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Contents of CD of proceedings of conference on

Conference on Data Centres for Infrastructure Sectors
Needs and Requirements; Opportunities and Challenges
April 29-30, 2010, The Imperial, New Delhi


KEY TRENDS AND GROWTH DRIVERS
Questions/Topics:
• What are the specific needs, requirements, opportunities and issues of key infrastructure sectors?
• What are the trends and growth drivers in data centre adoption by infrastructure organisations?

• Presentation by India Infrastructure Research

BEST PRACTICES IN DATA CENTRE MANAGEMENT
Questions/Topics:
• What are the best practices in data centre management?
• What are the major issues in their adoption?

• Presentation by Ramakrishnan Sa, Lead, Data Centre, Network and Workplace, Accenture
• plus Q&A

NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS IN POWER SECTOR
Questions/Topics:
• What are the data centre needs and requirements in power sector organisations?
• What are the key issues and challenges?
• What strategies are being adopted by key players in the power sector to meet their IT infrastructure needs?

Brief remarks/presentations followed by a panel discussion amongst: (in alphabetic order)
• V.K. Gupta, Head, IT, North Delhi Power Limited
• Anish Kalucha, General Manager, IT, BSES
• U.S. Mane, Chief Project Manager, MIS, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company
• V. Sivaji, General Manager, IT, Central Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh
• Ashok Kumar Srivastava, Additional General Manager, IT, NTPC

NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS IN PORTS AND SHIPPING
Questions/Topics:
• What are the data centre needs and requirements in ports and shipping sector?
• What are the key issues and challenges?
• What strategies are being adopted by the ports and shipping companies to meet their IT infrastructure needs?

Brief remarks/presentations followed by a panel discussion amongst: (in alphabetic order)
• Captain Sriram Ravi Chander, Chief Operating Officer, Visakha Container Terminal
• Bala V. Meshram, Vice-President, IT, Shipping Corporation of India
• M.V. Paul, Director, EDP, Cochin Port Trust

WORD FROM SPONSOR

• Presentation on “High Density Data Centre and High Density PODS” by Shailendra Shukla, Country Sales Manager, ITeS, APC by Schneider Electric
• plus Q&A

SECURING DATA CENTRES
Questions/Topics:
• What are the key data centre security issues for infrastructure sectors?
• What strategies can be adopted to improve data centre security?
• What are the bottlenecks impeding data centre security?

• Presentation by Prashant Pereira, Senior Manager, Products, Data Centre Services, Sify Technologies
• plus Q&A

ENERGY CHALLENGES AND GREEN DATA CENTRES
Questions/Topics:
• What are the different technology options available for data centres?
• How can the energy requirements of a data centre be managed?
• What are the advantages of green data centres? What are the key challenges?

• Presentation by Shaheen Meeran, Managing Director, Schnabel DC Consultants India

Panel discussion amongst: (in alphabetic order)
• Shaheen Meeran, Managing Director, Schnabel DC Consultants India
• Niraj Prakash, Director, Public Sector Marketing, Microsoft India
• Shailendra Shukla, Country Sales Manager, ITeS, APC by Schneider Electric
• Rajesh Kumar Tiwari, National Manager, Data Centre Operations and Projects, Wipro Infotech

BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT AND DISASTER RECOVERY
Questions/Topics:
• What is the significance of business continuity management and disaster recovery?
• What are the key business continuity and disaster recovery solutions?
• What are the challenges in their adoption?

• Presentation by Dhiraj Lal, Country Manager, India and Middle East, Business Continuity Management Institute
• plus Q&A

NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS IN ROADS AND BRIDGES
Questions/Topics:
• What are the data centre needs and requirements in roads and bridges sector?
• What are the key issues and challenges?
• What strategies are being adopted by the roads and bridges organisations to meet their IT infrastructure needs?

Brief remarks/presentations followed by a panel discussion amongst: (in alphabetic order)
• Sanjay Agrawal, General Manager, IT and CIO, National Highways Authority of India
• Dr P.K. Kanchan, Scientist ‘G’ and Area Adviser, Road Development Planning and Management Division, Central Road Research Institute

NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS IN OIL AND GAS
Questions/Topics:
• What are the data centre needs and requirements in oil and gas sector organisations?
• What are the key issues and challenges?
• What strategies are being adopted by key players in the oil and gas sector to meet their IT infrastructure needs?

Brief remarks/presentations followed by a panel discussion amongst: (in alphabetic order)
• A.K. Maity, Senior Manager, Integrated Data Centre, Bharat Petroleum Corporation
• T. Ravindran, General Manager and Head-ICE, ONGC
• Sarvesh Wadhwa, Deputy General Manager, Information Systems, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation

INVESTMENT OPTIONS AND THE WAY FORWARD
Questions/Topics:
• What are the investment requirements for data centres?
• What are the different options for infrastructure organisations?

• Presentation by Harish Srinivasan, Lead, Data Centre Technologies and Operations, Accenture
• plus Q&A

NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS IN RAILWAYS
Questions/Topics:
• What are the data centre needs and requirements in Indian Railways?
• What are the key issues and challenges?
• What strategies are being adopted to meet the IT infrastructure needs of Indian Railways?

• Presentation by S.S. Mathur, General Manager, IT, Centre for Railway Information Systems
• plus Q&A

NEEDS AND REQUIREMENTS IN AIRPORTS AND AIRLINES
Questions/Topics:
• What are the data centre needs and requirements in airports and airlines sector?
• What are the key issues and challenges?
• What strategies are being adopted by airports and airlines to meet their IT infrastructure needs?

• Brief remarks/presentation by Praveen Khandelwal, Deputy General Manager, IT, Airports Authority of India
• plus Q&A

 
         
 
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