With its wide range of cloud services and products built on an experience-plinth of more than a decade in the IT industry, it’s hardly surprising that Thane-based Applied Cloud Computing Pvt. Ltd. (ACC) has carved its own niche in the highly competitive cloud services marketplace. An advanced AWS consulting partner, ACC comprises a team of experts who take the complexity out of cloud initiatives, helping businesses ensure business continuity. The company delivers a wide range of cloud security services including DevSecOps for multicloud & hybrid infrastructure, Digitalization, Product Development, Analytics, and Security, which are built around an even wider range of products. The company’s integrated range of offerings span across the entire IT infrastructure from network connectivity and resilient data center services to shared services, virtual server provisioning, virtual desktop services & Software-as-a-Service, underpinned by flexible, OPEX-based commercial models. Above all, its structured, consistent management processes, expert technical capabilities and flexible approach to solution delivery make the company stand unique in the populous industry. CIO Insider engages in an exclusive interview with the man at the helm of ACC, Nilesh Satpute.

In conversation with Nilesh, Founder & CEO, Applied Cloud Computing.

The global cloud computing market is expected to expand at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 14.9 percent from 2020 to 2027. What is the kind of role that ACC is playing in this exponentially growing market, and where are you currently positioned in the industry?
ACC essentially is a cloud system integrator. We offer everything from consulting to assessment, migration, support, application development and modernization services, which are for cloud and are cloud native. ACC is a bespoke cloud company that caters to enterprise customers from BFSI and Media industry

Cloud immediately refers to a huge industry with a flood of service providers. What’s the unique proposition that you offer? What are the measures adopted to ensure a fast, seamless migration with minimum downtime?
ACC is a one-stop shop for all cloud services. We enable enterprise transformation through innovative cloud applications. Combining business acumen, integrated business & technology services, and a people-first approach, we help businesses discover digitalization and automation opportunities and execute tailor-made migration plans using cloud computing services. For cloud

adoption, we have a three prong strategy consulting & assessment, migration & governance, and operation & optimization.

Could you elaborate on these three aspects?
Having a firm grip over the knowledge of your exact pain points and needs is of paramount importance. Be it hybrid, multi, private, or public cloud that we deploy, we help assess where you are and create a roadmap to help maximize your cloud potential. We at ACC have tailor-made solutions to help meet the demands of multiple industries and organizations while keeping people, process and technology in mind. On the other hand, whether you’re migrating from a data center, modernizing for a cloud-first organization, or developing your applications in the cloud, our cloud framework, agility, experience, and products help you build a reliable foundation for growth and innovation.

Now, when you have executed a cloud strategy, operating in a cloud environment can be challenging and operating multi-cloud and hybrid models only increases that complexity. Our Cloud Migration Services provide infrastructure management, as well as compliance and cybersecurity services, ensuring resilient and reliable operations for enterprise cloud workloads. By combining our Cloud Managed Services with other offerings, we can deliver business outcomes as a set of cloud-hosted, scalable, and on-demand services to help organizations innovate and realize the full value of the cloud.