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CrowdStrike announced a strategic partnership with Wipro Limited, a leading technology services and consulting company, to deliver next-generation security operations powered by CrowdStrike Falcon® Next-Gen SIEM.

The collaboration will augment Wipro’s CyberShield platform with CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen SIEM to modernize security operations, reduce complexity and stop breaches with AI-powered threat detection and response. With CrowdStrike first-party data natively inside the Falcon platform, Wipro is able to deliver faster time to value, lower TCO and improved cybersecurity outcomes.

“Innovative partners like Wipro selecting Falcon Next-Gen SIEM to power their managed services practices underscores CrowdStrike’s competitive advantages over both legacy and modern alternatives,” said Daniel Bernard, chief business officer, CrowdStrike. “Together we’re redefining security operations, combining AI-driven security analytics with world-class expertise to scale machine-speed threat detection and response across the enterprise.”

CrowdStrike and Wipro’s partnership offers global organizations access to advanced technology and expert services, enabling them to effectively prevent sophisticated threats and address the increasing cybersecurity skills gap. SIEM remains the cornerstone of security operations, yet outdated solutions, burdened by slow data ingestion, limited retention, complex workflows, delayed searches and high costs, hinder modernization. Falcon Next-Gen SIEM transforms security operations by combining the native Falcon platform and third-party data with industry-leading AI and workflow automation, delivering lightning-fast threat detection and response while dramatically reducing operational complexity and costs. By leveraging Wipro CyberTransform Advisory solutions and AI-supported managed services, organizations can benefit from enhanced cybersecurity capabilities. This collaboration increases business agility and secures the modern enterprise by combining the knowledge of expert cybersecurity professionals and strategic industry partners.

“Today’s evolving threat landscape requires security solutions that are not just fast and scalable but purpose-built for modern cyber defenses,” said Tony Buffomante, senior vice president & global head – Cybersecurity & Risk Services, Wipro Limited. “Migrating our MSSP customer base to CrowdStrike’s next-gen SIEM allows us to accelerate the shift from outdated, complex SIEMs to a modern, AI-powered SOC. Our deep expertise in seamless migrations ensures that customers can quickly unlock the full potential of enhanced automation, real-time threat detection and a streamlined SOC as they improve security outcomes and reduce operational burdens.”

Key Benefits of Wipro’s MSSP Platform Powered by Falcon Next-Gen SIEM:

Enterprises are able to cost-effectively enhance cyber resilience and secure operations across clouds, networks, perimeters, endpoints, identities, data and apps through:

• Real-time threat detection and response – Identify threats before they impact the organization and reduce response time through GenAI-powered automated SOC services and security processes.
• Lower total cost of ownership (TCO) and greater efficiency – Eliminates costly data ingestion and retention while reducing manual workloads.
• Seamless scalability with a cloud-native architecture – Falcon Next-Gen SIEM’s index-free design ensures high-speed performance at petabyte scale, without the cost and complexity of traditional SIEMs.
• Continuous 24×7 security operations – Wipro’s global Cyber Defense Centers provide always-on monitoring, advanced threat intelligence and tailored incident response.
• Enhanced analyst productivity and operational efficiency – AI and automation streamline security workflows, reduce alert fatigue and enable faster, more accurate investigations.

Mumbai, April 24, 2025 – Ascendion, a leading provider of AI-powered software engineering services, today announced its acquisition of UXReactor, an award-winning user experience (UX) strategy and design firm. With this strategic move, Ascendion force-multiplies its engineering capabilities, further enabling its customers to launch human-centered digital experiences that accelerate business outcomes and drive market advantage.

The acquisition of UXReactor marks a significant next step in Ascendion’s strategic investments for growth. Over the past two years, Ascendion has acquired Nitor Infotech to strengthen software product engineering, launched four global AI Studios, and created a new Latin America headquarters in Mexico.

This acquisition enhances Ascendion’s ability to create value across user-experience strategy, product experience design, UX research, platform experience design, and end-to-end digital innovation—all seamlessly integrated with AI-powered software engineering.

Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Pleasanton, California, UXReactor specializes in experience innovation with experts across the US, Asia, and South America. They help organizations of all sizes, from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises, drive growth and elevate performance.

