From Infrastructure to Innovation – Data Centers Podcast with Rajiv Ranjan, IDC

Episode Summary

Guest Speaker:
Rajiv Ranjan, Associate Research Director – Cloud & AI, IDC

Series:
Infinit Loop: Data Centers Decoded

In this episode of Data Center Decoded, Sharad Agarwal, CEO, SISL, is joined by Rajiv Ranjan, Associate Research Director – Cloud & AI, IDC, to discuss how AI is reshaping the future of digital infrastructure and data centers in India.

From AI adoption and hybrid infrastructure to edge AI, cloud adjacency, and high-density AI workloads, the conversation explores why data centers are becoming critical to India’s next phase of digital growth.

Key topics covered:

• India’s AI spending projected to reach $17B by 2029
• Rise of AI agents and enterprise AI adoption
• Why hybrid AI infrastructure is becoming the preferred model
• AI workloads driving demand for high-density data centers
• Edge AI and the future of distributed infrastructure
• Cloud adjacency and low-latency AI deployments
• BFSI, healthcare, retail, and manufacturing AI use cases
• The growing role of GPU infrastructure and AI-ready campuses
• India’s evolving AI ecosystem, hyperscalers, and neo clouds
• Opportunities for colocation and AI infrastructure providers

As AI reshapes the digital economy, data centers are becoming the foundation of innovation, scale, and enterprise transformation. Watch the full conversation to understand how India is building the infrastructure backbone for the AI era.