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IBM Launches First Infrastructure Innovation Centre in India for AI Boost

IBM has inaugurated its first Infrastructure Innovation Centre in India at its new India Systems Development Lab campus. The centre is designed as a collaborative hub for IBM specialists to co-create AI solutions with clients and ecosystem partners. It integrates hybrid cloud capabilities and advanced infrastructure to help organisations develop secure, scalable AI systems. The launch follows an IBM study showing 58% of Indian organisations have already increased infrastructure investments to meet rising AI demand.

Key Points: IBM Opens First Infrastructure Innovation Centre in India

  • First IBM centre of its kind in India
  • Aims to accelerate enterprise AI systems
  • Combines hybrid cloud and AI solutions
  • 58% of Indian orgs increased AI infrastructure spend
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IBM launches 1st infrastructure innovation centre in India to boost AI innovation

IBM launches its first Infrastructure Innovation Centre in India to accelerate enterprise AI development and deployment with hybrid cloud solutions.

"India is at a pivotal moment in its AI journey, and infrastructure will define the pace and scale at which organisations can innovate. - Sandip Patel"

New Delhi, March 5

Leading IT firm IBM on Thursday said it has launched its first Infrastructure Innovation Centre at its new India Systems Development Lab campus.

The Sangam Infrastructure Innovation Centre reinforces IBM's strategic investment in India as a hub for advanced infrastructure engineering and AI innovation, serving both domestic and global markets.

Designed as a collaborative engineering hub, the centre will bring together IBM's systems architects and infrastructure specialists from ISDL to co-create AI solutions with clients, independent software vendors, global system integrators, global capability centres, and ecosystem partners, the company said.

By integrating hybrid cloud capabilities, advanced infrastructure technologies, and AI solutions under one roof, the centre aims to accelerate the development and deployment of secure, scalable enterprise AI systems.

"India is at a pivotal moment in its AI journey, and infrastructure will define the pace and scale at which organisations can innovate," said Sandip Patel, Managing Director, IBM India and South Asia.

He also said that across industries, enterprises in India are modernising mission-critical systems to become AI-ready.

"This centre reflects IBM's long-term commitment to India and strengthens our ability to design, build, and scale infrastructure solutions locally while contributing to global innovation," Patel added.

Subhathra Srinivasaraghavan, Vice President, IBM India Systems Development Lab, said AI is only as powerful as the infrastructure that supports it.

The centre combines deep systems engineering expertise and ecosystem collaboration to help clients operationalise AI at scale while ensuring performance, security, governance, and reliability across mission-critical environments, Srinivasaraghavan added.

A study by the IBM Institute for Business Value last year found that 58 per cent of Indian organisations have increased infrastructure investments in response to rising AI demand.

The study projected a 19 per cent growth in infrastructure budgets in 2025, with 43 per cent of organisations establishing or planning AI Centres of Excellence.

- IANS

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Priya S
Great step, but I hope the benefits trickle down beyond just large enterprises. Small and medium businesses in India also need access to affordable AI infrastructure to compete. Will this centre have programs for startups and MSMEs?
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Sarah B
As someone working in tech here, the 58% stat about increased infrastructure investment is very real. Every company is scrambling to build AI capabilities. Having a local innovation hub from a giant like IBM will definitely help accelerate this transition.
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Vikram M
"AI is only as powerful as the infrastructure that supports it" – absolutely correct. We often focus on the fancy algorithms but forget the backbone. Building this engineering expertise in India is a strategic move for the long term. Jai Hind!
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Rohit P
While this is positive, I have a respectful criticism. I hope IBM ensures genuine technology transfer and doesn't just use India as a cost-effective development centre. The goal should be to build indigenous IP and design leadership, not just follow global blueprints.
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Karthik V
The collaboration with ISVs and system integrators mentioned is key. India's strength has always been in software services. Combining that with IBM's hardware and infra expertise can create some world-class, made-in-India AI solutions. Exciting times ahead!

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