“This relationship strengthens Ascendion’s ability to create long-lasting, high-value impact for clients, and reflects a focused commitment to advancing AI-powered software engineering,” says Karthik Krishnamurthy, CEO, Ascendion. “Combined with the power of our ASCENDION AVA+ platform and talented engineers, UXReactor will help our clients design, build, and scale innovative experiences faster and with greater impact, all to the power of AI.”

This acquisition is the next step in a long-term partnership. UXReactor has been working with Ascendion since 2024, and this collaboration is already driving client impact:

• Accelerating Strategy: In Silicon Valley, UXReactor and Ascendion co-led a user-centric strategy and design conceptualization for a leading software company, with the potential to capture another billion-dollar market. Engineering has now been significantly accelerated under the leadership of Ascendion’s Product Engineering teams.
• Engineering a Seamless Ecosystem: At a large fintech company, UXReactor partnered with Ascendion to align engineering priorities with user needs through multi-stakeholder strategy workshops and design. This resulted in 40% faster execution through streamlined workflows and improved navigation design.
• Competitive Differentiation: For a large UK bank, the combined Ascendion and UXReactor transformation playbook is helping inform and differentiate a large-scale digital transformation initiative for millions of users.

Shaping the Future of Experience Transformation in the Era of AI

As software and AI become deeply embedded in every aspect of life and business, differentiated, human-centered experiences are more critical than ever. UXReactor’s proven methodologies, global design talent, and upstream strategy expertise — combined with Ascendion’s engineering excellence and ASCENDION AVA+ platform — create a distinctive new value proposition for clients. The company also brings an innovative Experience Studio, located in Silicon Valley, to facilitate user-experience design workshops related to software products and digital consumer experiences.

“Exceptional digital experiences begin long before a single line of code is written. AI-powered software is bringing a paradigm shift to various industries and experiences are now expected to be more seamlessly integrated for everyone. As a part of Ascendion, UXReactor will guide clients through this shift by delivering on critical experience strategy and design challenges — and then bring new ideas to life to create extraordinary value,” shares Satyam Kantamneni, CEO, UXReactor. “The future of experience innovation is here — and we’re thrilled to be part of it.”  

India, April 24, 2025 – Kärcher India, a global leader in innovative cleaning technology, successfully participated in the 14th Edition of BUILD INTEC 2025, held from April 18th to 21st at the CODISSIA Trade Fair Complex in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

BUILD INTEC, one of South India’s largest and most prestigious expos, brought together industry leaders from the construction, architecture, and engineering sectors, making it an ideal platform for Kärcher to display its advanced cleaning solutions tailored for the construction and infrastructure industries.

At the event, Kärcher showcased a range of high-performance cleaning machines designed to meet the robust demands of construction and industrial environments. Visitors had the opportunity to experience first-hand the efficiency and innovation behind products such as:

– HD 5/12 C – Compact high-pressure cleaner 

– HD 6/15-4M Classic – Powerful mid-range cold water high-pressure cleaner 

– BR 30/4 C – Lightweight scrubber drier for small spaces 

– BD 43/40 C – Versatile walk-behind scrubber drier 

– KM 70/20 C – Manual sweeper for quick clean-ups 

– NT 40/1 Ap – Professional wet and dry vacuum cleaner 

– Puzzi 10/1 – Spray extraction cleaner for deep carpet cleaning

Kärcher’s booth attracted engineers, architects, builders, and developers interested in smart, sustainable, and time-efficient cleaning solutions that support productivity and hygiene on construction sites.

Kärcher’s participation emphasized its commitment to supporting India’s infrastructure growth with high-efficiency cleaning innovations. As the construction industry continues to expand, Kärcher remains at the forefront, offering tailored solutions that deliver performance, reliability, and environmental responsibility.

India – April 22^nd, 2025 – At Embedded World 2025, embedUR systems, a leader in embedded systems and Edge AI solutions, partnered with Infineon Technologies to unveil two innovative Edge AI demonstrations powered entirely by the PSOC™ Edge platform. These live showcases drew significant attention for their real-time responsiveness, ultra-low power operation, and practical use cases across consumer and industrial applications.

