DRIVING DATA CENTRE GROWTH
Kamal Nath
DRIVING DATA CENTRE GROWTH
Sify ’ s Head of Data Centre and Cloud Services , Sushant Purushan , notes that India ’ s DC market is currently pegged at $ 2bn and expected to grow 22 % to 24 % CAGR . “ This includes hyperscale DC , managed colocation at service provider location , captive DC , DC offshoring , disaster recovery-as-aservice , DC managed services and DC applications implementation ,” he adds .
Driving that demand across India is the rise in ecommerce and digital payment solutions . Banking services such as ewallets and payment gateways are increasing transactions , triggering the need to expand existing IT networks . Similarly , the growing use of social media and online platforms demands that the needs of high compute networks be met to support the likes of content providers and gaming portals . Elsewhere , the rise of elearning and the country ’ s growing insurance sector is increasing its investment in IT , while regulatory compliance across industries is ramping demand for the digital backup and archiving of information sensitive services . Collectively , this drive towards digital is aligned with government initiatives such as the Smart Cities programme and Digital India with
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Kamal Nath
An Electronics and Communications graduate from a premier Technology school in India , Kamal has the enviable distinction of building business from their infancy or turning the corner in others . The architect of Sify ’ s digital transformation journey , Kamal prefers an entrepreneurial approach to engaging with industry verticals . This disruptive , zealous methodology has seen him build a billion dollar business in his earlier organisation . Going by the reception that Sify is receiving in the market , he is on track for an encore . www . technologymagazine asia . businesschief . com