When we look at the future today, no one can certainly, witness what new major disruptions will knock when and why. However, one thing we can ascertain from the last two years' learnings is—the cloud is the future of today, tomorrow, and beyond. It will accelerate beyond the traditional centralized infrastructure model and into unexpected environments where specialized technology is pivotal.
The cloud will be in your TV, car, and tea kettle. It will be in everything—be you talking about a truck driving on the road or a ship sailing into the ocean to transport goods? You will witness it globally as it will be in every digital system or device.
The reason is cloud adoption is growing year after year. By 2025, 85% of organizations will embrace a cloud-first principle, and over 95% of new digital workloads will get deployed on cloud-native platforms. The industry-wide study also seconds this fact. As we continue our journey in this hyperconnected world, businesses need the cloud to survive and thrive. More than ever, to operate, compete, and create value. In short, the lift and shift to the cloud from legacy IT infrastructure is the moment of truth.
The Future of Cloud 2023 is a step in that very direction. This summit showcases why the cloud is the business reality to enable responsiveness, scalability, security, and resiliency. It also uncovers why the cloud is no more a technology enabler but a business innovator. How is it helping businesses to thrive?
By Shalil Gupta, Business Head, Mosaic Digital - An HT Media Group Company
Businesses are increasingly looking for ways to improve mobility & productivity, reduce costs and boost speed to market. In this hyperconnected world, the cloud is no more a technology enabler; it is a business disruptor, aiding companies of any size or complexity to grow massively and avail of multi-faceted benefits. In short, the cloud is the future.
Even if you look at the statistics today, the global cloud computing market size will reach USD 456.05 billion by 2022 end. By 2027, it will reach USD 923.46 billion, growing at a CAGR of 15.14%. It is all pervasive. The ASK is —How will the cloud evolve through 2027? What will be the impact of cloud computing on business and IT leaders? How can we develop cloud strategies that will serve as a foundation for business disruption and innovation beyond technology innovation?
Speaker:
Annie Joyce, Deputy Director General, Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI)
Who knows what the future holds—there might be more disruptions. The point is like us individuals; businesses are also vulnerable to disruptions. Having said that, HOW can we ensure—we're prepared? Indeed, you wish to say that you are proficient with the cloud. You have learned the necessary cloud skills, migrated a substantial workload to the cloud, created an aggressive security posture, and developed an initial workable cloud operating model.
But what’s next? How mature is your cloud? Is your cloud giving you the maximum business value? Can you reap the advantage of the agility and control the cloud offers? How to make your business stronger for tomorrow?
Panelists:
Rahul Sharma, Chief Information Officer, Tata Projects
Sandeep Dewangan, Group Chief Information Officer, Safexpress
Moderator: Shalil Gupta, Business Head, Mosaic Digital - An HT Media Group Company
Do you know every year around the world 5 quintillion bytes of data gets created? But are we making effective use of data for competitive advantage? The answer is a BIG NO! Indeed, companies know the value of data and are capturing it sophisticatedly. But, 97% of data still gets unused.
Having said, AI, cloud, and data convergence will drive a big revolution in the technology industry landscape. But the ASK is HOW? How can businesses leverage data and AI in the cloud to set themselves up with a massive critical advantage? How will it evolve businesses? What is the direct correlation between data-driven and high-performance enterprises?
Panelists:
Sujoy Mitra, Chief Technology Officer, Tim Hortons India
Khushru M. Mistry, Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President at Eureka Forbes Ltd
Moderator: Sumedha Bose, AGM - Research & Solutions, Mosaic Digital
For more than ten years, Zero Trust has been around. However, as users are working from anywhere, and apps are traversing from inside the data center to outside the network perimeter, both security & network teams need to shift their focus. Instead of the network, they should focus on users, business resources, and device protection.
At the heart of it sits ZTNA. Implemented at the backend, ZTNA has the potential to decrease cybersecurity risk dramatically. Nonetheless, the concept is whether ZTNA should be the priority for modern-day business or not. Will it help to achieve optimal security in this cloud-native era?