Voice-Activated Object Recognition + Recipe Generation
The first demo featured wake word detection and real-time object identification. Attendees activated the Edge AI system with a voice command, then presented an image featuring various ingredients. The AI identified the objects in real time and generated a relevant recipe suggestion—all processed locally on the PSOC™ Edge platform without cloud dependency. This demo illustrated the potential for intuitive, AI-powered user experiences in smart home devices.

Facial Recognition with Mobile-Based Registration
The second demo introduced a facial recognition use case with mobile onboarding. embedUR developed a companion mobile app allowing users to upload and register their facial profiles. Once registered, the PSOC™ Edge platform could detect and recognize these users in real time, running all AI inference locally on the board. This fully edge-based authentication solution demonstrated secure, low-latency identity recognition for consumer and industrial systems.

“Our collaboration with embedUR systems showcases the power of PSOC™ Edge in enabling real-time, power-efficient Edge AI applications,” said Omar Cruz, Senior Manager at Infineon Technologies. “These demos highlight how our platform accelerates intelligent automation for smart home, consumer, and industrial use cases.”

“At embedUR, we’re focused on making Edge AI real—delivering practical, production-ready solutions that run on today’s silicon,” said John Marconi, VP of Technology at embedUR systems. “The work we’ve done on Infineon platforms demonstrates how edge intelligence can be deployed quickly and securely, whether it’s voice-activated control or face-based access—all without relying on the cloud.”

Edge AI Innovation Powered by PSOC™ Edge
Infineon’s PSOC™ Edge family enables intelligent, always-on AI applications with hardware-accelerated neural network processing, a Cortex®-M55 core with Helium DSP support, and robust security features. Designed for consumer and industrial applications, the platform provides a seamless AI development experience, empowering developers to build fast, secure, and power-efficient solutions at the edge.

embedUR systems: Engineering the Edge AI Experience
embedUR systems designed, optimized, and deployed both showcased demos, integrating real-time voice and vision AI inference entirely on the PSOC™ Edge platform. With deep expertise in embedded software, AI model development and quantization, and real-time systems, embedUR enables companies to bring high-performance, AI-powered products to market faster—without requiring extensive in-house AI engineering. For Infineon customers, embedUR offers full-stack engineering support from mobile app integration and AI model tuning to deployment and system-level optimization.

More AI at the Edge: embedUR’s Broader Demo Showcase
In addition to the joint demos with Infineon, embedUR showcased a wide range of Edge AI applications at their own exhibit, running on various industry-leading AI silicon platforms such as the PSOC™ Edge from Infineon. These demonstrations reinforced embedUR’s ability to deliver efficient, high-performance AI on memory-constrained, low-power devices.

Bangalore, India—April 17, 2025—New Relic, the Intelligent Observability company, announced the enhancement of its New Relic Partner Program to fuel business growth for its partner ecosystem. The program updates and investments include stronger incentives for partners to enhance profitability, new and simplified certifications and digital tools, expanded dedicated partner resources, enhanced training opportunities, and new specialized program tracks. In addition, New Relic’s open partnership ecosystem unlocks agentic AI use cases and brings observability to best of breed solutions across the enterprise.

New Relic brings agentic AI and observability to best-of-breed solutions via an open partnership ecosystem

The New Relic Partner Program empowers solution providers, managed service providers, technology partners, system integrators, and cloud platform providers to find new revenue streams and develop integrated solutions with the New Relic Intelligent Observability Platform. By connecting its platform with best-of-breed solutions from partners, New Relic delivers mission-critical insights and intelligent recommendations to the tools and platforms where customers already work.

“Our open partner ecosystem has been instrumental in fueling innovations and growth of the New Relic Intelligent Observability Platform,” said New Relic CEO Ashan Willy. “As we continue our growth trajectory and fine-tune our platform for today’s IT environment, we know we cannot do it without our partners. That is why we’ve renewed our investment in the people, tools, and systems, making partnering with New Relic even more rewarding. Together with our partners, we look forward to continuing to grow, innovate, and create lasting value for our joint customers.”

