Global CEO role to architect the company’s growth strategy, strengthen go-to-market and amplify Data & Cloud capabilities

Chicago, IL – June 18, 2025 – Bitwise Inc., the US based technology consulting and services company, today appoints Raman Sapra as its Global Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Raman will have responsibility for the overall organization’s strategy, growth and financial performance.  

Raman joins Bitwise with close to 30 years of global leadership experience including GTM, Geo leadership, Industry Verticals, Services Lines and functions. Till recently Raman was a part of the leadership team at Mastek playing various roles including the Global Chief Growth Officer and the President of Americas. 

Bitwise founders and board members Hema Sakhardande, Seema Desai, Salil Sakhardande and Neelesh Desai shared a joint statement on the announcement:

“With his extensive background in leadership roles, Raman joins Bitwise at this pivotal moment to take Bitwise on the next phase of our growth journey. We welcome Raman to lead our company through this transformational journey by building on our 29+ years of technology leadership to challenge the status quo with our proven modernization IP and services designed to help our clients unlock the power of AI to drive new business opportunities.”

Responding to the announcement, Raman Sapra commented: “I would like to thank the Bitwise founders for giving me this exciting opportunity as the Global CEO of Bitwise. It will be an honor to serve each Bitwiser, our clients, and in turn Bitwise as an organization. We are in the midst of an exciting AI driven technology cycle. Bitwise, with its strong capabilities across Cloud and Data, is uniquely positioned to add tremendous value to our clients in this era.”

About Bitwise

Bitwise delivers technology solutions that leverage data to enable business insights. By deploying our breakthrough technology innovations, we help our clients maximize their competitive advantage. We are the industry’s most experienced and dedicated team of data professionals, focusing on Data Warehousing, Data Integration, Analytics, Business Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Test Engineering and Digital Web/Mobile Application Development. These capabilities enable our clients to take advantage of the AI wave. We optimize value for our clients through our global delivery model and with our proprietary technology tools that reduce the time, complexity, and cost of data modernization initiatives. Together, our people and technology provide the insights clients need to continue to lead in their fields.

Founded in 1996, Bitwise has offices in Chicago, London, Pune and Indore. For more information, visit Bitwise at www.bitwiseglobal.com. 

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New CRO role to strengthen client relationships and strategic partnerships in the AI era

Chicago, IL – May 19, 2025 – Bitwise Inc., the US based technology consulting and services company, appoints Sonali Chatterji as its Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).  

With nearly 20 years of experience spanning technology, financial services, insurance, and digital transformation, Sonali has consistently delivered on profitable growth and business expansion objectives. Her prior roles as Chief Growth Officer and Chief Revenue Officer showcase her ability to lead the charge on customer acquisition and retention, optimizing sales operations and building high-performing teams to support a diversified client base.

Recognized among the Top 50 Women Leaders of NYC in 2024, Sonali stands out not just for her achievements, but for her global perspective—having worked across APAC, the Middle East, Europe, LATAM, and the U.S. Her expertise in managing stakeholder engagement, entering new markets, and delivering end-to-end solutions positions her perfectly to lead revenue strategy at the highest level. Sonali’s proven record in strategic growth and innovation makes her an ideal fit to accelerate Bitwise’s next chapter as CRO.

Bitwise founders and board members Hema Sakhardande, Seema Desai, Salil Sakhardande and Neelesh Desai shared a joint statement on the announcement:

“Bitwise has cultivated a reputation as a trusted, client-focused partner, and we are confident that Sonali’s leadership as Chief Revenue Officer will propel us into an exciting new chapter defined by game-changing outcomes with our clients and partners. While Sonali is newly joining us as CRO, we are optimistic that her leadership will align with the core values we established 29 years ago and contribute a dynamic vision to our future growth strategy as clients leverage AI as a part of their core strategy. Our priority remains delivering exceptional service to our clients while ensuring the well-being of our Bitwisers – our most valuable asset. We are committed to providing the building blocks for their long-term career aspirations in alignment with our strategy for continued growth, and we welcome Sonali to this journey.”

Responding to the announcement, Sonali Chatterji commented: “I am thrilled to join Bitwise at such an impactful time in the company’s trajectory. Bitwise has deep expertise and credentials for innovation in Data and AI which presents tremendous potential to scale meaningfully. My focus will be on driving sustainable growth and innovation, ensuring that we not only meet but exceed the expectations of our clients and partners. Together, we will harness the power of AI to unlock new opportunities and propel Bitwise into its next chapter of success.”

