By Viswanath Ramaswamy

Indian enterprises stand at a pivotal moment in their AI journey, shifting from pilots to production-grade AI, provided business leaders make bold strategic decisions to scale implementation. With the right approach and technology, business leaders can pioneer a new frontier, using AI tools to forecast the future and make informed decisions, cutting through complexities with courage and clarity.

As organizations look to scale AI and data initiatives, one truth remains clear: success hinges on solutions that work where the data lives. Whether that’s in the data center, at the edge, or in the public cloud.  Flexibility and control are no longer optional but are essential.

That’s why IBM has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to bring the watsonx portfolio directly to the AWS Catalog as a native service and we’re excited to announce that its now available on AWS in the India region.  This brings enterprise-grade AI capabilities closer to Indian businesses, securely in compliance with local data regulations.

The following watsonx offerings are now available as cloud-native SaaS on AWS:

• watsonx.ai: A collaborative enterprise-grade AI studio designed to help AI builders create custom AI models and solutions using a variety of machine learning algorithms.
• watsonx.data: A hybrid, open data lakehouse to power AI and analytics with all your data anywhere that data lives.
• watsonx.governance: An end-to-end toolkit for AI governance to manage risk, compliance and the entire AI lifecycle integrates with Amazon SageMaker, and Amazon Bedrock.
• watsonx Orchestrate: An enterprise-ready solution that helps create, deploy and manage AI assistants and AI agents to automate processes and workflows and integrates with AmazonQ.
• watsonx.data Intelligence: Discovers, curates, and governs data assets, turning raw information into accurate AI and meaningful insights across on-prem and cloud environments.
• IBM DataStage (part of watsonx.data Integration): Industry-leading data integration at scale.

And here’s why this is a game-changer for your AI journey

• Faster, Smarter AI at Your Fingertips: With watsonx deployed locally on AWS, enterprises can build, train, and deploy AI models with significantly reduced latency, driving real-time insights and faster decision-making.
• Data Residency & Compliance Made Easy: Hosting in the India region helps enterprises meet local data residency and regulatory requirements that are critical for highly regulated industries while focusing innovating with AI.
• Scalable, Secure, and Cost-Efficient: Leverage the scalability of AWS and the trusted AI capabilities of watsonx to modernize operations, enhance customer experiences and building new AI-powered services.
• Empowering Indian Enterprises: This move reinforces our commitment to supporting India’s digital growth by making cutting-edge AI accessible, secure, and locally available in addition to addressing the unique needs of Indian enterprises.

Together, IBM and AWS are enabling Indian enterprises easily orchestrate and manage agents, enhance automation, and implement robust AI governance, all while staying compliant and agile. The partnership is a significant step forward in AI adoption, bringing together the strengths of two industry leaders to provide a comprehensive solution for enterprises looking to harness the power of AI and data.

If you’re already building on AWS or exploring your hybrid cloud strategy now is the time to see what watsonx can offer you.

Find out more here - https://www.ibm.com/watsonx

Viswanath Ramaswamy is Vice President, Technology, IBM India & South Asia