“As Asia-Pacific embraces a resilient and connected future, strong partner ecosystems are critical to innovation and long-term growth. Our newly-enhanced channel partner program reflects this shift, offering expanded incentives, new certifications, and targeted resources to help partners grow with confidence. With a strengthened partner team and an ecosystem-centric approach, we’re excited to help our partners in APAC accelerate growth, unlock new revenue streams, and deliver unmatched customer experiences across the region.” said New Relic Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Asia Pacific and Japan, Simon Lee.

New Relic Partner Program enhancements give partners better predictability and profitability, including:

Stronger incentives — More financial incentives for partners can amplify revenue opportunities, as well as increase margins for our partners.

New and simplified partner certifications — Four new technical certifications and two new sales certifications help partners gain knowledge and skills aligned with today’s market.

Expanded partner team resources — Increased the New Relic partner team fourfold to extend more guidance, expertise, and support to partners. This includes appointing Larissa Crandall as Channel Chief, GVP of Partner and Alliances to grow the partner organization, define strategy and enhance the partner program. The company has also invested in new tech platforms, including PRM and CPQ, to streamline processes and help partners sell more efficiently.

Expanded training opportunities — Dedicated trainings for sellers and technical teams in key areas, such as AI, observability, and cloud, so partners can be best positioned to help their customers solve critical business problems with these technologies.

Specialized partner program tracks — New tracks to align with partners’ unique go-to-market strategies spanning joint marketing, sales enablement, and a tailored approach to industry verticals.

New Relic helps partners embrace AI

New Relic empowers partners to leverage the opportunities provided by AI, and has expanded AI-focused sales enablement for solution providers. In addition, New Relic offers agentic AI integrations to bring critical observability data and intelligent recommendations directly to IT teams and developers across the business and tech ecosystem. These integrations include:

Amazon Q Business: Supports engineers with agentic insights, optimizes agent response and task automation through in-memory analysis of shared retrieval augmented generation (RAG) data, and improves cross-team decisions with autonomous knowledge transfer.

GitHub Copilot for Microsoft Azure: Automatically detects issues for DevSecOps, helps developers quickly resolve errors in code changes to boost reliability and release velocity, and empowers teams with intelligent recommendations.

Google Gemini: Automatically monitors deployments, receives immediate notifications, and tracks errors effectively to uphold application performance and stability. It also uses recommendations based on data analysis to improve code performance and support decision-making.

ServiceNow: Brings observability insights into more work streams (like customer support), resolves tickets faster with intelligent alerts and prioritization, and automates business-impact analysis of changes in systems and services.

The company also announced the industry’s only observability integration with DeepSeek to accelerate AI ROI and adoption.

Accelerating innovation in observability

New Relic continues to solidify its leadership in observability with groundbreaking advancements. This includes 20+ innovations and integrations as part of the New Relic Intelligent Observability Platform, which weaves AI-strengthened intelligence and automation across every corner of its platform. New Relic offers the industry’s most comprehensive intelligence by integrating Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) from its platform with customer-defined data and third-party sources. The platform enables new innovations like Transaction 360, Cloud Cost Intelligence, and Streaming Video & Ads Intelligence. These advancements equip businesses of all sizes to optimize digital application performance and reliability at scale.

“Our customers aim to leverage AIOps to optimize IT operations, enhance efficiency, and proactively mitigate disruptions. However, they face challenges in identifying the most impactful tools and strategies to maximize their observability investments,” said NTT DATA Senior Director Juan Carlos Martínez. “Having the opportunity to deliver our customers the New Relic Intelligent Observability Platform gives us an edge as it solves these challenges. I’m confident that New Relic, its enhanced partner team and program resources, will set us up to be valuable AI partners to current and future customers.”

In a significant leadership development, IndiaDotcom Digital Private Limited (formerly Zee Digital) – the digital arm of the ‘ZMCL’ group – has announced the appointment of Sushant S Mohan as Chief Editor and Business Manager of Zee’s Digital Business. With a strong background in digital innovation, revenue strategy, and editorial leadership, Sushant brings a wealth of experience to this dual role that combines editorial excellence with business expansion.

In his new position, Sushant will oversee the editorial direction and content strategy across all digital platforms, while also driving business growth, innovation, and digital transformation. His role will be pivotal in reinforcing IndiaDotcom Digital’s position as a leading force in the Indian digital media ecosystem.