About Bitwise

Bitwise delivers technology solutions that leverage data to enable business insights. By deploying our breakthrough technology innovations, we help our clients maximize their competitive advantage. We are the industry’s most experienced and dedicated team of data professionals, focusing on Data Warehousing, Data Integration, Analytics, Business Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Test Engineering and Digital Web/Mobile Application Development. These capabilities enable our clients to take advantage of the AI wave. We optimize value for our clients through our global delivery model and with our proprietary technology tools that reduce the time, complexity, and cost of data modernization initiatives. Together, our people and technology provide the insights clients need to continue to lead in their fields.
Founded in 1996, Bitwise has offices in Chicago, London, Pune and Indore. For more information, visit Bitwise at www.bitwiseglobal.com.

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Bitwise Inc., a Chicago-based technology consulting and services company, announces that Jim Samide, the company’s Director of Client Solutions, will present alongside members of Microsoft’s Data Factory product team at the Microsoft Fabric Community Conference taking place from March 31 to April 3, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

On Wednesday, April 2, Samide will take the stage to participate in a talk on “Upgrade Pathways into Fabric Data Factory.” Samide will share insights on how Bitwise accelerates migration of Azure Data Factory (ADF) pipelines to Microsoft Fabric and Synapse pipelines to Microsoft Fabric covering an automation-driven migration approach. Attendees can expect to learn about capabilities and best practices to seamlessly upgrade existing solutions and start leveraging Data Factory in Microsoft Fabric.

Samide will be joined at the event by Shahab Kamal, the company’s Chief Technology Officer, to share how Bitwise helps customers to successfully accelerate data platform modernization in Microsoft Fabric. With its ETL Modernization practice, Bitwise specializes in migrating ETL pipelines from tools such as Informatica PowerCenter, DataStage, SSIS, Azure Data Factory and Synapse to Microsoft Fabric.

Microsoft Fabric Community Conference, or FabCon, provides a comprehensive learning experience for industry leaders, Microsoft experts, and data professionals exploring the future of unified data analytics and AI-driven insights. The event covers a range of topics including Real-Time Intelligence, Data Engineering, Data Integration, Data Science, Data Warehousing and Power BI.

Connect with Migration Experts

Microsoft Fabric Community Conference attendees and Microsoft professionals who are interested in a direct conversation with Samide and Kamal are invited to Connect at FabCon to arrange a discussion.

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Bitwise Inc., a Chicago-based technology consulting and services company, launches its Insurance Data Modernization Practice to help data leaders deliver successful outcomes with their data and AI initiatives. 

With its Insurance Data Modernization Practice, Bitwise uses extensive data expertise and a deep understanding of the analytical needs in the insurance industry to accelerate digital transformation and AI advancements.

The practice offerings take aim at traditional business processes and customer engagement to create value through improving operational efficiency, customer experience and risk management with the use of data modernization solutions and AI use case development.

Key Offerings of Bitwise Insurance Data Modernization Practice:

• Data Platform Modernization – efficiently migrate traditional data warehouse and business intelligence platforms to the cloud.

• Data Insights & Analytics – enable faster insurance claims and better understanding of customers with AI and machine learning.

• Legacy Data Maintenance – get the most value from data locked in legacy insurance data warehouse systems.

• Mobile App Development – provide enhanced customer experiences in areas like policy management and claims processing.

“The need for insurance companies to modernize their data is more urgent than ever,” says Ankur Gupta, Bitwise Inc. CEO. “Every company we talk to is wrapping their head around how best to derive value from Generative AI, and a modern data foundation in the cloud is a key ingredient for success. In the insurance industry especially, there are a ton of outdated business processes and legacy data systems out there that provide a treasure trove of opportunities to achieve ROI with Gen AI. Bitwise has developed the necessary tools and practices to help companies succeed.”

Strategic Partnerships for Accelerated Insurance Data Modernization

Bitwise partners with leading data and AI platform providers including Microsoft, AWS, Google Cloud, Informatica, Snowflake and Databricks to deliver optimal solutions for modernizing insurance data in the cloud and building successful AI and Gen AI driven applications.

Explore Bitwise Insurance Data Modernization Practice to learn how the consultancy helps build a better insurance data ecosystem for the AI era.

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Bitwise Inc., a Chicago-based technology consulting and services company, launches its Microsoft Fabric Readiness program comprised of workshop and assessment offers tailor-made to help businesses get Fabric ready. The program assists data leaders in achieving successful outcomes with their AI initiatives by establishing a modern data foundation in Microsoft Fabric’s all-in-one data analytics platform.

