Companies should come forward and reduce their costs by setting up state-ofthe-art data centers. Kiran Karnik Ex-President, NASSCOM and Conference Chairman CIOs must not merely be IT leaders, but must also be responsible for key business functions Partha Iyengar Regional Research Director Gartner India Companies need to invest in business continuity to help bring businesses back up in minimal time Manoj Suvarna CountryManager, StorageWorks Division, HP India Companies can mitigate risk by standardising IT and data center processes. Avijit Basu Country Manager HP Software India Optimal re-use of e-waste can be facilitated by bringing collectors and manufacturers together. John Mehrmann VP, Business Development, Zylog Systems If the IT team knows the business goals that drove the M&A, they can prioritise them and help in achieving the same. David Briskman CIO Ranbaxy laboratories The concern now is to make IT infrastructure energy efficient Suresh Menon Head, Storage Business Dell India The Three B's, Biology, Bytes and Broadband, are coming together to influence the way healthcare evolves. Manish Gupta CIO Fortis Healthcare