IBM Launches Infrastructure Innovation Centre In India

Newdelhi:5/3/26:Technology major IBM has launched its first Infrastructure Innovation Centre in India at its new India Systems Development Lab (ISDL) campus, the company announced on Thursday.

The Sangam Infrastructure Innovation Centre is aimed at strengthening IBM’s efforts to position India as a hub for advanced infrastructure engineering and artificial intelligence (AI) innovation. The facility is expected to support both domestic and global markets.

According to the company, the centre will function as a collaborative engineering hub where IBM’s systems architects and infrastructure specialists will work with clients, independent software vendors, global system integrators, global capability centres and other ecosystem partners to develop AI-based solutions.

The centre integrates hybrid cloud capabilities, advanced infrastructure technologies and AI solutions in one location. This setup is expected to help accelerate the development and deployment of secure and scalable enterprise AI systems.

Sandip Patel, Managing Director of IBM India and South Asia, said India is at a crucial stage in its AI journey, where infrastructure will play a key role in determining how quickly organisations can innovate.

He noted that enterprises across industries in India are modernising their mission-critical systems to become AI-ready. Patel added that the new centre reflects IBM’s long-term commitment to the country and strengthens the company’s ability to design, build, and scale infrastructure solutions locally while contributing to global innovation.

Subhathra Srinivasaraghavan, Vice President of IBM India Systems Development Lab, said the effectiveness of artificial intelligence depends heavily on the strength of the underlying infrastructure.

She said the centre will combine deep systems engineering expertise with ecosystem collaboration to help organisations deploy AI at scale while ensuring performance, security, governance and reliability in mission-critical environments.

IBM also cited findings from a study by the IBM Institute for Business Value, which showed that 58 per cent of Indian organisations increased their infrastructure investments in response to growing demand for AI.

The study also projected a 19 per cent rise in infrastructure budgets in 2025, with around 43 per cent of organisations either establishing or planning to set up AI Centres of Excellence.