With over 28 years of enterprise data management experience and over 15 years of experience delivering successful ETL migration projects, Bitwise, a Microsoft Solutions Partner specialized in Azure Data & AI solutions, developed a program that provides value to data professionals at each step of their cloud modernization journey.

The Microsoft Fabric Readiness Program by Bitwise includes the following resources and offers to help plan a data modernization strategy for building a foundation to deliver successful AI use cases.

• Unveiling the Power of Unified Data Analytics: A Deep Dive into Microsoft Fabric Benefits – For data leaders researching data modernization options, this complimentary whitepaper provides an introduction to Microsoft Fabric to help understand the benefits of the platform. Download Microsoft Fabric Benefits whitepaper (includes bonus Business Readiness Guide).
• Get Fabric Ready: 3-Hour Workshop – For data leaders exploring what is required to modernize data for AI and advanced analytics, this workshop (available in Azure Marketplace) helps prepare the technical and business resources to successfully implement a data strategy with Microsoft Fabric. Explore Get Fabric Ready Workshop. 
• Microsoft Fabric Readiness: 4-Week Assessment – For data leaders planning and budgeting a data modernization initiative, this assessment engagement (available in Azure Marketplace) conducts a thorough analysis of the existing environment and delivers a roadmap for modernizing the analytics platform in Microsoft Fabric. Explore Microsoft Fabric Readiness Assessment.

“With Fabric,” says Ankur Gupta, Bitwise Inc. CEO, “Microsoft has built a modern analytics platform that puts the power of AI at users’ fingertips to leverage data and innovate in ways for driving business growth. Fabric ushers in a new era of AI-powered analytics that is a departure from traditional data platforms and even Azure tools. Bitwise understands the gaps between these ecosystems and our Microsoft Fabric Readiness program is designed to help enterprises build the right foundation for success.”  

Contact Bitwise to take the first step to accelerating data modernization for the AI era with the Microsoft Fabric Readiness program.

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Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation.

“Great Place To Work Certification is a highly coveted achievement that requires consistent and intentional dedication to the overall employee experience,” says Sarah Lewis-Kulin, the Vice President of Global Recognition at Great Place To Work. She emphasizes that Certification is the sole official recognition earned by the real-time feedback of employees regarding their company culture. “By successfully earning this recognition, it is evident that Bitwise stands out as one of the top companies to work for, providing a great workplace environment for its employees.”

“Earning recognition as a Great Place to Work Certified company for the fourth year in a row underscores our commitment to making employee experience a top priority,” said Ankur Gupta, CEO at Bitwise Inc. “Our dedicated employees – Bitwisers – put our client partners at the center of everything we do. We celebrate and thank each member of our team for their passion to be different and better every day, resulting in lasting relationships with our employees, clients and partners.”

Employee well-being and professional development have been top priorities for Bitwise over the past year (and since its inception in 1996) with a focus on health, safety and advancement. New employee engagement programs like Fun@Work, a 15-minute trivia event scheduled 1-2 times per month, provide Bitwise employees with opportunities to connect with each other in a fun, informal setting. Training opportunities in innovative technologies like Generative AI and Microsoft Fabric help to foster an employee experience that enables the best quality services and technology know-how for clients.

According to Great Place To Work research, job seekers are 4.5 times more likely to find a great boss at a Certified great workplace. Additionally, employees at Certified workplaces are 93% more likely to look forward to coming to work, and are twice as likely to be paid fairly, earn a fair share of the company’s profits and have a fair chance at promotion.

Visit Bitwiser Stories to hear from Bitwise employees on how they have ‘found their place’ at Bitwise and the impact the company culture has had on their professional development.

About Bitwise 

Bitwise is a technology solutions provider that leverages data to enable business insights. Our breakthrough technology innovations help our global clients maximize their competitive advantage. We are the industry’s most experienced and dedicated team of data professionals, focusing on Data Warehousing, Data Integration, Analytics, Business Intelligence, Big Data, Cloud and Digital Computation. We optimize value for our clients through our global delivery model and with our proprietary technology tools that reduce the time, complexity and cost of data initiatives. Together, our people and technology provide the insights clients need to continue to lead in their fields.

Founded in 1996, Bitwise is headquartered in Chicago, IL with a UK office in London and global delivery centers in Pune, India. Follow Bitwise on LinkedIn.

About Great Place to Work Certification

Great Place To Work® Certification is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place To Work-Certified. 

