THE DATA CENTRE INTERVIEW
“ The next phase of growth cannot be achieved by developers alone. It requires coordinated progress across the entire infrastructure ecosystem”
Sridhar Pinnapuredy Founder & CEO CtrlS
AI demand is driving India’ s expansion CtrlS has begun taking its model beyond its home market, with Thailand as the first step in an international programme, according to Sridhar. But the domestic side of the business remains the foundation, supported by policy incentives at the state level and a widening pool of institutional money entering Indian digital infrastructure.
“ The next phase of the industry’ s growth will be defined by AI infrastructure,” Sridhar says.“ We are moving from an era of cloudled growth to one where AI becomes the primary driver of data centre investment.
“ AI is not only increasing demand for capacity, it is fundamentally changing how data centres are designed, powered and cooled. Higher-density deployments, liquid cooling, larger power requirements, and sustainability will become defining characteristics of next-generation digital infrastructure. At the same time, India is emerging as one of the world’ s most attractive digital infrastructure markets, supported by strong domestic demand, favourable policy momentum and increasing institutional investment.
“ Going forward, the industry will be measured not simply by the capacity it builds, but by how efficiently it can convert AI-driven demand into reliable, sustainable infrastructure at scale.
“ At CtrlS, we are confident in retaining our market share in India, backed by the company’ s execution capability, endto-end in-house design, and project management capability taken alongside our customer credibility, land and power sourcing, renewable-energy capability and a long uptime track record.”
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