The human cloud: ESDS’ people-centric approach to digitizing HR

As enterprises accelerate digital transformation, HR leaders face a critical question: how do you infuse technology into the workplace without diluting the cultural fabric that holds an organization together? For ESDS, a company operating in the mission-critical world of data centers and cloud infrastructure, the answer lies in consciously designing a digital ecosystem that strengthens human connection rather than replaces it.

The Nashik-based company has moved from scattered automation to a unified, people-centric HR technology framework. But even as ESDS deepens its digital footprint, it remains resolute about preserving its foundational values of empathy, openness, and a unique “no titles, just people” ethos.

“Technology can only strengthen human connect, never replace it,” says Komal Piyush Somani, Whole-time Director, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Human Resource Officer at ESDS Software Solution Ltd. “Digital platforms support our culture, but they will never define it. People do.”

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