ESDS Software Solution Limited’s Chairman and Managing Director
Piyush Somani, elected as the President of CCICI
Chennai, 21.12.21: The Cloud Computing Innovation Council of India known as CCICI has announced the appointment of the professional society’s new President – Piyush Somani, ESDS Software Solution Limited. Mr. Somani is the Chairman and Managing Director of India’s leading managed cloud service and end-to-end multi-cloud requirements provider (Source: Ken Research Report).
Cloud Computing Innovation Council of India (CCICI) is an Independent, Not-for-Profit, Vendor-Neutral body of professionals from industry, academia and government. This decision has been made considering Piyush’s experience, expertise and contribution towards the cloud technology sector. Mrs. Pamela Kumar, was the president of the CCICI prior Piyush’s appointment.
Established in the year 2013, CCICI works towards spreading the India perspective and representing Indian interests in international cloud forums. With the aim to provide an open collaborative platform to accelerate the adoption and innovation of cloud computing technologies in India, further they have 7 groups working towards achieving the goal.
Expressing his views on the appointment the Director General of Cloud Computing Innovation Council of India, Mr. Ignesius Ernest Thambyraj, said, “The CCICI is dedicated towards the growth of cloud computing sector in India. Our decision to appoint Mr. Somani has been made with respect to his years of dedication and work towards building the cloud computing sector in the country and his active contribution in CCICI for the last 6 years. We welcome and look forward to have Mr. Somani on board as the president and work towards creating visionary solutions for the Cloud sector.”
Upon the announcement, Mr. Piyush Somani, Chairman and Managing Director, ESDS Software Solution Limited, conveyed his views, “It is my honor to serve and be a part of the CCICI as the President. I thank and convey my appreciation to the jury members for their decision. Throughout these years of being a part of the cloud technology sector it has been my constant practice to keep doing innovative work. Myself, ESDS and CCICI, have been working towards Cloud transformation in India and seamless Cloud on-boarding of customers as well as systematic Cloud migrations within multiple Cloud platforms. I believe the Cloud sector has so much potential and with the help of right minds and dedication we can do ground-breaking work in the cloud technology sector in India as well as globally.”
About ESDS:
ESDS Software is amongst India’s leading cloud service and end-to-end multi-cloud requirement provider (Source: Ken Research Report) and has its presence across the APAC region, Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, and Africa. It offers cloud computing Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS), and managed services. The company operates the business on an asset-light model and offers products across diversified industries that include government ministries & companies and corporate entities across sectors such as BFSI, manufacturing, IT and ITES, telecom, real estate, pharmaceuticals, retail, and education and in several countries across the APAC region, Europe, Middle East, the Americas, and Africa. The company operates its business through three data centers in India, one each in Navi Mumbai, Nashik, and Bengaluru covering over 50,000 sq ft. ESDS is an innovation-driven company and is one of the few data center and cloud services providers that has its own R&D team. The team has indigenously developed several products that complement the data center and cloud business such as eNlight Cloud, eMagic, eCos, eNlightWAF, eNlight IoT, eNlightDRM, eNlight Meet, eNlight SIEM. The company is committed to innovation and focuses on creating more niche and cost-effective technology products and solutions. ESDS Software is the market leader in hosting government cloud applications and has the largest number of customers running SAP ERP system and SAP HANA systems (Source: Ken Research Report). For more details, please visit: www.esds.co.in
Disclaimer:
ESDS Software Solution Limited is proposing, subject to receipt of requisite approvals, market conditions, and other considerations, an initial public offering of its equity shares (the “Equity Shares”) and has filed a draft red herring prospectus dated September 2, 2021 (the “DRHP”) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”), BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited. The DRHP is available on the website of SEBI at www.sebi.gov.in, the website of the BSE Limited at www.bseindia.com and the website of the National Stock Exchange of India Limited at www.nseindia.com and the website of the Lead Managers, Axis Capital Limited and IIFL Securities Limited, at www.axiscapital.co.in and www.iiflcap.com, respectively.Q
