Big Data Refinery

The E-inauguration ceremony of the Yotta Infrastructure nM1 datacentre was recently held. The participants were Dr. Niranjan Hiranandani, Founder Chairman, Hiranandani Group, Darshan Hiranandani, Group CEO, Hiranandani Group, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister, Law and Justice, Electronics and IT, and Communications, Government of India, Uddhav Thackeray, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Subhash Desai, Minister of Industry, Maharashtra and Sunil Gupta, Managing Partner and CEO, Yotta. Here is a report

- Pradeep Chakraborty

Digital initiatives by youth At the inaugural event of Yotta datacentre, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister, Law and Justice, Electronics and IT and Communications, Government of India, noted: “The biggest datacentre in Asia has been launched today. There is enough scope to meet the challenges lying ahead. The great quest of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat will also be taken forward. This datacentre is the second biggest in the world. Digital initiatives are always pioneered by the younger generation. Most of the digital companies globally are today present in India. Yotta has set the benchmark.”

He continued, “Digital today is the buzzword. Bridging the digital divide is very important. We also need to bring in digital inclusion. Aadhar is the digital identity. We linked it with the mobile phone. Digital India brings security. On the data part, we have been generating billions of data. We have GST. We also have Aayushman Bharat and digital health, UPI, etc., and all are riding on digital. This initiative is commendable and powerful statement of intent. India’s data storage and data capacity will grow hand-in-hand. We also have the data protection law. no data of Indian companies can be taken out without consent.