Speaker:
Dr N Rajendran, Chief Digital Officer, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Ltd.
By Shalil Gupta, Business Head, Mosaic Digital - An HT Media Group Company
Mrs. Annie Joyce is heading 'Technology Operations' at Technology Centre, Unique Identification Authority of India, Bengaluru. Currently spearheading cloud modernization, digital transformation journey with migrations happening to UIDAI's Private Cloud. Priorities are set towards strengthening Aadhaar with focus on Resident Centricity & Ease of Access and Adoption of New Technology Stack.
Annie has an experience of 22 years in handling Research & Development (R&D) and e-Governance projects of various Central and State Govt. Ministries like MeitY, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Ministry of Labour and Employment in the areas of Web Technologies, Ubiquitous Computing, Big Data Analytics, Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Awarded SKOCH Order-of-Merit for an e-Learning initiative on “Education Framework for Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities", certifying as one of India's best Smart Governance projects for 2014.
Technical papers published for various national & international conferences, delivered talks on the technologies handled. ISO certified, Lead design auditor for BEL's Defence and Smart Cities projects. As member of BIS - LITD27, contributed towards IoT standards. Advisory Board member for Engineering Institutions. Evangelist of 'Industry Standards’ and 'Software Engineering' best practices & Passionate about knowledge dissemination.
Current areas of focus include Cloud, Edge Computing, Explainable AI, Blockchain and Digital twins.
Mr. Rahul Sharma joined Tata Projects as a 'Chief Information Officer' in April 2022 and is responsible for the IT & Digital Transformation. In this role, he is focused on transforming the IT & function by enabling the digitalization of key business processes and hyper scaling digital platforms. At Tata Projects he has a vision to implement robotics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to create a technology driven project delivery ecosystem.
Rahul has a rich experience of more than 25 years at leadership positions in the Engineering & Construction Industry. He has managed Global Operations Excellence & Digital Enablement groups across continents and worked in Leadership positions in key functions like Information & Digital Delivery, Business Development, Strategic Sales, M&A, Project Management, Project Controls and Engineering Coordination with a team size varying from 50 to 900 personnel in organizations as large as 100K employees and Fortune 200 Companies.
Rahul has obtained his Masters in Construction Management from NICMAR and his Bachelors in Civil Engineering. He is a Certified Lead Auditor for ISO 9001, and has an Honours Diploma in Software Technology and Systems Management.
Sandeep works at Safexpress Pvt. Ltd, India’s leading Integrated Logistics Solution Provider, as the President & Group CIO. He is a seasoned Technology & Business Transformation leader with 28+ years’ experience spanning across Logistics, Pharma, Aerospace and Oil & Gas sectors. He has proven expertise in leading global digital transformation & automation programs leveraging the convergence of emerging Information & Communication technologies on industry themes such as Track & Trace in Pharma and Logistics, Industry 4.0 in Manufacturing, & Engineering Asset Lifecycle Management.
At Safexpress, Sandeep is leading a comprehensive DigitalTransformation program that integrates & enables all key aspects of business – processes, systems & people. Modernization, Cloud, Analytics & Cyber Security are the core pillars in this journey.
Safexpress has been significantly involved in the Indian economic growth saga for the whole of last decade. With its Largest Fleet of 9500+ GPS-enabled vehicles and Largest Network of 31000+ pincodes across the country, Safexpress covers every square-inch of India. The company operates on 2330 routes and deliver 134+ million packages a year to over 5000 corporates across India.
Sandeep has ten patents in the technology areas of sensing, analytics and intelligent systems. He is also the recipient of India's Great Managers Award 2017 by ET, Times Now and People's Business. Sandeep did bachelor’s in metallurgical engineering from NIT Raipur, and underwent post graduate program in Nuclear Engineering at the Bhabha Atomic Research Center.
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