In this special episode of Data Forward, Vivek Singh sits down with Chandrakant “Chandra” Sharma — Acceldata’s Global Field CTO and VP of Field Engineering — for a candid, practical conversation on how the world’s largest enterprises are modernizing their data platforms.

Chandra shares proven, real-world strategies for:

• Simplifying complex, fragmented data stacks

  
  

• Avoiding vendor lock-in while controlling cloud costs

  
  

• Safely migrating off aging Hadoop platforms

  
  

• Building AI-ready, reliable platforms that deliver business value

Whether you’re a data leader, architect, or engineer, you’ll walk away with actionable lessons you can start applying immediately to improve agility, reduce costs, and future-proof your data platform.