Transforming Enterprise Data Challenges into Opportunities using Microsoft Fabric
In an era where data is the lifeblood of enterprise innovation, managing its flow and extracting value becomes paramount. Yet, organizations are grappling with longer data pipeline run times, integration hurdles leading to delayed insights, skillset mismatches, budget overruns, and the need for rapid self-service data access to accelerate market responsiveness. Addressing these challenges requires a strategic pivot — one that Microsoft Fabric and Hexaware are well-positioned to facilitate.
Join us for a dynamic 60-minute webinar that will shine a light on the pressing challenges faced by today’s enterprises and the transformative solutions provided by Microsoft Fabric, amplified by Hexaware’s implementation prowess. This session will equip CDOs, CXOs, and data professionals with knowledge and strategies.
Learning Objectives:
- Convert complex data ecosystems into streamlined, value-generating assets.
- Harness Hexaware’s proven migration expertise to Microsoft Fabric, ensuring seamless transition and maximized ROI.
- Navigate through real-world use cases, demonstrating the practical application of data management to yield actionable insight.
- Tackle skillset gaps with comprehensive management of data engineering, data science, and analytics in real-time.
- Implement strategies to overcome integration obstacles and budgetary constraints.
- Explore the multifaceted capabilities of Microsoft Fabric’s data services, enabling a unified approach to data that fosters innovation, enhances productivity, and drives enterprise efficiency.
Speakers:
Prashant Gutala, Principal, Microsoft
Prashant Gutalais a Principal at Microsoft, part of the Fabric engineering group. In 20+ years of industry experience, Prashant played a variety of technical and management roles spanning from early start-ups to global enterprises both in product and services. He worked in healthcare, manufacturing, travel & hospitality domains. Prior to Microsoft, he was a regional growth leader at Cognizant, partnering with C-suite on cloud transformation initiatives in Las Vegas. Prashant is an engineer from Hyderabad, India. Holds a master’s degree in computer science from New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA and MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India.
Cristel Haley, Head of Data, LVFS
As the Head of Data for LV, Cristel leads the centralised Data Office and is responsible for developing and embedding a data strategy that aligns with the organisation’s goals, fostering a data-driven culture, and leveraging data to solve business problems. She drives the organisation’s strategic use of data to inform decision making, enhance operational efficiency and support sustainable profitable growth. Cristel is passionate about leadership and developing her team. She is a keen advocate for diversity and inclusion in the workplace and feels particularly strongly about helping to encourage more women into technology. In her spare time, whilst she is not running around after her mischievous toddler, you’ll find her out on her motorbike or spending time in the forest
Prashant Dahalkar, Vice President, Data Practice, Hexaware Technologies
As Hexaware’s Vice President of Cloud & Data, Prashant leads the data delivery, consulting, presales, and solutions. His oversight assists in helping businesses to evolve their tech. stack and data capabilities to transform business intelligence and innovate. Having previously held the position of Director and Center Head for AI and Analytics, Prashant helped businesses set up enterprise data platforms and governance guardrails leveraging new age cloud solutions. Prashant is a trusted advisor for many major enterprise CDOs and Heads of data, helping them strategize and evolve their data landscape and analytics capabilities. He is guided by his passion for creating secure, compliant, and responsible Nextgen platforms that impact people and society positively. In his leisure hours, he plays Badminton and unwinds with yoga practice.
