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Entrepreneur
5 days ago
- Business
- Entrepreneur
NxtGen Launches Indigenous Open Source-Based Agentic AI Platform
You're reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. NxtGen, a leader in sovereign cloud and AI infrastructure, today announced general availability of 'M', a next-generation open AI platform that transforms human intent into real-world outcomes using intelligent, agentic workflows. Positioned as India's alternative to ChatGPT, 'M' claims to set a new benchmark for sovereign, high-performance AI built entirely by open systems and hosted on one of India's most advanced AI infrastructure. NxtGen invites organizations of all sizes to collaborate to offer their real-world use cases for the users of "M" to enhance the access and utility of AI for all users. Named after the first sound human beings ever make, 'M' symbolizes the beginning of awareness, intelligence, and connection. It pays homage to human origin while being engineered to power the future of digital interaction. "Unlike traditional AI tools focused on conversation, "M" is a modular and action-oriented platform that empowers individuals and enterprises to automate tasks, orchestrate services, and integrate real-world workflows seamlessly and securely. NxtGen will work with organisations to enable utility for users, from scheduling medical consultation or support during an energy to booking a movie ticket and ordering food or triggering enterprise workflows. This is made possible through their own agentic middleware platform, which connects users to services via intelligent calling of best-in-class AI models and tools," the company said in a statement. At its core, 'M' uses an opensource model to analyze what the user is expecting and dynamically invokes the most appropriate open-source model for each task. This multi-model approach is transparent to the user, enabling seamless interaction across a wide range of services while preserving context, accuracy, and speed. "M" leverages opensource as a base and is architected to always leverage best available models. "Today we leverage Llama 4 models, DeepSeek 671B model for expert reasoning and logic and is possible due to NxtGen's advanced AI infrastructure. As India builds its own models and leverages AI for education, research and increased productivity, 'M' is the gateway for AI technology for the world benefit from," NxtGen said. "With 'M', we are proving that open source and agentic AI can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with any frontier closed-source model. Built on the best unquantized reasoning and Mixture-of-Experts models from the open-source community, 'M' is powered by our own agentic middleware, enabling tool calling, web search, document inference, and seamless integration with diverse business APIs. This isn't just an AI model; it's a bridge to real-world outcomes. Today, I am inviting organisations to integrate their services into 'M', so their customers can access them through natural text or voice conversations. Together, we can make open, capable, and connected AI the default for the entire world and liberate AI from the few," said Rajgopal, MD and CEO, NxtGen.
Entrepreneur
25-06-2025
- Business
- Entrepreneur
NxtGen Bets Big on Demand for High-Performance Data Centres
Its GPU capacity is expected to double within this financial year, and we aim to sustain that growth trajectory over the next two years You're reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. The hills of Ramanagar district, 60 kilometres away from the IT hub of Bengaluru, is most famously known for the shooting spot of Bollywood cult movie Sholay. The hills will still remind you of Gabbar Singh's legendary dialogues in the 1975 blockbuster. But, this story isn't about Sholay. Cut to the modern artificial intelligence (AI)-driven era of technology. And, in the vicinity of these hills, you see NxtGen's massive data centre standing tall on a hillock in the Bidadi Industrial area of Ramnagar. In 2012, A.S. Rajgopal embarked on the journey of founding NxtGen, where he has been instrumental in steering its remarkable growth over the past decade. The company's flagship high-density data centre facility, sprawling over 10 acres of land in the Bidadi today serves more than 900 customers across the country. NxtGen operates two cloud platforms – SpeedCloud built on Red Hat OpenStack and OpenShift application platforms and three industry vertical clouds for the Government, Financial Services, and Healthcare sectors. A.S Rajgopal, CEO & MD at NxtGen Cloud Technologies NxtGen Cloud Technologies was incorporated in August 2012 and commenced operations in 2014. Today, it is on an expansion mode and its overall cloud capacity is growing at 32 per cent annually, supported by a consistent 24 per cent CAGR from existing captive customers over the past 5 years. "Our GPU capacity is expected to double within this financial year, and we aim to sustain that growth trajectory over the next two years," says Rajgopal, CEO & MD at NxtGen Cloud