A veteran of the digital space since 2008, Sushant has consistently delivered cutting-edge solutions and revenue models across multiple media platforms. Prior to this, he served as the Chief Executive Officer at DNA – Daily News & Analysis, where he successfully led the organization’s digital-first transformation. He has also served in key editorial capacities at Zee Media Corporation Limited, Opera News, News18, BBC, Fever 104, Red FM, All India Radio and DD Prasar Bharti, shaping content strategies and building impactful teams.

Sharing his thoughts on the new role, Mr. Sushant S Mohan, Chief Editor and Business Manager, IDPL said, “Stepping into this new role at IndiaDotcom Digital marks a defining move in my professional journey. It’s both a privilege and an exciting challenge to lead one of India’s most influential digital news platforms at a time of such dynamic change. I look forward to not only shaping impactful journalism but also accelerating our digital growth with fresh energy, innovation, and a sharp focus on our audiences. This is a significant stride forward—for me and for the brand.”

Mr. Karan Abhishek Singh, CEO of Zee Media Corporation Limited (ZMCL), said: “Sushant brings a rare blend of editorial acumen and business insights to the table. His proven track record in leading digital transformations and monetisation strategies will be instrumental as IndiaDotcom Digital enters a new phase of growth. We are confident that under his leadership, our digital platforms will continue to evolve as credible, relevant, and future-ready news destinations.”

IndiaDotcom Digital Private Limited continues to strengthen its leadership team as part of its vision to become the most innovative and impactful digital media platform in India, offering quality journalism and enriching experiences to millions of users.

17 April 2025: Deloitte India, in collaboration with SAP and Amazon Web Services (AWS), has announced the Near Zero Cost Migration programme, a joint initiative designed to help SAP’s existing ERP customers accelerate their transition to the AI-powered RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud. This programme will fast-track and simplify the migration process, providing businesses with access to the enhanced capabilities and benefits of SAP Cloud ERP, a sustainable and high-performance infrastructure.

The programme enables organisations to transform their ERP while minimising upfront costs. It is a unique opportunity that helps businesses achieve a shorter time to value and provide a smooth transition while utilising cost-efficient and combined resources from Deloitte, SAP and AWS.

The Near Zero Cost programme seeks to streamline the migration by using Deloitte’s extensive industry expertise and framework. This includes a suite of AI-driven tools and accelerators, such as MigrateX, which automates key aspects of the migration process, including Assessment, SAP Note Analysis, CVI Deduplication and Testing. Together with AWS’ SAP cloud experience and end-to-end security that delivers high availability and provides disaster recovery with zero data loss option, customers will experience unified migration support that is resilient and efficient.

Anand Rajagopalan, Partner and SAP Offerings Leader, Deloitte South Asia, said, “Enterprise modernisation must be a structured, efficient and value-driven process. By aligning IT transformation with business objectives, this initiative allows enterprises to navigate migration challenges with minimal disruption. The combined expertise of Deloitte, SAP and AWS ensures organisations can move to cloud ERP seamlessly while optimising operations and improving scalability, agility and innovation potential.

Vinay Prabhakar, Deloitte South Asia Sales and Alliance Leader, said, “Collaboration is at the heart of business transformation. Through this alliance with SAP and AWS, we are providing enterprises with an opportunity to simplify migration, eliminate cost barriers and accelerate innovation. Cloud transformation is no longer an option but a necessity, and this initiative ensures organisations can move forward with confidence, agility and long-term resilience.”

Nitish Agrawal, Chief Partner Officer, SAP Indian Subcontinent, said, “We are enabling customers to accelerate their digital journeys by harnessing the full potential of cloud technology to innovate faster, operate more efficiently and achieve their long-term strategic goals. Together, we are transforming IT landscapes making organisations future-proof their operations to create lasting value in a rapidly evolving digital economy.”

Praveen Sridhar, Head of Partner Business, AWS India and South Asia, said, “The Near Zero Cost Migration programme offers organisations a streamlined pathway to modernise their SAP environment while using AWS Cloud infrastructure and Deloitte’s industry-leading expertise. Our collaboration with Deloitte and SAP will deliver a unified, automated approach that accelerates organisations’ digital transformation while ensuring sustained operational excellence.”

