The PCQuest Infrastructure SummIT : Key Highlights

There is increased optimism in the market and enough indicators that the

worst of the economic slowdown is now over. We've hit the bottom and are now

gradually getting back on the growth track.

What many people may not realize is that every time the economy recovers from

a downturn, some technologies end up making waves in the industry. We saw how

the web transformed into web 2.0 after the dot com bust, and every organization

web-enabled their applications ever since. Similarly, web services, middleware,

online collaboration, laptops, mobiles, and video conferencing were just a few

other technologies that became hot and widely adopted after the last slowdown.

Enterprise printing and display solutions by Chetak Patnaik, Sr. Manager, Samsung	Managing the next-gen Data center by Neeladri Bose, Head-Infra Consulting and Pro Services, Sun Microsystems	Strategic Cost and Performance Management by Sandeep Hardikar, National Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Managed Services, HCL Technologies
The WIN 7 Challenge: Map out your Migration route by Venkat Subramaniam, GICS Manager, Dell India	Mobile Workforce Management by Nina Godbole, Renowned author and independent researcher	Web Technologies by Saji Thoppil, Practice Head-Platforms, Wipro
Managed IT Services by Pratap Gharge, VP-IT, Bajaj Electricals

So it's only natural to wonder which technologies and trends will make waves

during the current economic recovery. Which ones will help organizations on

their future growth trajectory?

That's what our annual event, the PCQuest Infrastructure SummIT aimed to

answer this time. Usually, this event is aimed at helping organizations

understand the hot technologies and trends that can be used for their future

business growth.

“Light is definitely visible at the end of the tunnel”--Panelists in Bangalore talk about gearing up for the next wave of growth. The Panelists (From L to R): Manish Gupta, CIO, Healthcare Global, Arun Goyal, VP and Head-IT, MPS Ltd, Yuvaraj Balasubramani, Group Manager-Corp IT (Networks), Kean International, and Ajay Bakshi, VP, HTMT Global Solutions.

“IT Infrastructure should be flexible enough to upscale or downscale as per the need”, panelists in Delhi express their views on how the future IT infrastructure should be like. The Panelists (From L to R): Anil Kumar-GM-IT, Oriental Insurance, Dr. J.S.Sodhi-VP-IT, Amity University, Upal Chakraborty-CIO, DLF, Anil Chopra-Editor PCQuest, and Vijay Sethi, CIO, Hero Honda

“The slowdown was like a blessing in disguise”, said the panelists in Mumbai. The Panelists (From L to R): Shirish Gariba-CIO, Elbee Express, Rajendra Sawant-CIO, Adventity Global Services, Rajiv Sharaf-VP-IT, Reliance Infrastructure, Zoeb Adenwala-CIO (Global), Essel ProPack, and Lalit Wadhwani-CIO and Bus. Dev. Manager, Frameboxx Animation

The summit this time comprised of a mix of seminars by experts from the

industry and PCQuest, on stage demos of new IT technologies and solutions, panel

discussions on growth opportunities, CIO round tables to discuss future IT

strategies, and success stories from different organizations.

The event was held across four cities-Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Chennai.

It was attended by CIOs and IT decision makers, and we covered topics ranging

from Cloud computing and virtualization, Data Center Management, Unified

Communication, Information Security, Mobile workforce management, Web

technologies, and Managed Services.

Apart from the above, the event had a live demo of the hot new VDI (Virtual

Desktop Infrastructure) technology. Plus, there was a panel discussion toward

the end, which aimed to help CIOs gear up their IT infrastructure for the next

wave of growth.

With increased optimism in the market and enough indicators that the worst of

the economic slowdown is now over, PCQuest invited key CIOs in each city to

present their view and strategic advice on how to gear up IT for future business

growth.