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HCLTech Is Building Its First AI Data Center — and It’s Betting ₹14,257 Crore on Odisha

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The IT major is teaming up with Bengaluru AI startup Sarvam and the Odisha government to build sovereign AI infrastructure in Bhubaneswar, marking HCLTech’s first move from AI services into owning AI compute itself. HCLTech has picked its first AI data center location, and it isn’t Mumbai, Chennai, or Hyderabad — it’s Bhubaneswar. The company … Read more

India’s AI Data Center Boom: How the Global Colocation Race Is Reshaping the Country’s Digital Infrastructure

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A new McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) report, “Colocation data centers: The infrastructure race behind AI,” lays out a striking number: global data center demand could almost triple between 2025 and 2030 — from about 82 gigawatts (GW) to roughly 220 GW. AI alone is expected to drive nearly 70% of that growth, with AI-related demand … Read more