Powering progress: Building an AI-ready data center blueprint

Deloitte India collaborated with the client to deliver a multidisciplinary advisory approach, developing an effective strategy that translated the client’s vision into practical, implementation ready actions across four core areas:

• Technical project management: The team created a framework to assess data center locations, looking at incentives and operational factors like power and risk. This included conducting a site visit, developing a floor plan, and validating the specifications for active and passive infrastructure—all in collaboration with shortlisted vendors for hardware and software procurement. Additionally, the team developed a detailed project plan and risk assessment.
• Financial and business strategy: The team built financial models for different data center sizes, complete with benchmarking costs and projected revenues, outlining capital expenditure and operational expenses with funding sources, and a go-to-market strategy.
• Regulatory support and incentives assessment: The team both analyzed and recommended license requirements as well as tax and regulatory incentives across various regions.
• Policy paper and thought leadership: The team facilitated empanelment discussions with India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and drafted a public policy framework outlining strategic objectives, policy priorities, stakeholder engagement, and governance. They also created white papers on AI market evolution, policy shifts, and global regulatory changes.