In a major development for India’s rapidly evolving artificial intelligence ecosystem,IBM and Yotta Data Services have announced plans to collaborate on a new agentic AI platform designed specifically for Indian enterprises and government organisations. The partnership aims to help organisations adopt and scale AI solutions while ensuring strong compliance with India’s growing data sovereignty and regulatory requirements.
The proposed platform will combine IBM’s watsonx Orchestrate technology with Yotta’s Shakti Cloud infrastructure, creating a secure India-hosted AI environment focused on governance, operational control, and data security. The announcement was made in Bengaluru on May 7, 2026.
As businesses increasingly move beyond AI experimentation into real-world deployment, the demand for reliable and compliant AI infrastructure is rising rapidly. The new platform is expected to support enterprises in managing AI-driven workflows across multiple business functions, including IT services, finance, procurement, human resources, and customer support.
The collaboration also plans to introduce IBM Sovereign Core on Yotta’s Shakti Cloud. IBM Sovereign Core is a software platform built to help organisations create and operate sovereign AI-ready environments with built-in governance and compliance capabilities. The technology focuses on maintaining operational transparency while enabling enterprises to keep sensitive workloads within defined national boundaries.
According to Sunil Gupta, AI innovation in India must be rooted in sovereignty, security, and performance. He stated that the collaboration intends to provide enterprises with the ability to leverage advanced AI capabilities while retaining complete control over their data and operations through a secure India-based cloud environment.
Yotta’s Shakti Cloud already provides scalable GPU infrastructure and AI services tailored for Indian businesses. Combined with IBM watsonx Orchestrate, the proposed platform aims to accelerate AI adoption and simplify the deployment of AI agents across large organisations.
IBM Sovereign Core is built around four major principles of digital sovereignty. These include operational sovereignty, which focuses on controlling how environments are managed; data sovereignty, centred on data security and movement; technology sovereignty, which promotes open and modular architecture without vendor lock-in; and AI sovereignty, which governs how and where AI models operate.
The platform integrates security, compliance, identity management, encryption, and AI execution capabilities within a single deployment model. It also includes continuous compliance monitoring and audit-ready evidence generation, helping organisations meet strict regulatory standards.
By deploying IBM Sovereign Core on Yotta’s India-based infrastructure, the partnership seeks to support enterprises and government institutions in meeting local data residency rules and maintaining secure AI operations within sovereign boundaries.
Sandip Patel said Indian organisations are increasingly focused on operationalising AI responsibly. He added that the collaboration combines IBM’s AI expertise with Yotta’s sovereign cloud infrastructure to deliver AI systems built around governance, transparency, trust, and compliance from the very beginning.
The two companies also plan to work together on go-to-market initiatives, proof-of-concept projects, technical enablement programmes, and solution development for sectors such as BFSI, manufacturing, public sector organisations, and digital-native businesses.
As India continues its push towards becoming a global AI powerhouse, partnerships focused on sovereign and secure AI infrastructure are expected to play a crucial role in shaping the country’s digital future.
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