Technologies. Currently, NxtGen operates five large-scale datacenters that power its sovereign cloud operations. Collectively, these support: over 400,000 virtual CPUs, 1.6 million GB of memory, 200,000 TB of high-performance storage, and 140,000 TB of archival storage. "Our flagship Bengaluru facility is purpose-built for high-density workloads and houses a large GPU cluster, including NVIDIA H200, AMD, and Intel GPUs. This site is central to enabling India's enterprise-scale AI adoption," says Rajgopal. Future Growth The demand for high-performance data centres is being driven by clients' ongoing digital transformation as they modernize legacy systems and deploy cloud-native applications. There is also an uptick in generative AI (GenAI) adoption and demand for sovereign cloud infrastructure. "In just the last 3 months, we have built over 40 enterprise-specific AI use cases, signaling growing traction. There has been an increase in demand for sovereign cloud infrastructure in government, BFSI, and healthcare sectors, aligned with national priorities for data protection and self-reliance," says Rajgopal. NxtGen is also focussing on industry-specific value creation. It has a dedicated Government Cloud for hosting population-scale applications such as those for the Election Commission of India. It has a Financial Services Cloud pre-integrated with over 800 regulatory and operational controls, offering compliance-ready infrastructure. "We are expanding our offerings in healthcare and manufacturing, tailored for sector-specific needs. SMEs are showing strong uptake of our SpeedCloud platform for cost-efficient digital transformation," says Rajgopal. Asked about his future plans, Rajgopal says, "Our short-term focus is on scaling and hosting enterprise-grade AI use cases that can stand the test of time. We anticipate compute requirements reaching 300 KW per rack, far beyond traditional datacenter capabilities, making infrastructure modernisation imperative. The AI landscape is evolving rapidly, and our goal is to remain agile, providing our customers with the best mix of technology, scalability, and talent access." NxtGen has secured up to Series B funding rounds with investments from renowned entities such as the International Finance Corporation, Intel Capital Corporation, and Iron Mountain.
Economic Times
03-05-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
NxtGen partners with Thales to deliver defence-grade security for India's sovereign cloud
Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Why this partnership matters: Key differentiators Defense-Grade Security, Now on Indian Soil Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads True Sovereignty, No Asterisks Popular in Panache Built for the Regulated World AI Workloads, Secured at Scale In a move that could reshape the way Indian enterprises think about data security NxtGen Cloud Technologies has joined hands with global cybersecurity powerhouse Thales . The goal? To bring defense-grade security to India's sovereign cloud—at a time when the stakes have never been strategic alliance merges NxtGen's robust sovereign cloud infrastructure with Thales' world-class expertise in cybersecurity and digital identity. Together, they're not just responding to threats—they're setting a new gold standard for cloud security across sectors that power India's cyber threats grow more sophisticated and regulatory demands tighten, businesses can no longer settle for conventional cloud solutions. They need infrastructure that meets the rigor of national security—and this partnership delivers exactly that. It's not just future-ready; it's cybersecurity technologies, trusted by governments and defense agencies worldwide, will now secure NxtGen's sovereign cloud infrastructure. That means comprehensive encryption, sovereign key management, and AI-powered threat detection—all housed within India's borders. This isn't just security—it's national-grade computing isn't science fiction anymore—and with it comes the threat of quantum decryption. That's why NxtGen and Thales are taking a proactive leap into Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), helping Indian enterprises protect sensitive data today, and global hyperscalers are bound by laws like the U.S. CLOUD Act and FISA 702, this alliance stands apart. All data, keys, and infrastructure stay within India—legally and operationally. No backdoors, no foreign oversight, no banks to public sector giants, regulated industries face a unique set of challenges. This partnership embeds compliance with RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, MeitY, and Cert-In requirements right into the cloud infrastructure. With Thales' Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), lifecycle key management, and zero-trust architecture, enterprises get peace of mind, by AI goes mainstream, so do its risks. NxtGen's SpeedCloud AI platform, now fortified with Thales' cryptographic and access control technologies, offers a secure foundation for AI workloads—scalable, compliant, and ready for real-world impact.
