TCS launches SovereignSecure Cloud aligned with India’s data localization needs

Rawat noted that, for emerging markets in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America, where concerns over data sovereignty and dependence on US or China-based cloud providers are growing, the new TCS offering could act as a blueprint for reducing reliance on global cloud giants.

India already has many sovereign cloud deployments, but experts believe their capabilities have been limited.

While National Informatics Center’s MeghRaj, C-DAC’s PARAMShavak, and hyperscaler-hosted Indian regions (e.g., AWS Hyderabad, Oracle with Airtel) address localization, they lack interoperability and sovereign enforcement, said Sanchit Vir Gogia, chief analyst and CEO at Greyhound Research.

And the present options in India, be it from hyperscalers or data centers, aren’t truly indigenous. “While all leading cloud services, such as AWS, Google, Microsoft, and others, also conform to the laws prescribed, like data localisation for instance, the tech stack isn’t indigenously designed and developed,” said Faisal Kawoosa, chief analyst and co-founder at Techarc.

India’s data center players, too, are exploring similar cloud solutions. Late last year, Yotta Data Services acquired IndiQus Technologies to address the big void of made-in-India Cloud and AI platforms. Earlier this week, NxtGen announced the launch of its sovereign cloud, built to meet the demands of the banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) sector. Bharti Airtel’s B2B arm, in collaboration with Google, is also planning to launch an AI-enabled sovereign cloud solution.

But the true test will lie in scaling AI capabilities effectively and proving cost and performance competitiveness against established global hyperscaler ecosystems, said Prabhu Ram, VP for the Industry Research Group at CyberMedia Research.