About Great Place To Work®

As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work® brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Their proprietary platform and For All Model helps companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified or receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces List. Learn more at greatplacetowork.com

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CHICAGO / July 23, 2024 — Bitwise Inc., a Chicago-based technology consulting and services company, launches a new offering designed to help enterprises experiencing higher-than-expected Snowflake costs by optimizing their cloud data warehouse environments to achieve 20-40% cost savings on monthly bills.

The Snowflake Optimization offering by Bitwise takes aim at reducing bloated Snowflake bills resulting from data modernization initiatives where customers performed lift-and-shift migrations of their on-premise data warehouses to Snowflake and continued running in the cloud without optimizing the architectures.

Bitwise provides its Snowflake Optimization offering with One-Time Optimization Service and Fully Managed Service models. Both models include analysis of the environment to identify areas for optimization and implementation of the changes needed to realize savings as quickly as possible. The Managed Service model maintains optimal performance with monitoring and proactive management.

Addressing the need for a Snowflake Optimization solution, Ankur Gupta, Bitwise Inc. CEO, said: “There is a perception that Snowflake is expensive but it’s the architectures from non-optimized migrations that are causing unexpectedly high bills. There are many vendors in the market that can analyze your environment and suggest areas to optimize whereas Bitwise provides a complete solution by implementing the changes we identify. We typically achieve 20% savings on Snowflake bills from Day 1 with basic tweaks and additional 20-30% savings after detailed analysis.”

According to Snowflake, its AI Data Cloud “is a unified service used by nearly 10,000 companies to power their businesses with data, AI, and applications.” 

As a Snowflake Partner, Bitwise helps customers modernize their data to ensure data is ready for enterprise scale AI initiatives by providing end-to-end services covering analytics strategy and assessment, data warehouse and data lake implementation, data modernization and migration, environment optimization, and AI/ML use case development. 

Contact Bitwise to explore how Snowflake Optimization can help reduce up to 40% in cloud data warehouse costs.

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The offer provides an end-to-end framework for SQL Server Data Migration to Azure SQL MI (Managed Instance) leveraging Microsoft’s cloud-native data migration services in combination with Bitwise in-house built automation tools and data validation utilities to help customers take full advantage of modern analytics in the cloud.

Azure Marketplace is a resource for customers who are looking to find, try, buy, and deploy software that runs on Azure, and related consulting services. By offering services to migrate SQL Server data to Azure SQL MI in Azure Marketplace, Bitwise simplifies and streamlines the engagement process to convert up to 10 databases (up to 1 TB) with a fixed time and cost for a predictable, reliable migration.

“Migrating data from on-premise database applications is the first step to availing analytics and artificial intelligence capabilities in the cloud,” said Shahab Kamal, Chief Technology Officer at Bitwise. “With our Data Modernization Practice, we take the best services available from Microsoft combined with our utilities for data validation and verification to certify that the migrated data is 100% accurate, giving business users confidence that the data meets their analytics and AI needs.”

Accelerate your cloud modernization journey today: SQL Server Data Migration to Azure SQL MI: 6 Week Implementation – Microsoft Azure Marketplace

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Cloud-Native architecture has gained significant popularity and adoption in recent years due to its advantages and benefits. This eBook explores the key concepts, benefits, challenges and solutions for transforming traditional ETL, data objects and orchestration with Cloud-Native architecture to enable organizations to build robust and highly available data systems, ensuring success of data modernization initiatives.

The eBook covers the following topics that can help businesses in building data pipelines that meet modern analytics and AI (Artificial Intelligence) requirements:

• Data Modernization: Data modernization is the process of transforming existing data architectures and infrastructures to meet the needs of the modern enterprise. This includes moving to Cloud-Native architectures, adopting new technologies, and improving data management practices. This eBook provides an overview of the benefits, key components, challenges and risks involved in data modernization projects. 
• Cloud-Native Architecture: The eBook discusses the key principles of Cloud-Native architecture, such as scalability, reliability, and security. It also covers the benefits of Cloud-Native architecture related to data processing and analytics that are designed to take advantage of the unique capabilities of the cloud, such as elasticity, on-demand provisioning, and pay-as-you-go pricing. 
• ETL / ELT: ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load) and ELT (Extract, Load, and Transform) are two data integration processes used to extract data from sources, transform, and load into a target destination. In ETL, the data is transformed before it is loaded into the target destination such as a data warehouse. In ELT, the data is loaded into the target destination such as a data lake where it can be transformed any number of times based on user requirements. This eBook addresses how future ETL/ELT data management frameworks will provide a comprehensive and hybrid approach for managing big data.
• Data Objects: Data objects are the building blocks of data pipelines. They represent the data being extracted, transformed, and loaded into the target data warehouse or data lake. This eBook explains concepts of data objects, types and how they can be transformed for cloud.  
• Data Orchestration: Data orchestration is the crucial process of coordinating and managing the execution of data pipelines. It ensures that the data is processed in the correct order and the results are delivered to the right users and applications. The aspects of data orchestration, such as workflow management, data quality, and monitoring are discussed in this eBook.

