Next month, on May 21, 2026, we are returning to Chennai with the fifth edition of Chennai Cloud and Datacenter Convention (CDC). Simultaneously, we will also be hosting the second edition of Chennai Interconnect World, a technology conference focused on India’s connectivity ecosystem.
The day-long events will be held parallelly at ITC Chola on May 21, and are expected to bring together over 1,500 delegates, including C-level executives, digital infrastructure professionals such as architects, engineers and consultants (AECs), key buyers, decision makers, data center owners and operators, representatives of government agencies, telecom majors, submarine networks and services.
Chennai is India’s second largest data center market, next only to Mumbai. According to Mordor Intelligence, Chennai’s data center market is expected to grow from 0.55 GW in 2025, to 0.67 GW in 2026. Moreover, it is forecast to reach 2.11 GW by 2032, growing at a Compounded Average Growth Rate (CAGR) of 21.19 percent over 2026-2032.
Today Chennai is home to data centers by AdaniConnex, CapitaLand, Colt DCS, CtrlS Datacenters, Digital Connexion, Equinix, NTT, Nxtra by Airtel, Sify, STT GDC India, and many others such as Yotta have projects in the pipeline. Ambattur and Siruseri have emerged as locations of choice for data centers in Chennai. Billion dollar investments into building data centers and AI infrastructure have been announced by global giants such as Blackstone.
It is also a major hub of subsea cable landing stations. While seven such international subsea cable systems, namely – Bay of Bengal Gateway (BBG), Chennai-Andaman& Nicobar Islands Cable (CANI), i2i cable network, India Asia Xpress (IAX), MIST, SEA-WE-ME-4, and Tata TGN-Tata Indicom – already have cable landing stations in Chennai, the SEA-WE-ME-6 cable is expected to land in 2027.
This year, too, w.media will celebrate everything that makes Chennai such a sought after digital infrastructure hub. Expect power-packed panel discussions, where the best and brightest minds in the industry will share their ideas on important subjects such as the impact of emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), developing the connectivity ecosystem, new innovations in liquid cooling, the regulatory environment, and strategic investments, among other hot topics.
“This is our fifth edition of the Cloud & Datacenter Convention. Also, given the success of Interconnect World last year, we are bringing it back as well for a second edition,” says Naveen Lawrence, Managing Director – South Asia & Middle East, W.Media. “But that’s not all. We will also host CenterStage, our special breakout session in the Expo area, where industry leaders will brainstorm about out-of-the-box solutions in a more informal and intimate chat among peers.”
The Convention will also include a modest technology expo that will showcase the latest innovations and futuristic technologies and advancements in the cloud and data center industry.
We are finalizing our panelists and speakers, all updates can be viewed here. For sponsorship inquiries, or any questions about the event, please write to [email protected]