Shaping the cloud future with purpose and intelligence

ANUJ GUPTA
CEO & DIRECTOR (INDIA, SEA, ME) - HITACHI SYSTEMS INDIA

As we approach the second half of 2025, cloud is no longer just an infrastructure solution—it’s the foundation for digital innovation, operational resilience, and scalable growth. We’re seeing AI deeply embedded into cloud platforms, transforming how businesses operate—from automating IT tasks and threat detection to powering decision-making and code generation. Cloud is becoming AI-native, and that’s redefining how we build, scale, and optimize applications.

Edge computing is another critical shift. With real-time demands across sectors like manufacturing, healthcare, and BFSI, cloud must now deliver distributed intelligence, not just centralized compute. This evolution enhances responsiveness and supports autonomy across key industries. Serverless architectures are also gaining ground, empowering businesses to innovate faster without being weighed down by infrastructure management.

Multi-cloud is a strategic reality. At Hitachi Systems India, we’re deeply invested in AWS and Azure while expanding our capabilities in GCP and Oracle to offer clients greater agility, performance, and pricing flexibility. Security, meanwhile, is foundational. With India’s DPDP Act in effect, zero-trust frameworks and encryption-by-default are essential. And finally, cloud cost isn’t just an afterthought—it’s a design principle. Our FinOps-driven approach ensures every workload is monitored, optimized for performance, and spend.

The future of cloud is about aligning technology with purpose. It must be intelligent, adaptive, secure, and economically sound—because we’re not just managing the cloud; we’re shaping the future of business through it.