Fortanix, a global leader in data security for the AI era, has joined hands with NTT DATA, a worldwide powerhouse in AI-driven digital business and technology services, to help enterprises build and operate secure, sovereign, and compliant AI Factories in India. Through this partnership, organizations can now run advanced AI workloads with stronger protection by leveraging NVIDIA Confidential Computing.

This collaboration brings together Fortanix’s industry-leading data security platform with NTT DATA’s full lifecycle managed services. As a result, enterprises can safeguard AI training and inference environments while ensuring verifiable trust and compliance with data sovereignty requirements. Additionally, NVIDIA Confidential Computing and attestation services strengthen the ability to secure sensitive workloads from end to end.

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As Indian enterprises rapidly scale AI Factories to support next-generation AI innovation, challenges around data protection, regulatory obligations, and lawful processing have become major roadblocks. In particular, the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 has introduced strict rules on how sensitive and personal data must be collected, processed, and protected. Because of this, traditional AI infrastructure is no longer sufficient for regulated industries that demand stronger compliance frameworks.

To address these growing concerns, Fortanix and NTT DATA enable enterprises to run AI workloads securely within hardware-based trusted environments. By combining NVIDIA Confidential Computing GPUs with Fortanix’s platform, the solution ensures that data and AI models remain protected not only at rest and in transit, but also while in use. This approach delivers cryptographic assurance that sensitive information cannot be accessed or altered, even by privileged system operators.

NTT DATA further strengthens the offering through its managed services, providing DPDP compliance advisory, architecture design, seamless integration of Fortanix and NVIDIA technologies, and governance, risk, and compliance management.

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“AI Factories represent a major opportunity for Indian enterprises, but trust and compliance must be foundational,” said Sheetal Mehta, Global Head of Cybersecurity Solutions and Services, NTT DATA, Inc. “By combining NTT DATA’s AI and infrastructure security and risk management expertise with Fortanix and NVIDIA confidential computing, we are enabling organizations to innovate with AI while meeting the stringent requirements of the DPDP Act and India’s data sovereignty expectations.”

The service is tailored for highly regulated industries such as financial services, healthcare, telecom, manufacturing, and the public sector, where data sensitivity is critical. Key features include secure processing of regulated data, protection of proprietary AI models and intellectual property, and policy-based controls that help enterprises demonstrate compliance and audit readiness.

“At scale, AI adoption depends on trust,” said Anuj Jaiswal, Chief Product Officer, Fortanix. “Our solution, powered by NVIDIA, ensures that sensitive data and AI models remain protected during computation, enabling organizations to unlock the full value of AI while maintaining verifiable security and compliance. NTT DATA’s service brings this capability directly to enterprises in India.”

With this new service now available across India, Fortanix and NTT DATA aim to empower organizations to accelerate AI adoption confidently while meeting strict regulatory and sovereignty expectations.

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