The 18th edition of World Cloud Show presented an incisive analysis of Cloud and Data Centers in India.

Oct 10, 2022 | Business

Co-powered by Lightstorm, and supported by NITI Aayog, the 18th edition of the World Cloud Show – India concluded after a day filled with understanding of the next phase of cloud transformation and data centers in India.
The India edition of World Cloud Show catalyzed the development of the Indian government’s Cloud Vision, shedding light on several initiatives for the development of Cloud Computing and Data Centers in India, as well as the economic contribution that organizations supporting cloud computing are making to the country. Government officials, tech sector titans, and a stellar lineup of over 25 esteemed speakers from top international organizations were present at this event to provide their insightful feedback.

The conference’s main themes were adapting to the new normal and managing the upcoming Cloud and Data Centers transformation. It presented divergent perspectives from a diversified industry by exchanging ideas, addressing significant learning, and emphasizing recent advancements from the corporate, government, and professional sectors.

Some of the top speakers who took the center stage included:
– Suresh Sankaranarayanan; Senior EVP & CTO, Kotak General Insurance
– Nikunj Jain; CIO & Digital Leader, P&G India
– Ekhlaque Bari; CIO Jubilant Food Works
– Dr Avadhut Parab; Chief Information Officer, Parle Agro
– Sourav Das; Chief Digital & Information Officer, Essel Mining – Aditya Birla Group
– Viral Davde; Chief Technology Officer, NCDEX
– Ananth Kumar; Engineering Leader, Site24x7
– Vinod Kumar; EVP & Chief Information Officer, Fino Payments Bank
– Ninad Raje; Director & Chief Information Officer, Health Assure
– Amajit Gupta; CEO, Lightstorm
– Vamsi Krishna Ithamraju; Chief Technology Officer, Axis Mutual fund
– Abhishek Sukhwal; Head Cloud Center of Excellence, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
– Rajgopal Nayak; Chief Technology Officer, Metro Brands
– Ashish Sharma; Strategy Head Special Projects, Web Werks
– Roberto Frongia; Strategy & Operations Director Technology and Digital Compute & Innovation NEOM UAE
– Suresh Chandrasekaran; Executive Vice President, Denodo
– Manish Kishore; Global CIO Wockhardt ltd
– Nasreen Khan; Head – Cloud & Cloud Security, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.

Ninad Raje, Director & CIO, Health Assure, remarks, “If cloud technology is the soil, then Data Centers are the pipeline that supplies the water to the soil.” While shedding light on the exponential expansion of the data center market at the World Cloud Show – India, Ninad added, “In the Indian market, Data Centers are unquestionably here to stay and are committed to the long term.”

Dr Avadhut Parab, CIO, Parle Agro, offered significant insights on the application of AI and ML, “Machine learning and artificial intelligence are no longer myths. The improvement of customer service and experience through data augmentation based on customer feedback increases brand recognition. IT and business operations are now run much more efficiently, thanks to AI and ML.”

Suresh Chandrasekaran, Executive Vice President, Denodo, took part in a panel discussion and listed top three takeaways from the current environment in the data center industry, and said, “Before collecting data, organizations must continually connect the data. Data literacy and unified data control are required for every organization, as is the decoupling of business transformation and IT operations.”

The various cloud models and services enabling enterprises to implement the cloud in different ways and effectively invest in technology were one of the major topics of discussion at the event. The speakers on this panel included Suresh Sankaranarayanan, Senior EVP & CTO, Kotak General Insurance; Nikunj Jain, CIO & Digital Leader, P&G India; Prasanna C, Head of Product & Marketing, Lightstorm; and Manish Kishore, Global CIO, Wockhardt Ltd.

In this panel discussion, panellists talked about the best cloud migration approaches for companies in a variety of industries. The panel also discussed heavily on the value proposition of Kubernetes in the modern workspace and edge computing.

