As the world readies itself for the second wave of Information & Communication Technology (ICT), government, industry and society are preparing to embrace a technology that is more penetrative, more inclusive, more enhancing than anything we have hitherto seen.

In order to meet the challenges of adopting these new technologies in India, the Computer Society of India (CSI), the nation’s oldest and largest association of IT professionals, explored next generation technologies and best practices for adoption in government and industry in its 45th Annual National Convention—iGen.

The world’s foremost professionals / researchers brought delegates up to date on six technology tracks to provide in-depth techno-knowledge through Workshops. The Education & Research Track and a student convention explored the facets relevant to specific groups. The CEO / CIO conclave addressed the key strategic aspects of IT and Society. This was followed by an awards night to ensure the spotlight remained focused on IT.

In keeping with CSI’s key mission to prepare the technology community in India for the future, iGen empowered the IT professional to overcome the challenges of the future.

The last few years has witnessed a paradigm shift in the way software is deployed and consumed by the enterprise. Economies of scale have driven "cloud computing" to the forefront where computing and software is served as a utility much like power. The emergence of this model has seen a spate of new technologies, virtualization being at the forefront. This track focused on the notion of Cloud computing as a whole. The track attempted to bring different perspectives of Cloud Computing. The key areas were Cloud architecture, Virtualization, Public Cloud Provider, Software as a Service.

Sanjay Mehta, CEO, MAIA Intelligence was invited for speaking on Customer Perspective; Strategy for implementing a BI solution in a Cloud. Sanjay shared his experiences, BI model comparisons (in-house BI, Cloud BI or Outsource BI), is Cloud wave for real? Does it make sense for Cloud BI? Vendor Pitch for Cloud BI (Traditional BI vs Cloud BI, benefits of Cloud BI, customer mindset, aligning the customer, getting the BI product right, BI product development, paradign shift, need to think fresh

Mr. Sanjay Mehta, CEO and founder of MAIA Intelligence, talked on various aspects of “Strategy for implementing a BI solution in cloud”. He first addressed the concerns, which are usually raised by users before adopting cloud such as privacy and security of data, business continuity and disaster recovery etc. He explained that these are actually better addressed in many cloud environments and should not deter users from moving their BI solutions onto cloud. His company has developed a solution called 1KEY application, which requires data to be converted into metadata before moving it onto cloud.