Deloitte’s Near Zero Cost Migration programme is an exclusive offer available in India until July 2025. Participating enterprises will gain access to structured guidance, proven recommendations, security principles and enhanced support at every step to ensure seamless transformation.

Bangalore, India, 16th April 2025 —ISACA’s CMMI Institute announced today that IBM has joined ISACA’s CMMI Performance Solutions as a founding sponsorship lead of the CMMI Artificial Intelligence Working Group (AI WG). This working group is leveraging industry experience and curating best practices for planned updates to the CMMI Model to incorporate AI content.

The AI WG has been providing best practice research, examples, process and tool demonstrations, and other curated information to add to the current CMMI content. This includes topics like robotic process automation (RPA), machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL), generative AI, and their relevance to innovation in advanced business processes and AI-augmented software development/services, by using AI in testing, DevSecOps, threat and vulnerability monitoring and analysis.

An early market leader in generative AI with decades of AI innovation, IBM Consulting offers a valuable perspective to the group through its expertise, methods and processes augmented by AI that help create better outcomes faster, at scale.

“Realizing value from AI at scale requires much more than retrofitting agents and assistants to outdated business processes,” said Aman K. Singhal, Partner and Quality Leader, IBM Consulting. “To go beyond modest productivity to real performance gains, we believe enterprises need to take a comprehensive AI-native approach, and we’re ready to partner with the ISACA’s CMMI community on the best practices required to perform at the highest levels in the generative AI era.”

“Making advancements and driving best practices in any emerging technology across multiple business capabilities—and particularly one as complex as AI—takes a community,” says Ron Lear, CMMI Institute Vice President, Models and Frameworks. “We are honored to have IBM play a key role in our community of AI leaders who are dedicated to charting a strong path to understanding and enhancing how AI and CMMI are leveraged to meet performance goals.”

Along with IBM, the group members—across diverse companies and industries—will:

• Provide ISACA with industry subject matter expertise in the area of AI and related practices
• Analyze AI industry information and provide key inputs into the design of the additional AI content
• Contribute to content development and reviews
• Provide input to CMMI adoption relevant to AI content

Outcomes-based Continuous Performance Improvement

CMMI Performance Solutions helps organizations across a wide range of industries around the world keep pace with the rapid changes in technology, business and global requirements to better understand their current level of capability and use that information to enhance their ability to perform, innovate and transform. A CMMI appraisal serves as a critical tool for organizations seeking to improve business results, enhance their processes and align them with industry-recognized best practices.

Current performance data shows that a remarkable 86 percent of the nearly 14,000 global organizations appraised by CMMI achieved their intended performance improvement objectives—two percentage points higher than the previous year. When looking at these organizations appraised from 2019 to 2023, top improvement areas achieved include:

• On-time delivery increased by 33 percent
• Schedule variance (delays) reduced by an average of 48 percent
• Development productivity improved by an average of 17 percent
• Defect rate or density reduced by an average of 31 percent
• Customer satisfaction improved by 13 percent

“Consistent and measurable improvements are required to compete in today’s fast-moving, 24-hour connected global business environment,” said Simona Rollinson, Chief Operating Officer, ISACA. “CMMI provides outcomes-based continuous performance improvement. It offers consistent and independently verified achievement of better quality, improved cost and schedule performance, higher productivity, less risk, and better business results for organizations that have adopted CMMI.”

New Delhi, India, April 16, 2025 – Qlik®, a global leader in data integration, data quality, analytics, and artificial intelligence (AI), today released a new research paper by International Data Corporation (IDC) highlighting the rapid acceleration of Generative AI (GenAI) adoption in Asia Pacific, including India. The report reveals that AI spending in India is set to grow at 35% annually, reaching $9.2 billion by 2028, emphasizing the need for better data quality, governance, and cloud migration to maximize AI’s potential.

AI Investment & Business Transformation in India

The newly released IDC InfoBrief, commissioned by Qlik and co-sponsored by Amazon Web Services (AWS), titled “The AI Pivot: Accelerating GenAI Adoption and Unlocking Data-Driven Business Value”, Doc #AP242509IB, April 2025, found that with 36% of enterprises using GenAI and 46% planning investments within 12-24 months – the highest in APAC, India is emerging as a global AI powerhouse. However, only 22% of Indian organizations report measurable AI/ML improvements, despite leading the region. India is on par with ANZ, with 20% of organizations possessing advanced AI capabilities, though it lags behind ASEAN, where 27% have reached this stage. C-suite leaders expect a 4x ROI on AI investments within a year, signaling strong confidence in AI-driven value.