In addition to detailing the benefits and challenges of the various components of data modernization, this eBook presents the Bitwise Data Platform Cloud Migration Suite of automation tools and services to solve challenges of transforming ETL, data objects and orchestration in the cloud. 

“As an organization, we take an automation-first mindset to solve technology challenges,” said Shahab Kamal, Chief Technology Officer at Bitwise. “Our ETL Modernization Practice is based on over 12 years of ETL migration experience in converting over 30,000 ETL applications from one tool to another. We’ve developed a suite of frameworks and tools – Data Platform Cloud Migration Suite – to accelerate data modernization initiatives by using AI-powered automation that is discussed in the eBook.”

Download this eBook now to explore more on how Cloud-Native architecture transformation helps to meet data modernization goals: Data Modernization: Cloud-Native Architecture Transformation of ETL, Data Objects and Orchestration

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Great Place To Work® is the global authority on workplace culture, employee experience, and the leadership behaviors proven to deliver market-leading revenue, employee retention and increased innovation.

“Great Place To Work Certification is a highly coveted achievement that requires consistent and intentional dedication to the overall employee experience,” says Sarah Lewis-Kulin, the Vice President of Global Recognition at Great Place To Work. She emphasizes that Certification is the sole official recognition earned by the real-time feedback of employees regarding their company culture. “By successfully earning this recognition, it is evident that Bitwise Inc. stands out as one of the top companies to work for, providing a great workplace environment for its employees.”

“Earning an award based entirely on what our current employees say about working at Bitwise makes this recognition especially meaningful, as our employees – Bitwisers – are the heart of everything that makes our culture and our business different and better every day,” said Ankur Gupta, CEO at Bitwise Inc. “We are grateful for all our dedicated, passionate team that represent our core values in every way they interact with our customers and each other, making Bitwise truly a Great Place to Work.”

Employee wellbeing and professional development have been top priorities for Bitwise Inc. over the past year (and since its inception in 1996) with a focus on health, safety and advancement to foster an employee experience that enables the best quality services and technology know-how for customers. With an inclusive culture that values diversity and provides equal opportunities for all employees, Bitwise Inc. celebrates differences and creates an environment where everyone feels welcome and respected.

According to Great Place To Work research, job seekers are 4.5 times more likely to find a great boss at a Certified great workplace. Additionally, employees at Certified workplaces are 93% more likely to look forward to coming to work, and are twice as likely to be paid fairly, earn a fair share of the company’s profits and have a fair chance at promotion.

WE’RE HIRING!

Looking to grow your career at a company that puts its people first? Visit our careers page at: https://www.bitwiseglobal.com/careers

About Bitwise Inc.

Bitwise provides advanced technology solutions that leverage data to enable business insights. By deploying our breakthrough technology innovations, we help our global clients maximize their competitive advantage. We are the industry’s most experienced and dedicated team of data professionals, focusing on Data Warehousing, Business Intelligence, Analytics, Big Data, Cloud Computing, Test Engineering, and Web/Mobile Application Development. We optimize value for our clients through our global delivery model and with our proprietary technology tools that reduce the time, complexity, and cost of data initiatives. Together, our people and technology provide the insights clients need to continue to lead their fields.

Bitwise, founded in 1996, has offices in Chicago, London, Pune and Indore. For more information, visit Bitwise at www.bitwiseglobal.com/en-us and on LinkedIn.

About Great Place to Work Certification

Great Place To Work® Certification is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently they experience a high-trust workplace. Great Place to Work Certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place To Work-Certified.

About Great Place To Work®

As the global authority on workplace culture, Great Place To Work® brings 30 years of groundbreaking research and data to help every place become a great place to work for all. Their proprietary platform and For All Model helps companies evaluate the experience of every employee, with exemplary workplaces becoming Great Place To Work Certified or receiving recognition on a coveted Best Workplaces List.

Learn more at greatplacetowork.com and follow Great Place To Work on LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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