AI-Ready Data Centers: Modernizing Manufacturing To Drive Innovation & Optimize Costs

SPEAKERS:

Shipra Malhotra, Managing Editor, ISMG (Moderator)
Girish Dhavale, CTO – Data Center Services, Sify Technologies Ltd.
Gautam Bakhru, Vice President, LOB Head Data Center Services, Sify Technologies Ltd.
Vijayakrishna Iyengar, Associate Vice President – IT, Bharat Fritz Werner Ltd. (BFW)
Neelesh Srivastava, Vice President – IT Operation / Compliance & Projects, Gati / Allcargo

DATE:

June 19, 2024 | 3:00 PM

DESCRIPTION:

The manufacturing industry is witnessing a seismic shift with the adoption of Industry 4.0, and in some cases even Industry 5.0, driving the modernization of manufacturing processes. The integration of cyber-physical systems, along with advancements in AI and advanced robotics, is facilitating real-time decision-making, agile operations, and the management of extensive data volumes while ensuring security.

But how equipped are data centers to accommodate the advanced computing and data centric infrastructure to support the advanced data analytics and AI-driven demands of modern manufacturing environments? Managing extensive volumes of data to enable real-time decision-making and adaptive operations requires advanced capabilities, making an efficient, scalable, secure, and interconnected datacenter design indispensable.

With AI-ready data centers at the core, the hybrid IT infrastructure must scale dynamically to accommodate production variations and new techniques, such as additive manufacturing, and IoT integration. Additionally, it should support advanced data analytics and AI-driven optimization of production lines and predictive maintenance. At the same time, it should minimize costs, enhance security for IT and OT systems, and reduce the carbon footprint of manufacturing operations.

This requires reimagining the data center architecture to support dynamic scaling, highly reliable network connectivity, robust business continuity, and stringent security and sustainability practices. Investing in a future-ready data center is a strategy imperative for manufacturing companies to stay competitive and innovative. This modernization is critical for a seamless transition into the future, positioning companies to capitalize on the opportunities presented by Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0.

But how equipped are data centers to accommodate the advanced computing, data-centric and AI-ready infrastructure requirements of today’s modern BFSI workload? Managing vast data volumes to support real-time decision-making and agile operations demands advanced capabilities that accommodate fluctuating market demands, innovations, rapid expansion and flexibility while safeguarding sensitive data.

An efficient, scalable, secure, sustainable, and interconnected data center design necessitates dynamic scaling, highly reliable network and connectivity, robust business continuity, and strong security and governance mechanisms. For IT leaders in the BFSI industry, investing in future-ready data centers is not merely a technological upgrade but a strategic imperative to position themselves at the forefront of innovation, ready to capitalize on the opportunities presented by the digital age.