Data and Analytics 2.0 with Shashank Garg

In this week’s CDO insights we wanted to capture how the next phase of analytics is going to look like. In this age of unprecedented technological advancements and rapidly evolving business landscapes, the role of data and analytics is undergoing a transformative shift. Data and Analytics 2.0 represents the next era in harnessing the power of data to gain deeper insights, drive informed decision-making, and unlock new possibilities across various industries.

To give us more insights into this, we had the chance to talk to Shashank Garg, Founder & CEO at Infocepts. As the CEO of InfoCepts, a global Data & Analytics solutions firm, Shashank is passionate about helping organizations become data-driven and stay modern by building reusable solutions for the most challenging data and analytics problems. Beyond his professional work, he mentors early-stage startups through TIE and leads the NGO, Orange City Runners, motivating over 10,000 people to embrace running for fitness. A dedicated father to two teenagers, he draws inspiration from tech leaders who've turned to philanthropy and is eager to connect with fellow Data and Tech leaders, CEOs, and Change Makers for the exchange of transformative ideas and experiences.

AIM: Why did your team choose to focus on the subject of Data and Analytics 2.0, especially in the midst of discussions about other topics like Gen AI, and what makes this subject particularly intriguing or relevant to your team?

Shashank Garg: Let me just briefly introduce our firm. We've been in business for about 20 years, founded by experienced data analytics professionals. And if you look broadly, the industry we play and people use the term business analytics in one phrase. And after having spent many years in this field, having worked with several large organizations across the industries. I want to tell you and everybody who's listening that “The words of business and analytics continue to be further away than most people think they are.”