In this Ask Me Anything session, Vivek Singh, Head of Product Marketing at Acceldata, hosts 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.