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'We want to be the leading hybrid cloud, AI player in world': IBM India MD

Sandip Patel talks about rising importance of IBM India's research centre and other things related to the tech giant

SANDIP PATEL, IBM managing director for India and South Asia
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SANDIP PATEL, IBM managing director for India and South Asia

Shivani Shinde
For 2020 IBM India’s research and development centre emerged as the second highest in terms of filing patents. Indian engineers and researchers filed 930 patents. More importantly, the recently launched IBM Cloud Satellite, a significant play in its shift of being a company focused on hybrid cloud, data and AI, saw important contribution from India. Sandip Patel, MD, IBM India-South Asia in an interview with Shivani Shinde spoke about IBM’s changing business focus, impact on India and rising importance of IBM India’s research centre. Edited excerpts…

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