Building the next generation data centers

Cloud Disruptions Building the Next Generation Data Centers

Harish Rao

CTO, Infrastructure Services

May 2013

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Business Infrastructure Strategy

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Introduction

Enterprise Consumer

Bring your own– creating “shadow IT”

Mobility = End User Services

Why and how of consolidation?

Technology refresh or sunset?

Capacity planning

IaaS, PaaS, SaaS....

What difference does it make?

Outside In

Inside Out

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The Real Change - Service Provider to Service Broker

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IT Departments - The Next Generation

Information Technology becomes Business Technology

Transformation on demand

IT Department Charter

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Business Agenda for IT – Growth and Agility

Competitive differentiators are innovation and speed of execution

Traditional challenges have grown in implications and impact IT Departments need to organize for a balanced approach

Traditional approach to IT procurement can be counterproductive

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The Skills Challenge

The biggest enabler (or inhibitor) of this transformation would be the readiness of the existing skills base

Reorientation and re-skilling of existing talent needs to be a priority, lateral hiring/external skills only being a supplement

Shifting focus from deep technology to technology enabled outcomes

It is time to prepare a talent management plan for the new portfolio

Managing the motivation of those that find it difficult to adjust to the new requirements