Another notable panel discussion during the event covered the topic of “Data Centers Reimagined: AI, ML, Edge & Virtualization”. The panel examined cutting-edge data center technology and how organizations can use it to maximize the value of their data. The speakers of the panel included Dr Avadhut Parad, CIO, and Parle Agro; Sourav Das, CIDO, Aditya Birla Group. Viral Davde, CTO, NCDEX; Vinod Kumar, EVP & CIO, Fino Payments Bank.
The panel talked about the rapid expansion of ML and AI in the Indian market. Panellists gave insights on the various tools used for the functioning of Data Centers, whilst also shedding light on the role of edge in sustainability initiatives.

Large enterprises have diversified business functions, converged technologies have given enterprises the scalability while significantly reducing time to market,” quoted Sourav Das, CIDO, Aditya Birla Group as he shared his thoughts on converged technologies at Trescon’s World Cloud Show – India.

Lightstorm’s Amajit Gupta gave a comprehensive presentation on the theme of powering the inevitable network. He emphasized how important it is for a network to be able to adapt to the rapidly changing environment in which we live. For organizations to succeed, modern networks and the speed at which information is sent to them are essential. “Every business owner wants to be at the vanguard of a digital revolution,” stated Mr Amajit Gupta, CEO of Lightstorm, while discussing new technological developments at Trescon’s World Cloud Show. He added, “It is a logical progression given that businesses can now sell everywhere thanks to cloud technologies. Instead of increasing their physical footprint, businesses will concentrate on growing their digital footprint.”

Ananth Kumar, Engineering Leader, Site24x7 gave another very impactful presentation to the audience about choosing a monitoring system and various factors to consider. He highlighted the distinctions between on-prem and SaaS solutions by emphasizing the business’s cost, time, skill, and requirements.

Basil Dhange, CISO of Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Ltd., shared his top tips for moving to the cloud, and quoted, “It is critical to identify pain-points of on-premise before migrating to the cloud, also very important to understand your data and then embark on your cloud journey.”

“We need to switch from a smart approach to one that is more holistic and cognitive. We are looking for innovation in every corner of the world. The Indian market is highly valued by NEOM and we intend to utilize it to advance our endeavour to accelerate human progress,” said Roberto Frongia, Strategy & Operations Director Technology and Digital Compute & Innovation NEOM UAE.

Presenting the hybrid cloud platform of Web Werks, which scales with the expansion of businesses was Ashish Kumar, Strategy Head of Projects at Web Werks. Among the subjects covered by Mr Ashish Sharma were the data fabric, contemporary data management technologies and integration, and augmented or automated data management. A thorough presentation that addressed all the concerns and questions that several decision-makers had.
Nasreen Khan, Head of Cloud & Cloud Security, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., commented as she moderated the panel discussion on cloud security, and said, “Cloud has a huge range. Like the weather, it is a dynamic environment that changes. As soon as your company makes the major switch to the cloud, I suggest doing routine data audits.”

The 18th global edition of World Cloud Show is officially sponsored by:
– Supported By: NITI Aayog
– Co-Powered By: Lightstorm
– Gold Partner: Site24x7 & Web Werks
– Silver Partner: Denodo

About Cloud Show

World Cloud Show is a global series of events that take place in cities all over the world and are focused on business and thought leadership.

The Indian edition of the world tour will bring together qualified CIOs, CTOs, COOs, Heads of Cloud, Heads of IT Infrastructure, Heads of Data Center Operations – IT Data Center Administrator, DevOps Leaders, Heads of Digital Transformation/Innovation, and Experts in Cloud Computing from across India’s industry verticals, all under one roof.

About Trescon

Trescon is a multinational business events and consulting company that offers a variety of business services to a clientele that is diverse and includes businesses, governments, and individuals. With the help of conferences, roadshows, expos, demand creation, investor connect, and advisory services. Trescon produces highly targeted B2B events that link companies with prospects. For more information visit: tresconglobal.com.

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Retention Cloud Leader CleverTap Unveils TesseractDB

Jun 8, 2022 | Business

CleverTap, the world’s No. 1 retention cloud, today announced it has unveiled TesseractDB(TM), the world’s first purpose-built database designed to dramatically improve user engagement and retention for digital consumer brands. TesseractDB(TM) brings true technology innovation to growth marketing leaders looking to deliver in-context, timely, personalized messaging and recommendations across all user touchpoints.

