Agentic AI platform in India: IBM ties up with Yotta for Watsonx Orchestrate on Shakti Cloud

IBM said it planned to work with Yotta Data Services to offer an agentic artificial intelligence platform. The proposed system targeted enterprises and government organisations in India. IBM said the platform aimed to support wider AI use. It also aimed to meet shifting rules on data residency, security, and regulatory compliance.

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According to the statement, the platform was proposed to run on Yotta’s Shakti Cloud. It was also proposed to be built using IBM WatsonX Orchestrate. The partners said organisations increasingly wanted tools that could run AI-led workflows. They said this demand spanned many business functions across large operations.

Agentic AI platform for India enterprises and government

The companies said the proposed platform would let users deploy and manage AI agents. IBM said the agents would work across IT service management and HR. The list also included finance, procurement, and customer support. The aim was to help organisations co-ordinate tasks across teams using managed AI agents.

"Together with IBM, we propose to enable enterprises to harness the power of agentic AI on a secure, India-hosted cloud, so they can innovate with confidence while maintaining control over their data and operations,\" Yotta's managing director and chief executive, Sunil Gupta, said.

Agentic AI platform with IBM sovereign core on Shakti Cloud

The statement said IBM and Yotta also intended to bring IBM sovereign core onto Yotta’s Shakti Cloud. The partners linked this plan to rules and controls for sensitive data. They said the approach aligned with India-hosted cloud needs. It also aimed to support compliance requirements for regulated organisations.

\"This collaboration will combine IBM's AI capabilities with Yotta's sovereign cloud infrastructure to help organisations scale AI responsibly, embedding sovereignty, governance, transparency, and trust from the outset,\" Sandip Patel, Managing Director for IBM India and South Asia, said.

IBM said the proposed platform focused on scaling AI use without losing oversight. Yotta said the India-hosted cloud set-up aimed to keep data and operations under customer control. The partners said the platform aimed to address security and residency needs. They also linked it to evolving regulatory expectations in India.

With inputs from PTI