India’s digital revolution has the ability to drive a five-fold potential increase in data centre capacity expansion. In a bid to discuss the data centre landscape, Vivek Dahiya, Managing Director & Head Data Centre Advisory Team, Asia Pacific joined Nisha Poddar on CNBC-TV18’s Big Deal for an insightful conversation with industry leaders - Nikhil Rathi, Founder & CEO, Web Werks - Iron Mountain Data Centres, Sunil Gupta, Managing Partner & CEO, Yotta Infrastructure & Manoj Paul, MD, Equinix India.
Tune in to watch the full episode here to learn more about the surging demand for data centres and the rise of digital infrastructure in India: India To Become A Global Data Centre Hub? | Data Center Dynamics | Big Deal | CNBC TV18 (youtube.com)
Vivek Dahiya On Data Centre Dynamics In India On Cnbc-tv18's Big Deal
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