HCLTech and AMD have joined forces. They will speed up digital changes for businesses globally. This partnership focuses on AI, digital, and cloud solutions. Both companies will invest in labs and training. They aim to give businesses new tools. These tools will help unlock opportunities and improve efficiency. Joint centers will test new technologies.
Indian enterprises are shifting from a cloud-first to a cloud-smart approach due to rising compliance demands and geopolitical concerns. This transition prioritizes data sovereignty, with the Digital Personal Data Protection Act and sectoral regulations pushing for data localization. Sovereign clouds, ensuring data is stored and managed within India, are becoming essential.
The type of device won't be as important as whether the AI innovators like OpenAI make "pro-human" choices when building the software that will power them, said Rob Howard of consulting firm Innovating with AI
The US scrapped a proposed AI export control rule, easing pressure on Indian cloud firms who feared chip import limits. While bans on Huawei Ascend chips have little impact in India, new tracking mandates for US chips raise enforcement challenges. Industry leaders stress the need for India’s AI self-reliance amid rising compute demand and data sovereignty concerns.
The offering is engineered to keep sensitive data within India's borders, leveraging the company's data centres in availability zones of Mumbai and Hyderabad.
Where is the nuance then for a customer to use a particular model? Aravind Srinivas told Nikhil Kamath in the latter's podcast that it depends on the purpose. "If you use AI for fact checks and research, financial research etc, you would pick whichever model does that best."
Nitin Gadkari outlined India's plan to reduce logistics costs to single digits, enhancing global competitiveness at the Convergence India & Smart Cities Expo. Key highlights include advancements in AI, 5G, and Smart City Solutions. The event features AI Bharat Expo and a Startup Hub, offering mentoring and investor connections, with discussions on India's energy data capabilities by Sanket Bhondve.
To support these data-intensive AI services, the company has been strategically expanding its infrastructure with investments in both data centers and semiconductor technology.
The digital skills gap is the widening disconnect between the technical competencies employees possess and the skills businesses require to remain competitive in an increasingly technology-driven world. Expertise in cloud computing, cybersecurity, data analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a luxury—it is a necessity for organizations striving for digital excellence.
As many as 66 per cent of Chief Audit Executives (CAEs) across large and midsized enterprises interviewed for the survey consider emerging technologies including AI, ML, and bots, and cybersecurity as the top risks confronting their organisations.
The platform will be built with Jio as the first customer, creating a replicable reference architecture and deployable solution for the broader telecom carrier industry.
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