Anil Nama, Chief Information Officer, CtrlS Datacenters
Anil Nama is currently chief information officer (CIO) at CtrlS Datacenters. His responsibilities include strategy, planning and the efficient roll-out of customer services. Additionally, he plays a pivotal role as a member of the high-level committee for budget approvals and the departmental promotion committee. He is also involved in order processing and inventory planning.
“CtrlS Datacenters, being one of the top data centre providers, has been focusing on the content life cycle – hyperscale network requirements enterprise cloud connect and metro connect requirements, facilitating data interchange by hosting internet exchanges, ISP head end, and securing branches with SD-WAN,” he says.
During his 30-year-long career, Nama has worked with various organisations. He started his career in the armed forces as a weatherman (meteorological assistant), and served for 15 years. Later, he transitioned to information warfare, initially with the Red Team, focusing on computer network offence, and subsequently with InfoSec, focusing on computer network defence. Subsequently, in 2006, he joined Bharti Airtel to manage the integration of the services of Comsat Max and IDC services, which became the foundation for the Data Factory. He played a role in expanding the Datacenters in Noida, Santhome, Whitefield and Mumbai, and developed managed service provider practices for infrastructure managed services. Later, in 2008, he joined CtrlS Datacenters, where he worked in various teams such as sales, presales, products, delivery, finance and information technology, before becoming CIO.
According to Nama, the telecom sector has already shifted from circuit-oriented services to data-oriented services. “We see a lot of industrial internet of things and content-related services being moved from customer networks to telecom providers. The telecom sector will experience explosive growth in this era of artificial intelligence/machine learning and edge services. The ecosystem is developing rapidly with increased penetration of smart devices, the Digital India Stack (UIDAI, GSTN, E-Way, ONDC, UPI, etc.), and an increase in consumer spend,” he notes.
Nama follows a consultative approach in managing his team. “I run mentorship programmes to transform young talent and nurture them for their future roles.”
Nama lives in Hyderabad along with his family, comprising his wife, their two children and his mother. He likes to unwind by going on road trips, which he finds relaxing and enjoyable. He recently went on a long road trip from Hyderabad to various cities in Madhya Pradesh, including Bhopal, Indore and Ujjain.
