the media and technology sector investing in colocation services, hybrid IT with digital-ready networks is strategically imperative to position themselves at the forefront of technological innovation and to seize the opportunities of the digital era.

Discussion Points:

The importance of scalable, flexible and agile data centers for real-time decision-making and agile operations;
How AI-ready data centers offer a unique advantage to media and IT/ITeS companies;
IT infrastructure architectural innovations for enhanced personalization, user engagement and user experience;
Enabling IT/ITeS enterprises, content providers and OTT and network operators to fully move to digital business models.

Our Speakers

Shipra Malhotra
Managing Editor,
ISMG (Moderator)

Gitesh Mahajan
Business Head, Data Center Services,
Sify Technologies Limited

Prashant Anthony Pereira
Vice President, Data Center Services,
Sify Technologies Limited

Kapil Mahajan
Senior Principal
,
Accenture

Naushath Raja Mohammed
Associate Vice President, Sutherland

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 Centre Services, Sify Technologies Limited

3:20 PM - 3:45 PM

Panel Discussion: Empowering Media and IT/ITeS Transformation with AI-Ready Data Centers

Media companies are driven by streaming services, personalized content, and omnichannel experiences, while IT/ITeS companies need robust, and secure infrastructure to support digital business models.

AI-ready data centers with scalable, reliable, and secure architecture enable advanced computing, dynamic scaling, and intelligent insights to support real-time decisions, enhanced user experience and move to fully digital business models.

Discussion Pointers:

  • Role of scalable, flexible, and agile datacenters for real-time decision-making and agile operations;
  • IT infrastructure architectural innovations to enhance personalization, user engagement and experience;
  • Enabling media & IT/ITeS enterprises companies to move to fully digital business models.

Gitesh Mahajan, Business Head, Data Centre Services, Sify Technologies Limited
Prashant Anthony Pereira, Vice President, Data Center Services, Sify Technologies Limited
Kapil Mahajan, Senior Principal, Accenture
Naushath Raja Mohammed, Associate Vice President, Sutherland

3:45 PM - 3:55 PM

Q&A

3:55 PM - 4:00 PM

Closing Remarks