Mumbai : Larsen & Toubro Vyoma (L&T Vyoma), L&T’s
next-generation sovereign AI cloud and digital infrastructure business, has
entered a strategic partnership with Fortanix Inc, a US-headquartered global
leader in data and AI security and a pioneer in Confidential Computing. They
will jointly deliver sovereign, secure software-as-a-service offerings for
enterprises and government organisations in India.
With AI adoption accelerating, the need for data
sovereignty, regulatory compliance and runtime protection has become critical,
particularly in regulated sectors such as banking, financial services,
government and healthcare.
Through this partnership, L&T Vyoma will provide
sovereign AI infrastructure, including data centres, compute and networking,
while Fortanix will secure the data and AI workloads in use by leveraging
NVIDIA Confidential Computing.
The collaboration will enable organisations to adopt
AI and modern data services securely, while ensuring that sensitive data
remains protected and compliant within India’s borders.
Commenting on the partnership, Prashant Chiranjive Jain, Managing Director – Larsen & Toubro
Vyoma, said: “India’s digital economy requires a strong foundation of
sovereign infrastructure and secure AI capabilities. The partnership with
Fortanix enables us to help organisations harness AI with confidence by
ensuring that data remain protected within national boundaries while meeting
the highest standards of security and compliance”.
Anand Kashyap,
Co-founder & CEO – Fortanix Inc, said: “AI adoption isn’t slowing down,
but organisations are increasingly challenged to balance innovation with data
sovereignty and security. Our partnership with L&T Vyoma brings together
trusted infrastructure and Confidential Computing to enable enterprises in
India use AI without exposing sensitive data or intellectual property”.
Justin
Boitano, Vice President -Enterprise AI Products - NVIDIA, said: “Regulated
industries racing to adopt AI need to maintain the highest standards for data
sovereignty and security as they scale advanced AI models and agents. Bringing
together NVIDIA Confidential Computing with L&T Vyoma’s sovereign
infrastructure and Fortanix’s security platform creates a trusted foundation
for securely deploying and managing mission-critical workloads in India”.
While traditional security approaches protect data at
rest and in transit, they leave a critical gap during processing. Confidential
Computing addresses this by securing the data in use through hardware-based
Trusted Execution Environments, ensuring sensitive information remains
encrypted and impenetrable even during computation.
By integrating Confidential AI into L&T Vyoma’s
AI Factory model, the partnership enables secure deployment of AI models
without exposing proprietary IP, protects sensitive enterprise and citizen data
during processing, enables cryptographic verification of trusted environments
and supports compliance with India’s data sovereignty and regulatory
requirements.
L&T Vyoma and Fortanix will jointly develop
sovereign AI and data security solutions, pursue co-selling initiatives across
regulated industries and drive customer enablement through proof-of-concept and
proof-of-value engagements. L&T Vyoma will also facilitate engagement with
leading Indian AI model builders, strengthening the ecosystem for sovereign AI
innovation.
The partnership marks a significant step towards
building a secure AI ecosystem in India, enabling organisations to innovate,
while retaining full control over their data and models.