TesseractDB(TM) transforms massive amounts of first-party user data in a privacy-friendly, accessible, and affordable way to power real-time user personalization. Leveraging machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI), it offers limitless scale and enables digital brands and businesses to harness data and context for every interaction. User engagement and retention start from Day One when a user launches an app for the first time.

Research estimates that nearly 85% of all messaging is considered spam, an average of about 122 billion messages globally. About 36% of spam content is generated from ill-timed, non-personalized marketing messages. This problem continues to be prevalent due to the limited data technologies that are patently unable to store the massive volumes of first-party data required to offer a truly personal customer experience.

“Today, we are excited to unveil TesseractDB(TM), the data technology that powers the CleverTap platform. It will allow global growth marketing teams to achieve true omni-channel customer engagement,” said Sunil Thomas, CleverTap Co-founder and Executive Chairman. “In the last 40 years, MarTech vendors have cobbled together generic off-the-shelf data technologies in an effort to solve issues for end-user messaging. These technologies have been limiting, and as a result, brands simply cannot fully unlock their own user data for real and meaningful relationship building. To transition away from the spam and transactional communication that is so prevalent in MarTech today, we must make user data available, affordable, and easily accessible. This is why we invented TesseractDB(TM).”

TesseractDB(TM) is a giant technological leap that removes all data related limitations typically associated with the MarTech industry. Using TesseractDB(TM), digital brands can offer each user a magical onboarding experience and continue to deliver delightful experiences throughout their journey.

TesseractDB(TM) enables CleverTap to offer unmatched technology, features, and capabilities –

– Unlimited data look back periods without any limitations
– High speed, scale, and unmatched throughput
– Rich, granular first-party user data storage
– Built-in real-time machine learning and AI
– Hyper-personalized engagement and recommendations

“Until now, data look back and access limitations, created by overages and cost, prevented brands from unlocking the full potential of first-party user data for engagement. This is a deep tech and science problem. With TesseractDB(TM), CleverTap provides the industry’s most versatile segmentation and data processing engine for mobile engagement,” says Momchil Kyurkchiev, Chief Strategy Officer, CleverTap. He adds, “TesseractDB(TM) is designed to provide MarTech professionals a cost-effective and efficient way to capture unlimited data streams and deliver actionable insights and analytics to drive personalization and engagement.”

About CleverTap

CleverTap is the modern, integrated retention cloud that empowers digital consumer brands to increase customer retention and lifetime value. For brands that understand and value user retention, CleverTap drives context and individualization with the help of a unified and deep data layer, AI/ML-powered insights and automation. Customers worldwide representing over 10,000 apps, including Premier League, Bolt, Truecaller, Current Mobile, Trebel, Ze Delivery, TitleMax, YouNow, Albo, Vodafone Idea, SonyLIV, Gojek, Carousell, and Premier League, trust CleverTap to achieve their retention and engagement goals, growing their long term revenue. Backed by leading venture capital firms, including Sequoia India, Tiger Global Management, and Accel, the company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, with offices in Mumbai, Singapore, and Dubai. For more information, visit https://clevertap.com/ or follow on LinkedIn and Twitter.

Google Cloud spotlights BBVA’s transformation into a digital enterprise

Feb 8, 2022 | Business

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The strategic alliance between the two entities has enabled the integration of Google Cloud into BBVA’s technology platform. This collaboration is helping the bank reduce the time it takes to launch digital products, better detect cyber threats, make sustainability one of its core capabilities, and compete with digital fintechs.


This is according to a study published by Google, which analyzes the success of the use of its Cloud products in the bank, which it describes as having “transformed itself into a digital company that challenges the ‘status quo’ of the financial sector”. Google is considered by BBVA as “an ally”, as defined by Iván Gómez, Senior Manager of Supplier Strategy at BBVA. “We work with the mentality of developing a final product and creating joint roadmaps,” he adds.


