Keeping India connected: Inside the lives of data center teams

By Rajeshkumar S, Technology Head, Enterprise & Government, India & SAARC

Imagine this: a stock exchange in Mumbai faces network delays during peak trading hours, risking millions in transactions. In a hospital in Delhi, a doctor is midway through a life-saving procedure when a connection alert pops up. Meanwhile, in a logistics hub in Bengaluru, a system outage brings supply chain operations to a standstill.

These aren’t dramatic hypotheticals, they’re the very real challenges handled daily by a group of highly skilled professionals. These are the people behind India’s digital infrastructure data center teams who ensure that our online lives run without a hitch. This includes critical Government Data Centers like ERNET (Cert-In), which plays a pivotal role in national cybersecurity. Implemented as part of the TSAP (Threat and Situational Awareness Project), this DC analyses network traffic in real-time to detect and neutralise threats ...