The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence
A curated Indian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Artificial Intelligence (AI).
What to know about Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming industries, reshaping business operations, enhancing customer experiences, and driving innovation across sectors globally and in Australasia. From the surge in AI-driven cybersecurity threats and the adoption of AI in cloud infrastructure to the integration of generative AI in customer service, marketing, and financial sectors, this dynamic field demands close attention.
Experts emphasise the critical role of robust data management and infrastructure in successfully leveraging AI technologies, while organisations face challenges including skill gaps, ethical considerations, and regulatory developments. As AI adoption accelerates, businesses must balance innovation with security, sustainability, and human-centric strategies to thrive in this evolving landscape.
Readers exploring this tag will gain insights into the latest AI trends, practical applications, organisational strategies, technological advancements, and the collaborative efforts shaping the future of AI. Understanding these developments is essential for anyone interested in the impact of artificial intelligence on business, technology, and society.
Indian Artificial Intelligence News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
ESDS launches Swaraj Cloud for Indian regulated sectors
Indian banks and government bodies get a domestic cloud option as ESDS seeks to ease data-residency compliance and speed deployments in minutes.
AGI Greenpac & SIG Tattva back five deep-tech start-ups
Five deep-tech start-ups won INR 75 lakhs in pilot work after a factory workshop aimed at speeding up industrial innovation.
Tata Communications names new leaders for network & cloud
The hires underscore Tata Communications' push to win more corporate spending on cloud, security and AI-led network services.
India leads on tech optimism, Assurant report finds
Trust in AI and connected devices is helping lift device sales, while service gaps are pushing Indian buyers towards protection plans.
NLB Services repositions as an enterprise transformation company
Clients seeking fewer vendors may now get workforce, technology and risk support from one provider as AI deployments scale beyond pilots.
Blue Cloud wins BSNL empanelment for private networks
The move opens the Hyderabad-based group to India's private 4G and 5G network market, though revenue will depend on winning projects.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Artificial Intelligence
Most firms hit by AI security incidents, study finds
Data Theorem launches AI security platform for apps
Gartner sees finance talent shift towards digital skills
Geopolitics gains ground as CEOs still focus on AI
Gartner warns agentic AI threatens $234bn SaaS spend
Featured News
Exclusive: Dreamdata CEO on why B2B buying funnel isn't linear
Buyers are spending most of the journey before sales speak, forcing marketers to rethink funnels and how they prove return on investment.
Data-driven transport: The future is here
Australia's truck driver shortage is set to triple by 2029, pushing fleets towards data tools that could make autonomy viable.
How the 'human hour' mentality influences the future of tech
AI pilots are faltering where firms still judge success by hours saved, leaving customer value and workforce design unresolved.
Trane Technologies drives huge energy and cost saving
Data-centre operators face rising power bills as Trane's HFO shift and liquid-cooling push cut emissions and HVAC costs.
Exabeam: Ruthless efficiency can make agentic AI malicious
Behavioural analytics is becoming essential as AI agents can pursue tasks so efficiently that they may cause damage without any malicious intent.
Quantum computers aren't here yet. But the data threat is
Hackers are already stockpiling encrypted data for Q-Day, when quantum machines could break RSA and ECC in minutes.
Marvell targets AI connectivity bottleneck with NVIDIA boost
AI data centres are hitting copper limits, pushing Marvell and Nvidia towards optics as clusters grow larger and more distributed.
Check Point Technologies: On vigilance, Mythos and beyond
AI-driven vulnerability scanning is forcing firms to rethink complacency as Check Point says existing defences still help against Mythos.
Riverbed says go from ticket queues to zero disruption
AI-driven support tools could cut employee downtime, as Riverbed argues that fewer tickets may still hide unresolved problems.
Dell numbers the days for hyperconverged infrastructure
Rising hypervisor costs and AI demand are pushing customers towards disaggregated systems, as Dell says HCI is becoming too expensive and inflexible.
Sage Intacct builds explainable AI into accounting
Accountants facing staff shortages may gain faster workflows, as Sage Intacct’s new agent exposes its calculations, sources and audit trail.
Sage branding itself on trust in AI world of 'big voices'
Trust is emerging as a selling point for finance software as Sage warns that opaque AI can leave CFOs answerable for costly errors.
Exclusive: Denodo's Dominic Sartorio on perfect data vs the right data
Trust in enterprise AI is being undermined as Denodo research finds most firms still lack live, context-aware data for production use.
Google flags urgency as AI reshapes cyber threats
Patching delays now carry greater risk as Google says AI is helping attackers scale intrusions, speed up breaches and automate operations.
Exclusive: Google Cloud reshaping finance with agentic AI
Banks must move beyond isolated pilots if they want agentic AI to deliver enterprise-wide gains, Google Cloud says.
Exclusive: Google Cloud on the road to autonomous SecOps
The new tools could cut analysts’ manual threat-response work from days to minutes as Google Cloud pushes SecOps towards an autonomous SOC.
Exclusive: Google Cloud accelerates shift to agentic data
Enterprises may soon design data systems for AI agents rather than staff, as Google Cloud adds real-time context, automation and cross-cloud access.
Exclusive: Google sees success with niche AI playbooks
Enterprises are under pressure to prove AI returns as Google pushes reusable, sector-specific playbooks into production across 19 industries.
