CtrlS appoints Dillip Guru as Senior VP to focus on global expansion
Hyderabad: CtrlS Datacenter Limited, Asia’s largest Rated-4 Hyperscale Datacenter and Managed Services provider, appointed Dillip Guru as its senior vice president- International DC Expansion and Renewable Energy & Edge Strategy. He will be responsible for providing strategic direction in the company’s efforts to expand in international markets. With 27 years of experience, Dillip Guru joins […]
Hyderabad: CtrlS Datacenter Limited, Asia’s largest Rated-4 Hyperscale Datacenter and Managed Services provider, appointed Dillip Guru as its senior vice president- International DC Expansion and Renewable Energy & Edge Strategy. He will be responsible for providing strategic direction in the company’s efforts to expand in international markets.
With 27 years of experience, Dillip Guru joins CtrlS from Amazon Web Services (AWS) where he played a key role as the head of Energy Strategy APAC based out of Singapore. Prior to Amazon, he has worked with GE, Vestas, and Power Grid Corporation of India in different leadership roles. Dillip is a postgraduate in management from National University of Singapore and holds a degree in electrical engineering from NIT Rourkela.
Sridhar Pinnapureddy, founder and CEO, CtrlS said, “Dillip is a seasoned industry leader and brings rich experience in energy management strategies across various geographies globally. He will be playing a key role in expanding our global footprint, devise innovative energy strategies and extend the edge as we leverage both his expertise and experience.”
According to Gartner, 75 per cent of all enterprise data will be created and processed at the edge. And with the deployment of 5G, IoT, video streaming, AR/VR applications, the consumers beyond Tier-1 cities will seek faster access to applications, websites, OTT content etc.
Ctrls said, conventional power is leading to carbon emissions and there is a compelling need to integrate clean energy as a part of the company’s business strategy to ensure elimination of carbon footprint. CtrlS plans to deploy about 500 edge datacenters across India in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, besides expanding its global footprint integrated with clean energy.
Dillip Guru said, “The company has great emphasis on clean energy, edge, and sustainability. It is both my pleasure and privilege to be a part of CtrlS – a dream compan y to work in the datacenter industry.”
As the company bets high on sustainability and green datacenter, and global expansion, Dillip Guru will play an instrumental role in accomplishing the company’s mission, the company stated.
The company operates one million square feet of datacenter space spread across seven datacenters located in Mumbai, Noida, Bangalore, and Hyderabad. CtrlS has initiated its plan to expand its footprint by 5 million square feet.
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