The new rules of AI adoption: hybrid cloud, open ecosystems, and digital sovereignty

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The next phase of enterprise AI will be defined not by isolated pilots, but by the ability to scale intelligence across complex, distributed environments. As organisations rethink their cloud and infrastructure strategies, flexibility, openness, and trust have become essential prerequisites for success. Ravi Jain, Vice President, Systems & Cloud Sales, IBM India & South Asia, explains how hybrid cloud, workload-centric architectures, and digital sovereignty are helping enterprises build resilient foundations for AI-driven growth.

As enterprises accelerate AI adoption, why is a ‘hybrid by design’ approach becoming the preferred foundation for scalable and resilient AI transformation?

A recent study by IBM Institute for Business Value and IndiaAI shows that 85% of Indian organisations are still locked in pilot AI initiatives. A key challenge found was the need for better infrastructure to support AI adoption more effectively across the enterprise. A hybrid by design model lets you place each AI workload...

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