The financial institution saw the cloud as an opportunity to gain the agility needed to anticipate the needs of its customers, while reducing its carbon footprint so as to become an environmentally sustainable business – all of which was driven by innovation. “Our relationship with Google Cloud helps us focus on the most important parts of a transformation: putting our customers at the center of the business, using the best tools available and bringing our people along that path as well,” explains Juan Calatrava, Head of IT Strategy, Deployment and Regulations at BBVA.


It is a collaboration that began in 2012 with an intense journey towards cloud migration and has allowed us to deepen our knowledge in areas such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. Based on these new learnings, the bank is now focusing its efforts on creating applications that help improve the financial health of its customers. In this way, Google products such as BigQuery are assisting BBVA in analyzing large amounts of data to measure the real impact the pandemic has had on consumer behavior. Or Cloud SQL, a service that allows BBVA to give project leaders and solution architects a way to create resources in a secure, controlled and flexible way to easily tailor resources.

Combating cybercrime

A year ago, BBVA became the first European bank to use Chronicle, Google Cloud’s cybersecurity analytics platform. Targeted by cybercriminals, the bank needed a cloud-native security platform capable of supporting its global business. The bank’s strategy with Chronicle is to make it the main engine to better detect threats, classify and prioritize events according to their impact or criticality, and to be able to respond more quickly. This is a mutually advantageous relationship in which BBVA benefits from the experience of Google’s engineers, while the technology company acquires valuable feedback from a veteran bank in the field of cybersecurity.


In addition to better shielding itself against increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity threats, BBVA is enhancing the employee experience with productivity tools that create a better work environment. In particular, Google Workspace was indispensable at the onset of the pandemic when Google Meet usage skyrocketed by 1,800% and allowed workers to stay connected remotely.

From digital bank to digital enterprise

In terms of digital channel development, BBVA is leveraging Google’s software engineering to deliver products to customers faster. The bank manages to develop new services in just nine months when the industry average is two years. Google Cloud is enabling BBVA to acquire the core capabilities to meet its strategic objectives, as well as sending a powerful message to the market about how to meet the needs of 21st century banking.

Cloud Comrade Awarded SAP Recognized Expertise in SAP HANA

Dec 14, 2021 | Business

Cloud Comrade today announced that it has been awarded the SAP® Recognized Expertise designation in SAP HANA® in Singapore.

The designation was granted based on the company’s demonstrated expertise and skills in SAP HANA® in Singapore and the successful completion of SAP Recognized Expertise requirements in the SAPPartnerEdge® program.

“We are proud to be awarded this SAP Recognized Expertise designation. Achieved after rigorous training and fulfillment of stringent requirements, the recognition shows our expertise and depth of experience in SAP HANA®. The designation will go a long way in assuring current and prospective customers of our expertise and give them confidence to work with us as collaborative partners to deliver their desired outcomes. We thank all our customers who have been working with us to migrate their SAP workloads onto a cloud platform,” said Andy Waroma, Co-Founder & Co-Managing Director, Cloud Comrade.

SAP Recognized Expertise is a designation awarded to partner organizations by SAP for their demonstrated excellence in specific solutions or industries in a specific country to help them stand out in the market. This designation also helps customers better understand an SAP partner’s key areas of expertise.

As an SAP partner, Cloud Comrade provides turnkey project services to clients in migrating their SAP systems. These include assessment of existing SAP systems, strategy consulting, implementation, support and language services. Besides offering language support in English, Malay, Bahasa and Chinese, Cloud Comrade’s team of professionals has extensive experience spanning 16 diverse industries, ranging from automotive and banking to fashion and healthcare.

The SAP Recognized Expertise designation requirements include meeting competency criteria for trained and certified individuals and having a successful project resume in the focus area or industry. These partners provide a track record of customer success and satisfaction. As a partner in the SAP PartnerEdge program, Cloud Comrade has access to tools, training, resources and benefits that partners need to deliver the solutions and services customers demand.

