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Aaron Lewis
Analyst, Cloud and Data Centre
Aaron works with cloud and data center computing trends, specializing in server connectivity. He has experience in financial forecasting, journalism, management consultancy, and research.
He has prior experience working on the research of digital infrastructure, including cloud and data center and blockchain technology. He also has experience as a financial analyst and focused intensely on understanding the technology to write white papers. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Hons) in chemistry from University College London.

Manoj Sukumaran
Principal Analyst, Data center IT
Manoj is Omdia’s data center computing and networking expert. He covers trailblazing technologies such as processors that enable the programmability of compute and networking hardware, edge computing, composable infrastructure, and the adoption of open compute hardware. He has over 15 years of experience in engineering and financial services, consulting, and research.
Before joining Omdia, Manoj was the founder and director of QWave India, a hardware engineering services company that specializes in designing data center hardware for clients such as Facebook and LinkedIn. His team delivered Facebook’s first three open compute switches, pioneering the bare metal switching technology that has revolutionized the data center. He also worked on the architecture and design of Open19’s first switch and server. Manoj has also held senior positions in financial services, consulting, and media companies. He holds two bachelor’s degrees—one in physics and one in information technology—and an MBA from India’s Mahatma Gandhi University.
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Provides analysis of Ethernet network interface cards (NICs) used to connect data center and edge servers and storage to Ethernet networks. Includes vendor market share and forecasts of disruptive trends such as SmartNICs or DPUs.
Data / 04 Apr 2023 / Aaron Lewis
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