Sanjay Narang
I am a passionate technologist with over 25 years of experience transforming organizations through strategic leadership, innovative technology solutions, and empowering teams to achieve their full potential. With a blend of technology vision, business acumen, and hands-on expertise, I thrive at the intersection of strategy, architecture, and execution to deliver impactful business outcomes at scale.
At Target, I am leading global engineering teams within the Infrastructure group, which builds and runs hybrid and multicloud platforms, network connectivity, data centers, field engineering and bigdata systems that power Target’s stores, digital and supply chain experiences. My teams are building enterprise-wide platform for Asset management, IT Data, ITSM and SRE, with focus on driving reliability, efficiency, and operational excellene across enterprise products and platform.
Previously at EY, I led the global cloud architecture and strategy, spearheading a multi-cloud transformation and building EY Fabric, one of the largest cloud platforms globally and a top-five Azure consumer. At Microsoft, I pioneered the Cloud Solution Architect role, driving cloud adoption for enterprises such as Wipro, Infosys, and Apollo Hospitals, significantly contributing to Azure’s exponential growth.

Throughout my career, I have held diverse roles spanning technology strategy, product engineering, enterprise architecture, pre-sales, and consulting.
In recent years, I’ve led digital and IT transformation initiatives for large enterprises and start-ups by leveraging modern technologies such as cloud, data, and AI. My focus is on adopting technology “the right way” to maximize business value through strategic vision, meticulous execution, and robust governance. I am dedicated to empowering technology teams to reach their full potential and building scalable, resilient platforms that drive impactful business outcomes.
Beyond my professional roles, I serve as the executive sponsor for the Women’s Business Council India (WBCi) ERG at Target, championing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. I am also an Advisory Board Member at Reblue Ventures, where I provide strategic technology vision and mentorship to foster innovation.
I enjoy sharing knowledge and helping people realize their full potential, which is why I created this website. Here, I share my thoughts, experiences, and insights to assist others on their journeys. All views expressed are personal. You can learn more about me and connect with me on my LinkedIn profile.
My Recent Articles
- Cross-Cloud, Supercloud, Distributed Cloud – Confused about Multicloud Terms? [LinkedIn]While multicloud is quite popular in the cloud industry, but there are a few related terms that carry subtle differences, often causing confusion. In this article, I aim to clarify… Read More »Cross-Cloud, Supercloud, Distributed Cloud – Confused about Multicloud Terms? [LinkedIn]
- Choosing the right cloud compute option for your organization [LinkedIn]Compute options are plenty on each hyperscale cloud provider (Refer the above diagram). Cloud providers have provided enough guidance on how to choose most appropriate option (the default generic answer… Read More »Choosing the right cloud compute option for your organization [LinkedIn]
- Introducing CORPS: The 5 Pillars for a Robust Cloud Architecture Framework [TheNewStack]Cost Optimization, Operations Excellence, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Security are the five common pillars that that AWS, Azure and GCP rely on for their robust cloud architecture frameworks. I am introducing… Read More »Introducing CORPS: The 5 Pillars for a Robust Cloud Architecture Framework [TheNewStack]
- Take back a few minutes from every hour [LinkedIn]Take back a few minutes from every hour! We use technology everywhere these days and almost all the time. Optimizing how we use it can save us a few minutes… Read More »Take back a few minutes from every hour [LinkedIn]
- The myths (and realities) of cost savings with multicloud [ET CIO]MultiCloud is here to stay and is slowly becoming inevitable for many organizations. At the same time, it is important to go beyond the hype of the buzzword and understand… Read More »The myths (and realities) of cost savings with multicloud [ET CIO]
- MultiCloud management solutions landscape – what is right for you?MultiCloud management solutions have evolved a lot in recent past and provide extensive features. CMPs provide a comprehensive package of multiple feature areas supporting most public clouds. At the same time, cloud providers have started providing solutions in some feature areas that enable you to manage those features in hybrid and multicloud environments. In addition, there are specialized solutions which provide industry leading capabilities in their area of specialization.
My Recent Talks
- Resiliency for Digital Enterprise. How it would be different from BCP/DR? [Panel Discussion @ DSCI][This panel discussion happened on 23-Aug-23 in annual “Best Practices Meet” organised by Data Security Council of India (DSCI)] Reliability is the outcome, Resiliency is the way you accomplish that outcome, and (Disaster) Recovery is one of the many practices that you need employ to build resiliency. A simple analogy… Read More »Resiliency for Digital Enterprise. How it would be different from BCP/DR? [Panel Discussion @ DSCI]
- Software Builders: Are you ready to reframe your future? [Keynote @ Azure Community Conference][This was keynote delivered on 30-Oct-21 for Azure Community Conference 2021] The technology has always been evolving at great speed, and pandemic has fueled its acceleration beyond anyone’s expectation. The digital transformations that organizations were planning to do by 2030 are happening right now. As a software builder (anyone who… Read More »Software Builders: Are you ready to reframe your future? [Keynote @ Azure Community Conference]
- Cloud CORPS – What Azure, AWS and GCP rely on as foundation of robust cloud architecture [Azure Community Conference][This talk was delivered on 29-Oct-21 for Azure Community Conference 2021] Cloud providers have been innovating at a great speed and continuously releasing new services and features. You have multiple services to do the same thing. A growing list of options is increasing the complexity in designing and architecting a… Read More »Cloud CORPS – What Azure, AWS and GCP rely on as foundation of robust cloud architecture [Azure Community Conference]
- So, you wanna be a Cloud Solution Architect?[This fireside chat was delivered on 2-Oct-21 through social media podcast on LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube] Cloud Solution Architect (CSA), Customer Engineer, Solution Architect, Cloud Architect – Different organizations use different names for this role, which is primarily responsible for ensuring customers’ success with their cloud deployments and investments. Just… Read More »So, you wanna be a Cloud Solution Architect?