India’s Digital Revolution
Data Centres and Cloud Services
- The National Informatics Centre (NIC) has established National Data Centres (NDC) in cities like Delhi, Pune, Bhubaneswar, and Hyderabad.
- Current IT load capacity stands at 1000 MW, with expectations for substantial growth.
- Storage capacity at these centres has reached 100PB with 5,000 servers deployed to support cloud workloads.
- A new Tier-III NDC is being developed in Guwahati, Assam (expandable from 200 to 400 racks).
GI Cloud (MeghRaj) Initiative
- Launched in 2012, MeghRaj aims to provide ICT services to all government departments at the Centre and States/UTs.
- Over 300 government departments are utilizing cloud services for e-Governance applications.
- The project ....