SRINIVAS RAO
MANAGING DIRECTOR, LENOVO ISG INDIA
“India's data center landscape is expanding at an unprecedented rate, and Lenovo is seeing incredible market momentum. Our global infrastructure business achieved record quarterly revenue of $8.5 billion in Q1 FY26-27, nearly doubling year-over-year, and our CIO Playbook 2026 shows 99% of Indian organizations plan to increase AI budgets this year. With 80% of Indian enterprises standardizing on hybrid deployment models, our strategy centres on a hybrid AI approach, delivering a full-stack, AI-ready infrastructure portfolio anchored in our Hybrid AI Advantage, connecting data across edge, data centre and cloud environments.
As AI models become more complex, high-density compute facilities demand massive power, making energy efficiency and data protection critical. We continue investing in high-performance AI infrastructure and advanced cooling technologies such as Neptune 6th Gen, reducing power consumption by up to 40%. Data privacy and regulatory compliance remain primary drivers for on-premises deployments in India. We are embedding secure-by-design principles, zero-trust architectures, and auditable supply chain safeguards, ensuring data sovereignty without compromising AI performance.
Over the next five years, the biggest opportunity is the shift from AI training and experimentation to large-scale production inferencing, alongside a 139% increase in focus on Agentic AI in India. Organizations face challenges integrating legacy infrastructure, ensuring data quality, and establishing responsible AI governance. We are pairing AI-ready infrastructure with flexible as-a-service consumption models and a robust partner ecosystem to build India's AI-first digital foundation.”