About Cloud Comrade

Cloud Comrade (https://cloudcomrade.com) is a Singapore-based cloud computing consultancy company with a regional footprint in Indonesia and Malaysia. The company offers a comprehensive range of services from strategy and design to deployment, migration, and management of customers’ IT infrastructure. Cloud Comrade partners with the best solution providers in the field of cloud computing and is a preferred Amazon Web Services (AWS) consulting partner in ASEAN, as well as a managed service provider for AWS, Google, and Alibaba Cloud. In January 2019, ST Telemedia (sttelemedia.com), an active strategic investor specializing in communications & media, data centers, and infrastructure technology businesses, acquired a majority stake in the company. For more information on Cloud Comrade, visit cloudcomrade.com

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Horangi and Amazon Web Services Launch Holistic Cloud Security Offering to Help Businesses Accelerate Cloud Development

Dec 8, 2021 | Business

Horangi, today launched Resilience and Excellence with Amazon Web Services (AWS) & Horangi (REA&H), a holistic security offering that provides customers with comprehensive cloud risk assessments and bespoke solutions that align with their desired business outcomes and drive innovation.

Cloud-based solutions are becoming ubiquitous in APAC as businesses in the region recognize that they can realize cost savings, gain competitive advantages, especially in crowded markets, and easily achieve scalability. The region’s cloud market is forecasted to lead the world in cloud adoption with cloud spending reaching US$200 billion by 2024.

To help these organizations, Horangi worked with AWS Professional Services to develop REA&H to provide customers with a solution to protect critical workloads and data through added layers of security on the cloud. In designing the solution, AWS and Horangi identified key drivers and challenges that companies adopting cloud today face, mapping them to frameworks governing cloud security operations, workload control patterns, threats, and other critical components on the cloud.

To gain the full benefits of using the cloud, REA&H helps organizations using the cloud gain real-time visibility to risks, rapidly remediate threats, and accelerate compliance with regional financial regulations including BNM-RMiT, OJK and MAS TRM.

“We are thrilled and honored to partner with AWS to launch REA&H as a joint and holistic security offering which draws on our complementary strengths. The AWS Professional Services Team is a world-class service provider trusted by companies, many of which are Fortune 500 organizations. With their collective experience and expertise, the AWS Professional Services Team has helped companies realize business goals for their cloud investments with their unique methodology based on Amazon’s internal best practices. We are excited to help companies reinforce their security today and galvanize themselves to defend against tomorrow’s cyber threats,” said Paul Hadjy, CEO and Co-Founder of Horangi.

“Horangi plays a crucial role in helping our customers in the region improve their cyber security,” said Santanu Dutt, Head of Technology, ASEAN, AWS. “We recognize Horangi’s deep experience working with ASEAN organizations and saw a great opportunity for AWS Professional Services to collaborate with Horangi to enable our customers to innovate securely in the cloud.”

Anand Nirgudkar, CTO at CardUp, commenting at the launch of REA&H, said, “As our region goes digital at an accelerating pace, consumers will be increasingly reliant on the strong security practices by financial institutions to protect their data. The joint REA&H solution comes at an opportune time when enterprises and cloud-native organizations need to develop robust security programs for growth. We are incredibly excited about the potential impact of this solution created by cloud leaders AWS and Horangi.”

Warden, Horangi’s flagship Gartner-recognized Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM) and Cloud Infrastructure Entitlements Management (CIEM) tool, is part of the product offerings under REA&H.

In recognition of the company’s work, Horangi was inducted into the Accreditation@SGD Programme by Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and was also recently named a partner of the SG Cyber Safe Partnership Programme, a Singapore government initiative to increase cybersecurity awareness and encourage the adoption of good cybersecurity practices.

REA&H was launched on 10 November 2021 by Horangi and AWS. For more information on the solution, please visit https://www.horangi.com/about/reach

About Horangi

Horangi is a leading cybersecurity company founded by ex Palantir Technologies engineers and is headquartered in Singapore. Horangi’s best-in-class Warden cloud security platform protects organizations in the public cloud, complemented by an elite team of cybersecurity experts providing CREST-accredited offensive and strategic cybersecurity services to customers across the world.

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