Cloud Transformation with Agility, Flexibility & Choices
SPEAKERS:
Kamal Nath, CEO, Sify Technologies
Ravi Maguluri, CTO – Cloud & Managed Services, Sify Technologies
DATE:
September 9, 2020 | 6.00 PM
DESCRIPTION:
The constraints on conducting business amidst the lockdowns have driven organizations to use technology for immediate cost reductions even as they continue to grapple with the usual budget contenders for tactical and medium term to strategic and long-term objectives.
The need of the hour for enterprise technology leaders is to adopt scalable and flexible IT infrastructures that can be consumed on demand to ease their capex cost and cash flow. Cloud has become even more relevant than ever for IT leaders to achieve their twin objectives of Digital Optimization during their recovery phase and Digital Transformation to be ready for the return of growth. These objectives are best achieved by means of Agility, Flexibility and Choices offered by Sify’s Cloud@Core products and services.
Where do we start? And what to do next? In your pursuit of cloud adoption, there are many decisions that need to be made with respect to the architecture to be devised, process to be followed, the selection of technologies and services necessary.
To enable IT decision makers in maximizing cloud by throwing light on its various business-technology aspects, ETCIO and Sify are organizing a topical webinar.
Security For The New Normal
SPEAKERS:
Ravi Maguluri, CTO Cloud & Managed Services, Sify Technologies
Arvind Gautam, EVP & Business Head Technology Integration Services, Sify Technologies
DATE:
November 20, 2020 | 6.00 PM
DESCRIPTION:
Globally, the pandemic has created challenges for businesses and enterprises are struggling to efficiently operate in an altered world. As a result, there is a sudden increase in digital technology adoption, and enterprises are forced to shift their workloads to the cloud. Enterprises are apprehensive about the overall security associated with the cloud.
Understanding the gravity of a secure workplace to drive a secure future, ETCIO in association with Sify is hosting a webinar titled “Security For The New Normal”. Gain the best practices from the industry experts on security and privacy challenges relevant to cloud computing.
Key Takeaways
- Understanding the new threat landscape and designing a detailed strategic roadmap
- Data-centric view of business while migrating to the cloud
- Building a robust Cloud Security Posture for an effective security framework
- Analyzing comprehensive and proven Cloud Access Security
- Identifying security and risk management roles and responsibilities
- Cloud Workload Protection: Better control over assets and build enhanced cloud security and resiliency
Digitalizing world’s most widely distributed network
Managed-services-led opex model secures lower TCO for government-operated postal network connecting 30,000+ locations
The world’s most widely distributed network uses managed-services-led model to secure lower TCO while connecting 30,000+ locations in digitalization effort
Project Objective
To connect 30,000+ branches in India as part of its digital initiative.
Project Model
Managed-Services-led opex model
Sify’s Uniqueness
Integrated value of skills – NI, Project Management, NOC & Managed Services, Security Services and Network Infrastructure Services
Integrated Value and Outcome
Sify’s solution comprising multiple service providers & media enabled it to provide a country-wide network covering 30,000+ locations. Sify’s solution demonstrated a combined value of integration, managed services and infrastructure solution richness.
Value for client
Sify was able to roll-out the network integration & connectivity project in 18 months and connected all locations, thereby fulfilling the customer’s digital transformation needs.
Enhancing digital footprint through hybrid, agile cloud
Modernized 80% of the business applications of retail giant with zero service disruption across 600+ retails outlets
Project Objective
Demerge the IT environment from the parent group company IT and set-up a new hybrid IT to run the retail application to support 620 supermarkets, 22 hypermarkets, 11 warehouse and 10 branches.
Project Model
Opex | Consumption Model
Sify’s Uniqueness
Integrated value proposition: Sify successfully leveraged hybrid IT offering – AWS, Colocation, DR, Managed Network and Security to demerge the IT environment from the parent group company.
Integrated Value and Outcome
cloud@core products and services
- Migration of existing IT infrastructure components with minimum services disruption
- Hybrid IT – Leveraged AWS to run 80% of the Retail application and 20% of the legacy application on Sify Colocation Services
- Leveraged Sify Managed Connectivity Services to Interconnect DC , DR data replication and branch application access.
- Managing datacenter, Disaster Recovery services , Network Services and security using Sify Managed Services Platform
- Strong Project Management to complete the project on a time and within the budgeted cost.
Value for client
A single IT Managed Services partner to carve out the application from the parent company and host it on a hybrid IT & manage IT services across Cloud, Colocation, Disaster Recovery, Network and Security.
Flexible engagement model improves revenue
India’s largest power utility company scales its billing application to 25+ million consumers on Sify’s CloudInfinit+ solution
Project Objective
Implement a future-ready unified billing application on cloud for metering, billing and collection Services for over 25 million consumers
Project Model
Outcome-based model (vis-à-vis existing capex + services model)
Sify’s Uniqueness
Integrated value proposition built on private cloud, end-to-end connectivity, network security, back-up and disaster recovery from different seismic zone.
Integrated Value and Outcome
cloud@core products and services:
- Web-based billing application moved on cloud – Provisioning & and management of private cloud with HA and DR to host centralized billing system
- Built Backup and DR platform in compliance with regulatory policies applicable for electricity billing data
- DC and DR in different seismic zone
- Provided charge per bill/ transaction basis billing system
- Sify executed the project through assessment and implementation services within stipulated timelines.