Data Readiness: Key to Scaling GenAI in India

The study highlights data quality as a major barrier, with 54% of Indian organizations citing it as a challenge, surpassing Australia at 40%, ASEAN at 40%, and even the APAC average of 50.4%. Additionally, 62% of Indian organizations recognize the need to improve data governance and privacy policies, while 28% struggle with AI data bias, more than ASEAN at 21.8% and Australia at 20%.

To overcome these challenges, Indian enterprises are investing in data integration, ML deployment platforms, and analytics to establish AI-ready data strategies. Strengthening data integrity, transparency, and compliance is key to successful AI adoption.

“GenAI is transforming industries in India – from compliance in retail to fraud prevention in finance and predictive maintenance in manufacturing,” said Deepika Giri, Associate Vice President, Big Data Analytics, Blockchain, and Web3 Research, IDC Asia/Pacific. “But to unlock its full potential, organizations must prioritize trusted data, robust governance, and infrastructure readiness to scale AI effectively and responsibly.”

Accelerating Cloud Adoption to Power GenAI Growth

Cloud migration is a priority, with 51% of Indian enterprises deploying AI solutions in the cloud. As AI investments grow, 80% of organizations see cloud migration as essential. India leads ASEAN in public cloud adoption, with 40% of enterprises leveraging one or more public clouds, compared to 31% in ASEAN. Additionally, 30% of organizations prefer a hybrid model, a significantly higher proportion than Australia’s 19%.

“Indian organizations see cloud adoption as a critical step toward AI success,” said Varun Babbar, Vice President, India, Qlik. “To scale AI-driven innovation, businesses need a strong, scalable data infrastructure that supports high-performance AI applications. At Qlik, we help organizations enhance data integrity, reduce bias, and strengthen compliance frameworks- ensuring AI delivers meaningful and lasting business value.

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IndianOil), one of India’s largest public sector enterprises, is leveraging Qlik to drive data-driven decision-making at scale. Through its i-DRIVE initiative, it tracks over 3,000 KPIs and empowers 10,000 users with self-service analytics. By integrating AI/ML with Qlik’s analytics, IndianOil is enhancing predictive maintenance, optimizing supply chain efficiency, and improving operational agility. With a strong focus on data integrity and governance, it is ensuring AI delivers measurable impact, fueling innovation and sustainability in India’s energy sector.

With AI becoming central to enterprise strategy, Chief Data Officers (CDOs) and Chief Analytics Officers (CAOs) are taking on a more prominent role in shaping AI investments and governance. Organizations that empower their data leadership teams with strong governance frameworks and AI-ready data strategies will gain a competitive edge in India’s evolving AI landscape.

New Delhi, April 16, 2025 – HP unveiled the OMEN MAX 16 laptop in India, a gaming powerhouse designed to deliver unrivaled performance, personalized aesthetics, and seamless connectivity. It is equipped with Intel’s 24-core Ultra 9-275HX processor and NVIDIA’s RTX 5080 GPU. It comes with 32GB of DDR5 RAM (5600MT/s) and a 1TB PCIe 5.0 SSD. Built for India’s rapidly growing gaming community, this latest addition to the OMEN lineup combines AI-powered optimizations with superior hardware, setting a new benchmark for immersive gaming experiences.

Gamers need unleashed performance, personalized design, uninterrupted gameplay and a strong cooling mechanism from their PCs. The all-new OMEN MAX 16, powered by OMEN AI technology, intelligently optimizes performance and thermals in real time. With advanced cooling, ultra-low latency connectivity, and AI-driven enhancements, it ensures fluid, high-performance gameplay, keeping gamers at their peak without interruptions. HP claims a combined CPU and GPU power draw of over 250W (75W CPU + 175W GPU), supported by a dual fan cooling system. The thermal setup includes heat pipes, a vapor chamber covering 61% of the motherboard, and a hybrid liquid metal compound, which improves heat transfer compared to traditional thermal paste.

