Leading IT firm IBM has launched its first Infrastructure Innovation Centre at its new India Systems Development Lab (ISDL) campus.

The Sangam Infrastructure Innovation Centre strengthens IBM’s strategic commitment to India as a center for cutting-edge infrastructure engineering and AI innovation, catering to both local and international markets.

Created as a joint engineering center, the facility will unite IBM’s systems architects and infrastructure experts from ISDL to collaboratively develop AI solutions with clients, independent software vendors, global system integrators, global capability centers, and ecosystem partners, the company stated.

The center seeks to speed up the creation and implementation of secure, scalable enterprise AI systems by combining hybrid cloud features, advanced infrastructure technologies, and AI solutions in one place.

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"India is at a crucial juncture in its AI development, and the infrastructure will determine the speed and extent to which companies can innovate," stated Sandip Patel, Managing Director, IBM India and South Asia. He also mentioned that businesses in India are upgrading essential systems across various sectors to prepare for AI.

"This center demonstrates IBM’s enduring commitment to India and enhances our capacity to locally design, develop, and expand infrastructure solutions while aiding global innovation," Patel remarked.

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Subhathra Srinivasaraghavan, Vice President of IBM India Systems Development Lab, stated that the effectiveness of AI depends on the strength of its supporting infrastructure. The centre merges extensive systems engineering knowledge with ecosystem partnerships to assist clients in implementing AI effectively at scale, while maintaining performance, security, governance, and reliability in crucial operational settings.

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Last year, a study conducted by the IBM Institute for Business Value revealed that 58 percent of Indian organizations have boosted their infrastructure investments due to the growing demand for AI. The research predicted a 19 percent increase in infrastructure budgets by 2025, with 43 percent of organizations creating or intending to create AI Centres of Excellence.