Role of Cloud: Shifting from Infrastructure to adding Enterprise Value

Venkat Sitaram
Senior Director & Country Head- Infrastructure Solutions Group - Dell Technologies India

Venkat Sitaram believes that cloud migration will become less about infrastructure transformation and more about business transformation. “The future won't belong to enterprises that simply move to the cloud—it will belong to those that build infrastructure capable of evolving with every new business and technology opportunity,” he says.

However, the hardest part in cloud migration today isn't moving workloads but modernizing them for the AI era without compromising business continuity, security or performance. “Many organizations have successfully migrated applications over the years, but they are now realizing that simply moving workloads to the cloud doesn't automatically make them AI-ready. Organizations therefore need a modern data foundation that can support both traditional enterprise applications and next-generation AI workloads, while allowing them to continuously evolve without disruptive infrastructure refreshes,” Venkat assesses.

DATA TRUST & SECURITY

As organizations accelerate cloud adoption and AI deployment, the conversation is no longer just about data security; it's about data trust. “Organizations today must navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape, with requirements around data privacy, sovereignty and industry-specific compliance continuing to evolve. This is prompting many enterprises to adopt a workload-first approach, where sensitive data and mission-critical applications remain in environments that provide greater control, while less-sensitive workloads leverage the scale and agility of the public cloud.”

“Successful cloud migration is built on trust. Organizations that integrate security, governance and cyber resilience into their infrastructure from the outset will be better positioned to build resilient digital businesses prepared for the future,” says Venkat.