“India’s gaming industry is evolving rapidly, with players demanding high-performance and personalized experiences. At HP, we are committed to empowering the gaming community with unmatched innovation. The OMEN MAX 16 delivers elite performance and security, AI-driven optimization, and seamless customization—pushing the boundaries of immersive gaming and ensuring players stay ahead with technology designed for speed, efficiency, and precision,” said Vineet Gehani – Senior Director (Personal Systems), HP India.

The OMEN MAX 16 offers personalization through the OMEN Gaming Hub, enabling gamers to fine-tune system settings, power modes, and cooling preferences for a tailored experience. With customizable per-key RGB lighting and an optional RGB light bar, both fully adjustable via OMEN Light Studio, players can synchronize their device’s aesthetics with their unique gaming style. Additionally, for security, the OMEN MAX 16 has a Full HD IR camera for Windows Hello login, along with a physical privacy shutter.

OMEN AI: The Future of Intelligent Gaming Optimization

OMEN AI Beta introduces a revolutionary AI-driven solution for optimizing gaming performance effortlessly. Instead of spending hours tweaking settings, gamers can now rely on AI to automatically fine-tune their system for the best frame rates and smoothest gameplay. OMEN AI eliminates trial and error by offering a personalized, one-click solution tailored to each game. It continuously adapts, learning from gameplay patterns to refine OS, hardware, and in-game settings for peak efficiency.

As the first AI-powered game learning application, OMEN AI evolves over time, ensuring optimal performance across a growing list of supported titles, starting with Counter-Strike 2. By removing the guesswork from gaming optimization, it allows players to focus on what truly matters – winning and enjoyment.

OMEN AI

OMEN MAX 16: Pushing Gaming Performance to New Heights

Performance is paramount for gamers, and the OMEN MAX 16 delivers what they want and need to perform at their best. It ensures smoother gameplay and heightened responsiveness, empowering players to excel in AAA titles.

Power-Packed Performance: Runs on up to an Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 processor[iii] with up to 64GB DDR5 RAM for effortless handling of intensive gaming. Unleashed Mode in OMEN Gaming Hub enables users to optimize power settings for peak performance or efficiency.

Next-Gen Graphics: Powered by NVIDIA Blackwell, GeForce RTX™ 50 Series Laptop GPUs deliver advanced AI performance, stunning graphics, and enhanced creativity with NVIDIA DLSS 4 and Studio. Unlock new possibilities with NIM Microservices for AI-powered assistants, agents, and workflows.

Advanced Cooling System: Featuring OMEN Cryo Compound, which blends liquid metal and thermal grease for superior heat dissipation. The OMEN Tempest Cooling Pro architecture ensures optimal airflow, while Fan Cleaner Technology reverses fan direction to prevent dust accumulation, extending longevity and maintaining peak performance.

Tailored Aesthetics: Built with a sleek metal chassis in Ceramic White or Shadow Black, it features an optional RGB light bar and a HyperX-inspired per-key RGB keyboard—both fully customizable via OMEN Light Studio.

Lag-free Connectivity: The OMEN MAX 16 integrates seamlessly with HyperX peripherals, enhancing HP’s gaming ecosystem. With Ultra Low Latency Gen 3 technology, gamers can connect up to three HyperX devices instantly. A new ULL radio frequency design and optimized antenna placement provide fast, reliable responsiveness for an uninterrupted experience.

Immersive visuals: Featuring a 16-inch 2560×1600 IPS panel with a 240Hz refresh rate, 500 nits peak brightness, and full sRGB coverage. It also supports a variable refresh rate (VRR) to minimize screen tearing during gameplay.

Sharp Interaction: HP True Vision 1080p FHD IR camera with temporal noise reduction and dual-array digital microphones ensure crystal-clear video calls, improved low-light performance, and seamless facial recognition.

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OMEN MAX 16 Gaming Laptop

Keeping up with its goal towards a sustainable future, the HP OMEN MAX 16 is made with ocean-bound plastics, recycled metals, and post-consumer recycled materials, it reduces environmental impact. Sustainable packaging further supports HP’s commitment to minimizing e-waste, while ENERGY STAR® certification and EPEAT® Gold registration reinforce its vision for greener technology.