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
Equiti opens Bangalore technology hub for global growth
The new Bangalore base will bolster hiring and product development as the fintech group expands engineering, AI and cybersecurity work globally.
Equiti opens Bangalore technology hub for global growth
The Dubai-based group is tapping India's engineering talent to deepen support for client platforms, AI and cyber security worldwide.
Bank of Maharashtra launches cybersecurity hackathon
Students and dropouts will pitch banking security ideas for a prize pool of more than INR ₹10 lakh as digital fraud risks mount.
RiskProfiler wins 120 G2 nods across 31 categories
The recognition underscores rising demand for cyber-risk tools that show measurable returns, as buyers demand faster deployment and continuous monitoring.
Hyderabad police deploy Blue Cloud's SOCEYE platform
The rollout gives Hyderabad City Police a live tool to verify claims, route online complaints and preserve evidence across multiple Indian languages.
meshIQ & Dataeko strike partnership to expand in India
Indian banks and manufacturers will get local support as meshIQ and Dataeko join forces to manage hybrid middleware estates more easily.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Artificial Intelligence
Constructor tops three Gartner search & discovery use cases
Financial services breach risk rises as AI adoption surges
Netcore Unbxd named Gartner Leader for search discovery
Google tops Gartner's AI infrastructure magic quadrant
Genesys names new partner chiefs to expand AI push
Featured News
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OnBoard says board AI policy key, but lags behind in adoption
Most boards are using AI, but formal guidelines are still missing as adoption races ahead of governance, OnBoard's survey found.
John Margerison on the new class of employee: AI managers
Businesses should treat AI like a new hire, as weak oversight could expose sensitive data and leave staff needing fresh skills to stay relevant.
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.
Reviews
Expert Columns
How AI is helping sellers read buyer intent
Why data governance use cases fail without accurate data
'Human-in-the-Loop' is the industry's most comfortable lie
Why Customer 360 initiatives fail to deliver ROI
AI is rewriting the rules of dealmaking
'That's the wrong right idea!' is the smartest thing a lawyer can say
How AI is changing the rules when it comes to observability
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Why faster AI is exposing slower security thinking
Why Every Chief Data Officer Needs a Modern Data Quality Strategy for AI
A Guide for Procurement Leaders: Why Building Your Own Sourcing AI Isn't Worth the Wait
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Artificial Intelligence News
India firms lag on AI readiness despite rapid adoption
Only a quarter of Indian organisations say staff are ready for AI, as deployment races ahead of training, governance and trust.
Global robotaxi market set for rapid growth by 2033
Fragmented competition and falling hardware costs are set to propel the sector from USD $8.3 billion in 2026 to USD $153.4 billion by 2033.
Kellton & Action Energy launch GCC digital venture
The venture targets a GCC oil and gas digitalisation market worth more than USD $1 billion a year, as operators seek efficiency gains.
Hyderabad police deploy India's first AI FIR recorder
The multilingual tool could cut complaint-taking from hours to seconds, easing access for migrants, tourists and others in Hyderabad.
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.
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.
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
