Global Delivery Head for Data Center and Cloud Servies Business Unit at L&T, was responsible for Data Center operations, NOC, SOC and Cloud Services. As one of the founding and core members of the business unit, provided support in hiring and building the core functions like data center delivery operations, sales, marketing, NOC, SOC and cloud operations. Solution and architecture support for large enterprise and government opportunities in data center colocation, AI/GPU services and hybrid cloud services using VMWare, Nutanix, Open Stack, Microsoft Azure, AWS, Apache Cloud Stack, Open Nebula and RedHat OpenShift. Managing and tracking budgets, procurement and OEMs & Vendor coordination for data center and IT operations teams.Also provided CISO support for ISP (L&T Network Services Pvt Ltd) and CERT-In related compliances and activities, and CIO/IT/EUS support for the group as well.

SBU Head of CIS Security Practice Global Delivery, responsible for Global Security Delivery, Competencies/COEs (IAM, DPP, ITM, IVM and GRC), Shared Services, Global Security Operations Centers (SOCs), Platform services and also supported Offerings, Solutioning and Pre-Sales Teams as required.Led over 2300+ strong security consultants and engineers spread across 40+ countries supporting 140+ strategic customers for the organization.As a Practice Head, I was responsible for P&L Management, Service Delivery, Competency Development, Cost Optimization, Improving Utilization, expansion of business by supporting new offerings, People Management (Recruiting talent, retaining talent and developing talent) and General Management of the Practice.Was responsible for internal and external stake holders management for Security Practice Globally, and also for liaising with strategic customers.

Lakshmi Prasad Emuri is Sr. Delivery Head / General Manager for Enterprise IT & Global Operations (Cloud, Security and Telematics) at Verizon Data Services India. He leads the India Enterprise IT team which develops solutions in the areas of Sales, Ordering, Service Delivery, Billing, Service Management and Self-Service catering to global Enterprise, SMB and Wholesale markets. In this role, Lakshmi is responsible for providing Business, People and Operations leadership delivering business results and driving engagement with the global teams. Enterprise Global Operations team specializes in Applications Development, Product Management, Operational Support Services, Client Services, Quality Assurance and Service Delivery for Cloud, Security & Telematics portfolios.Lakshmi joined Verizon Communications Inc. in 2005 in the US and later moved to India and played a key role in setting up and operationalizing the Product Design & Development (PDD) organization in India. In 2007 he took up the role to start the Global Operations group and grew it to a 750+ member strong team. Since Jun 2016 he is also managing the Enterprise IT team.Prior to joining Verizon, he worked with organizations like Satyam Computer Services and Hewlett-Packard and carries a wealth of experience working with teams in global locations like Japan, Germany, Switzerland, USA and India. He has proven credentials in setting up new teams from scratch, developing processes, managing collaboration, support & communication, professional/consulting services, hardware, software import/export compliance requirements and procurement.Lakshmi holds a Bachelor degree in Computer Science Engineering from University of Madras and has completed an Executive Program in Business Management from Indian Institute of Management Kolkata. He has accreditation in Project Management and ITIL along with deep expertise in CMM, Agile, DevOps & Lean Six Sigma.

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