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IBM and Yotta make a sovereign agentic AI platform available to Indian organisations

A joint offering combines IBM watsonx Orchestrate as an agent control plane with Yotta’s Shakti Cloud and Shakti Studio to keep data, compute and governance controls inside India; available in Panvel and Greater Noida for enterprise workloads.

IBM, Yotta generally launch sovereign AI platform for Indian firms

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IBM watsonx Orchestrate plus Yotta Shakti Cloud deliver an onshore agentic AI stack where data, models, inference and operations remain in India.

The platform supports development and deployment workflows—model fine-tuning, inference, orchestration and governance—via Shakti Studio and watsonx Orchestrate.

Initial availability is in Yotta’s Panvel and Greater Noida regions and targets use cases such as security operations, document processing and HR automation.

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This platform combines IBM's enterprise AI technology with Yotta's sovereign AI cloud capabilities, ensuring data and operations remain within India. Platform uses IBM watsonx Orchestrate on Yotta's Shakti Cloud for AI agents. Available in Yotta's Panvel and Greater Noida regions for various workflows.

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  • NEW DELHI: IBM and Yotta Data Services have announced the general availability of their Sovereign Agentic AI Platform for Indian organisations.
  • The platform is accessible through Yotta's Panvel and Greater Noida cloud regions and supports various workflows, including security operations, document processing, and HR automation.
  • The priority is no longer just what AI can do, but how securely, transparently and compliantly it can be deployed," said Sandip Patel, MD, IBM India and South Asia.
  • It ensures data, operations, and governance controls remain within India.
  • This platform integrates IBM's enterprise AI technology with Yotta's sovereign AI cloud and platform capabilities, enabling organisations to deploy AI agents at scale while maintaining data, operations, and...

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Built using IBM watsonx Orchestrate and deployed on Yotta's Shakti Cloud, the platform offers an integrated foundation for deploying, running, and governing enterprise AI agents. Advt Additionally, Yotta's Shakti Studio, an AI platform for model development and inference, allows organisations to explore, fine-tune, deploy, and run both open-source and proprietary AI models. Comment Now --> Comment Now Read Comment (1) All Comments By commenting, you agree to the Prohibited Content Policy Post By commenting, you agree to the Prohibited Content Policy Post Find this Comment Offensive?

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IBM watsonx Orchestrate serves as the agentic control plane for secure management of AI agents, while Shakti Cloud provides the necessary compute, GPU infrastructure, networking, security, and operational capabilities for enterprise AI workloads. Choose your reason below and click on the submit button. --> All about ETTelecom industry right on your smartphone!

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