New Delhi, Oct. 11 -- Alok Ohrie towers over me as we meet at the lobby-level lounge of the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai. At over 6ft-a height that served him well as a bowler in college cricket-he just about manages to squeeze himself into the low sofa-chair that's clearly not designed for a person of his height.

On a break from attending the company's CIO Forum at the hotel, the managing director and president of Dell Technologies India has another session later, but he appears unhurried, almost languid. He is enthused about new Dell Technologies research, the Future Of Connected Living, which forecasts the top ways emerging technology will transform lives by 2030. This includes 5G, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Extended Reality (XR) and Intern...