Time of India
03-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
NxtGen partners with Thales to deliver defence-grade security for India's sovereign cloud
Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Why this partnership matters: Key differentiators Defense-Grade Security, Now on Indian Soil Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads True Sovereignty, No Asterisks Popular in Panache Built for the Regulated World AI Workloads, Secured at Scale In a move that could reshape the way Indian enterprises think about data security NxtGen Cloud Technologies has joined hands with global cybersecurity powerhouse Thales . The goal? To bring defense-grade security to India's sovereign cloud—at a time when the stakes have never been strategic alliance merges NxtGen's robust sovereign cloud infrastructure with Thales' world-class expertise in cybersecurity and digital identity. Together, they're not just responding to threats—they're setting a new gold standard for cloud security across sectors that power India's cyber threats grow more sophisticated and regulatory demands tighten, businesses can no longer settle for conventional cloud solutions. They need infrastructure that meets the rigor of national security—and this partnership delivers exactly that. It's not just future-ready; it's cybersecurity technologies, trusted by governments and defense agencies worldwide, will now secure NxtGen's sovereign cloud infrastructure. That means comprehensive encryption, sovereign key management, and AI-powered threat detection—all housed within India's borders. This isn't just security—it's national-grade computing isn't science fiction anymore—and with it comes the threat of quantum decryption. That's why NxtGen and Thales are taking a proactive leap into Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), helping Indian enterprises protect sensitive data today, and global hyperscalers are bound by laws like the U.S. CLOUD Act and FISA 702, this alliance stands apart. All data, keys, and infrastructure stay within India—legally and operationally. No backdoors, no foreign oversight, no banks to public sector giants, regulated industries face a unique set of challenges. This partnership embeds compliance with RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, MeitY, and Cert-In requirements right into the cloud infrastructure. With Thales' Hardware Security Modules (HSMs), lifecycle key management, and zero-trust architecture, enterprises get peace of mind, by AI goes mainstream, so do its risks. NxtGen's SpeedCloud AI platform, now fortified with Thales' cryptographic and access control technologies, offers a secure foundation for AI workloads—scalable, compliant, and ready for real-world impact.
Time of India
26-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
IndiaAI GPU tender: Lowest bidders receive AI workloads
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Friday assigned artificial intelligence projects, or workloads, to three companies selected to supply GPUs under the IndiaAI Group's Yotta Data Services, E2E Networks and NxtGen Cloud Technologies will provide AI compute units to startups, academic institutions and organisations selected by the ministry for access to GPUs at a subsidised subsidised rate being offered under IndiaAI, less than $1 per hour, is the lowest in the world. The government has not named the beneficiaries of the are a coveted resource worldwide with countries like the US imposing export restrictions on advanced AI chips including GPUs, to protect its AI leadership and national security. The average discount from market prices for AI compute services is 42%. While E2E Networks and NxtGen were the lowest (L1) bidders in the categories where they offered to supply GPUs, Yotta was the second lowest. Under the terms for the GPUs, when a particular company wants a certain number of GPUs of a particular model, and if the L1 bidders are unable to supply it, the next lower bidder is approached. Only these three companies have integrated with the IndiaAI Compute Portal of the government, sources said. Yotta has offered to supply 9,216 GPUs, while E2E has offered 1,353 GPUs and NxtGen, 1,088 GPUs. The other three L1 bidders – Jio Platforms, Locuz Enterprise Solutions and CtrlS Datacenters — did not comment on when they will integrate with the portal. Workloads or AI projects can only be assigned once service providers have procured the GPUs themselves and have integrated with the project. The users too will have to register through the portal for applying for AI resources. The IndiaAI Mission, Yotta, E2E, and NxtGen did not respond to requests for comment. While IndiaAI had made the L1 bidders in each AI compute category public in January, in another memo sent last week, it named the ten empanelled bidders who are the next lowest bidders too (L2, L3, L4, and L5). Companies like Yotta, Tata Communications , CMS Computers, Orient Technologies , Vensysco Technologies have emerged as L2, L3, L4, and L5 bidders in various GPU categories. As per the memo, seen by ET, the companies will have to provide the GPU access latest by August, which is within six months of getting the letter of intent that was sent on February 7. The L1 bidder in each compute category would be the preferred service provider for that category. When awarding projects to the empanelled bidders, IndiaAI will direct all requests to the L1 bidder until its capacity is exhausted. 'Subsequently, requests will be assigned using a round robin method, progressing from next lowest bidder to L5, and so forth, until all empanelled agencies have exhausted their capacities,' the memo said. India had formally launched its Rs 10,000 crore IndiaAI Mission in January under which it plans to offer close to 15,000 GPUs. As part of the mission, the government is also incentivising the development of local language models built by academia and industry with investment capital and other support. The move is aimed at building up India's AI prowess. Under the IndiaAI Mission, the government got commitments for 18,693 GPUs, against its target of 10,000 GPUs. It is also planning to launch a second round to procure another 15,000 GPUs, ET reported on April 19.
