As health and retail sectors become more data-intensive, traditional analytics systems are struggling to keep up. Real-time insights are no longer optional-they’re essential. From tracking patient vitals to predicting retail trends, businesses now face increasing pressure to react in the moment. At the same time, rising expectations for privacy, compliance, and reliability are forcing organizations to rethink their infrastructure from the ground up. The push for IoT integration and edge analytics is more than a trend; it's a shift that redefines how data is captured, processed, and used.

Instrumental in this shift is Selvakumar Kalyanasundaram, a data and cloud architect whose work is quietly powering real-time decisions at some of the world’s most demanding organizations. With deep experience in healthcare, retail, insurance, and wealth management, he is leading critical efforts to build future-ready, IoT-integrated data pipelines. His current role at CVSHealth has placed him at the center of one of the most complex data modernization journeys in the U.S. healthcare system.