Exclusive: Grafana Lab's Jen Villa on targeting the AI observability gap
The new tools aim to help firms spot faulty AI outputs and data risks sooner as production deployments outpace monitoring methods.
Netskope's Tony Burnside - visibility is key to AI security
AI tools are creating hidden east-west traffic that security teams struggle to monitor, raising the risk of data leakage and compromise.
Exclusive: Celonis global banking head says AI rollout hinges on process intelligence
Banks risk wasting AI spending unless they first map how work really flows, as Celonis says process intelligence is becoming phase zero.
Affirmo: Could AI make a reality of IoT dreams?
AI could help unlock the long-promised value of IoT, as Singapore-based Affirmo pushes real-time tracking into manufacturing and logistics.
TrendAI: Evolving the cybersecurity value proposition
New research shows two-thirds of Australian business and IT leaders feel pressured to approve AI projects while overlooking security risks.
Reviews
Expert Columns
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5 Tips to Align Your Data Strategy with AI
The workforce cost most APAC organisations are failing to measure
Beyond Prompt Engineering: Why Trust Engineering Is the Next AI Challenge
Why geocoding technology has become a cross-industry growth driver
Search after SEO: Anna Harrison on staying visible in the AI era
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Artificial Intelligence News
Arena Animation marks 30 years as India's AVGC-XR grows
India's push to build a bigger AVGC-XR industry is bolstering demand for skills, as Arena Animation turns 30 after training 500,000 students.
OptiValue Tek launches SENTINEL-DOME for drone defence
Airports and energy sites facing escalating drone threats may gain faster response times as the new system combines radar, cameras and interceptor drones.
JioHotstar says voice search overtakes text in discovery
More than 60% of JioHotstar users now use voice to find content, as the streamer bets on AI to tame its 300,000-hour library.
UPES teams with Salesforce for AI data science degree
Students will gain hands-on AI and CRM training from first year under a new degree designed to meet rising employer demand for data skills.
Constl names Nidhi Pandey as Chief Information Officer
The hire supports Constl's fibre expansion in India, where better internal systems are becoming crucial for serving telecom and cloud customers.
N-able opens Bengaluru centre to boost cyber hiring
The expansion could lift local headcount by 50% or more by end-2026 as the cyber group taps Bengaluru's scarce security talent.
TCS opens Oracle AI lab in Kolkata for enterprise use
The Kolkata centre is meant to help corporate clients turn fragmented data into scaled AI deployments, as demand for practical automation grows.
MAAC launches new career tracks at Delhi creative summit
More than 600 students left Delhi with guidance on portfolios and studio expectations as MAAC unveiled new training routes for creative jobs.
HCLTech leads Sarvam's USD $150 million Series B close
The round values the sovereign AI start-up at USD $1.5 billion as it seeks funding for research and compute to expand across key sectors.
Purplle taps New Relic to cut incident response times
Direct visibility into platform faults is set to cut Purplle's incident resolution times by up to 70%, helping protect sales during peak shopping periods.
Salesforce to train one million Indians in AI by 2030
The push reflects rising demand for AI jobs in India as Salesforce aims to widen access to training, internships and employer links.
Konkan Railway, Virtual Galaxy sign digital tie-up
The pact could open public-sector technology contracts spanning rail, banking and cyber security, though no deal values or specific projects were named.
India banks warn of surging fraud losses & AI risk
Indian banks are bracing for higher losses as 84% of leaders report rising fraud and growing concern over AI-driven scams.
Netcore launches Audience Agent for faster segmentation
Marketers could cut audience build times by up to 90% as the tool lets teams define segments in natural language and edit them live.
OptiValue Tek files AI patent for smarter mobility
The filing could sharpen competition in driver monitoring and telematics as insurers and fleet operators seek faster risk and incident alerts.
Chhattisgarh teams with Salesforce on digital data exchange
Manual data-sharing across Chhattisgarh departments has been cut from days to instant access as the state rolls out Digital Dwaar.
Blue Cloud Softech crosses ₹1,000 crore revenue mark
Higher profits and a stronger order pipeline are bolstering Blue Cloud Softech Solutions after annual revenue topped ₹1,000 crore for the first time.
Google backs Polaris cloud & big data course in India
Students in Bengaluru will gain Google-certified cloud and big data training as employers push for more practical computing skills.
India data centres to deploy 700,000 GPUs in five years
Higher AI and cloud demand could lift India's built data centre capacity to 5 GW by 2030, needing nearly USD $25 billion.
Galgotias students raise INR 3 crore for AI startup
The funding will help Cybergenix Security expand its AI and cybersecurity platform as Indian universities push harder into student entrepreneurship.
Job Moves
Tata Communications names new leaders for network & cloud
Inspira Enterprise names Lt Gen Pant strategic adviser
Tenarai appoints ex-GlobalLogic chief Shashank Samant
Schneider Electric promotes Sumati Sahgal for data centres
Tata Communications names new managing director & CEO
Anthropic names Irina Ghose to lead India expansion
Cloud.in names Vishal Dhanfule West India sales head
NetApp appoints Premalakshmi Ramakrishnan to lead India
Cloud.in appoints Vishwas Gupta as new India Sales Head to drive growth
