Executives at the Edge

Executives at the Edge


Internet-First Infrastructure: Architecting Multi-Cloud Environments

July 10, 2025
ENTERPRISE EDITION

Accenture’s Chief Architect for Cloud Network and AI Infrastructure, Amo Mann, reveals how his global enterprise reinvented its network to embrace an internet-first, cloud-native, and AI-ready approach that slashed costs, boosted agility, and hardened security. What does it take to architect cloud, AI, and zero trust to work together?

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In this Executives at the Edge episode, host Pascal Menezes explores these topics and more with Amo Mann of Accenture:

  • How can an internet-first strategy eliminate the need for legacy MPLS and SD-WAN?
  • What role do cloud providers play in delivering scalable, secure, enterprise-grade networking?
  • Can infrastructure and network truly be managed as code at scale and across multi-cloud environments?
  • How are enterprises approaching GPU-as-a-Service and AI workloads in private versus public cloud?
  • What is the future of buying and provisioning network connectivity through APIs?
Learn More About Our Guest

Amo Mann, Chief Architect, Accenture

CIO100 award-winning Chief Architect for Cloud and Network with over 20 years of experience, Amardip has a proven track record in developing transformation strategies, designing, securing, integrating, and managing multi-cloud (Microsoft, Azure, Google Cloud Platform), next-generation networks, and service platforms (ServiceNow, Salesforce, Teams, Adobe).

At Accenture, Amardip is responsible for defining the company’s global IT Enterprise strategy across cloud and network. He leads the creation and transformation of all new network and cloud capabilities, including WAN transformation, telco cloud, next-generation office experiences, 5G connectivity, Edge computing, Video/Voice, and IoT integration and enablement. He also develops cloud architectures across the MAGs to assist with cloud migrations and cloud native architectures based on serverless, container-based product offerings, ensuring a cost-effective and sustainable approach to IT.

Amardip is known for his ability to drive the vision, strategy, roadmap, and implementation of complex solutions leveraging an ecosystem of technology partners and products. He bridges the business and technology worlds by strategizing with the C-suite and leading detailed working sessions with enterprise architects. Amardip also sits on a number of technical advisory panels pioneering innovation in the cloud and networking space.

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