Value for client
- Reduction in meter-to-cash cycle time, outstanding dues resulting in increased cash flow
- Improvement in revenue and reduction in AT&C loss
- Accurate consumer information on usage and payment trends and patterns
- Improved operation efficiency and customer satisfaction
Transforming one of the largest stock exchange networks
Providing a highly reliable and scalable network solution to expand trading volumes and geographic reach
Network transformation and transitioning of the world’s second-largest stock exchange to scale geographic reach, improve reliability and lower operational cost
Project Objective
To transform and transition the exchange’s existing network, set up a shared NOC & SOC, and expand the exchange’s footprint to acquire more members in India.
Project Model
Managed-Services-led model
Sify’s Uniqueness
Integrated value of skills – Network Integrator, NOC & Managed Services, Network Transformation Services including design, optimization and transitioning of the network.
Integrated Value and Outcome
Integrated play of network Managed Services provider , network integrator & skillsets to run NOC operations for such mission-critical networks.
Value for client
Provided the exchange a predicable model to scale operations over multiple cities from a limited presence using network and Edge assets. This has helped significant growth in member acquisition and lowering the cost of operations for existing members.
Enabling highly effective oncology patient-care
Full-services model enabling 1.75 lacs+ radiation treatment plans prepared on 100% available high-performance cloud platform
Project Objective
Enabling medical Information and treatment application on private cloud.
Project Model
Fully Services Model
Sify’s Uniqueness
Integrated value proposition built on: Private Cloud + Network Services + Managed Services
Integrated Value and Outcome
With the Cloud@core portfolio, Sify dramatically increased the availability of the expensive linear accelerator machines used to administer radiation to cancer patients. This has led to transformational changes in the treatment of cancer patients.
Value for client
- 1.75 lacs+ radiation treatment plans prepared on 100% available high-performance cloud platform
- Decoupled the Patient Oncology Information System from on-premise colocation with linear accelerators
- Patient can choose to go to any of the networked hospitals.
- Experts can remotely access the just-in-time patient condition and swiftly program the system to administer the most appropriate radiation treatment.
- The time to create the radiation plan has been reduced dramatically by pooling of compute resources on the cloud.
- Patient records are permanently archived.
- Streamlined operations with remote change management
SAP migration from on-premise to AWS cloud
Global steel leader empowers intelligence for their business functions by migrating ERP to hyperscaler cloud
Project Objective
Implement integrated future-ready digital infrastructure on hyperscale public cloud
Project Model
Fully services model(vis-à-vis existing capex + services model)
Sify’s Uniqueness
Integrated value proposition built on: Sify SAP Services, Hyperscale (AWS) partnership, DC and Sify’s Cloud Interconnect, Security Services and Unique Migration Services
Integrated Value and Outcome
Sify’ s value proposition built on cloud@core products and services
- Perform Selective carve-out of SAP data from Source System based on specific Profit Centers, Cost Centers, Plants from source SoH system
- New SoH landscape on AWS with the Carve-out data
- Migration of other existing instances from on-Prem to AWS with near-zero downtime
- Sify executed the project through assessment, near-zero downtime migration & implementation services within a record timeline and finally integration of various SAP systems
- Management of the Hosted and AWS Cloud footprint
Value for client
Error-free carving out of only specific data based on profit center with minimal business impact, nimble and agile digital-ready infrastructure, end-to-end ownership by one partner, no conflict of interest with application partners.
Managed-Services-led network model for digital payments
Sify’s multi-service-provider capabilities and skills in network integration, transformation and NOC provide a reliable network to facilitate inter-bank payment settlements.
Sify’s Managed-Services-led network outsourcing model guarantees multiple banks high availability and the ability to navigate complexities.
Project Objective
To set up the digital payment network infrastructure connecting multiple bank locations for interbank settlements.
Project Model
Managed-Services-led network outsourcing model
Sify’s Uniqueness
Integrated value of skills – NSP, Network Integrator, NOC & Managed Services, Network Transformation Services, Security Services and Network Infrastructure Services
Integrated Value and Outcome
- Sify’s expertise in designing, implementing, and operating a multi-service provider environment for high availability.
- Ability to tightly integrate security controls into the overall network architecture, and yet manage the complexity of interconnections between member banks and RBI payment gateways.
- Integrated play of network Managed Service provider and skillsets to run large-scale dedicated NOC operations for such mission-critical network.
Value for client
Single ownership with the MSP to manage the complexity and guarantee high availability.
Has your vision gone clouded with Cloud Adoption?
SPEAKERS:
Ravi Maguluri, CTO Cloud & Managed Services, Sify Technologies
Anirban Dasgupta, AVP, Data Center Centric Services, Sify Technologies
DATE:
October 29, 2020 | 6.00 PM
DESCRIPTION:
Enterprises are constantly grappling with the decisions surrounding cloud adoption strategy, how to manage the migration, which workloads to be moved, how to start application modernization, all while ensuring cost optimisation. Often our vision gets clouded with a relentless barrage of questions around cloud adoption.
Sify’s Cloudinfinit cloud management platform provides comprehensive visibility, insights, and control over cloud resources from multiple clouds. This helps to make informed decisions to address various scenarios.
In this context, ETCIO.com in association with Sify is hosting a webinar titled “Has your vision gone clouded with Cloud Adoption? Explore Infinite possibilities with Sify’s Cloudinfinit”. Join us for this session to learn how to unclutter your thoughts around Cloud adoption.
Gain best practices from the industry experts on creating good visibility on various aspects of cloud management and insights that can be gleaned from such visibility.
Key Discussion Points
- Analyse the Cloud adoption journey- strategy & roadmap
- Enable operational excellence and cost optimization with cloud
- Challenges and vulnerabilities associated with the cloud adoption
