Dell Technologies and NxtGen AI Partner to Build India's First Dedicated AI Factory
In a landmark development for India's technology landscape, Dell Technologies has announced that NxtGen AI Pvt Ltd has selected the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA solutions to construct the country's first and largest dedicated artificial intelligence factory. This strategic partnership aims to significantly expand India's national AI capabilities, enabling widespread adoption of generative AI, agentic AI, physical AI, and high-performance computing across enterprises, startups, and government initiatives.
Infrastructure and Technical Specifications
Under this collaboration, Dell will provide the core infrastructure for NxtGen's new AI cluster. This includes Vertiv liquid-cooled Dell PowerEdge XE9685L servers, delivered through Dell Integrated Rack Scalable Systems. This infrastructure is designed to meet the growing demand for AI as a Service and large-scale GPU capacity in the Indian market.
The Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA combines AI infrastructure, software, and services into an advanced, full-stack platform engineered to handle the most demanding AI workloads while delivering scalable, reliable performance for both training and inference tasks.
Deployment Details and Scale
Leveraging this platform, NxtGen will deploy Vertiv liquid-cooled, fully integrated Dell IR5000 racks featuring Dell PowerEdge XE9685L servers equipped with NVIDIA's accelerated computing platform. This deployment will create a cluster with:
- Over 4,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs
- NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs
- NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet networking specifically designed for AI applications
These components will be complemented by Dell PowerEdge R670 servers and Dell PowerScale F710 storage systems, creating a comprehensive AI infrastructure solution.
Strategic Importance for India's AI Mission
According to company statements, this accelerated computing infrastructure is vital for advancing India's AI mission. It will significantly expand NxtGen's AI cloud services, catering to a diverse client base ranging from startups to academic institutions and government agencies.
The Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA will offer a complete stack of AI solutions from data centers to edge computing, enabling organizations across India to rapidly adopt and scale their AI deployments. The integration of Dell's AI capabilities with NVIDIA's accelerated computing, networking, and software technologies provides customers with an extensive AI portfolio within an open ecosystem of technology partners.
Executive Perspectives
Manish Gupta, President and Managing Director of Dell Technologies India, emphasized: "India's rapid AI growth demands strong, reliable, and future-ready infrastructure. Dell Technologies is addressing this need through the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, designed to simplify and scale AI deployments across industries. As the top AI infrastructure provider, we are enabling this shift by combining storage, compute, networking, and software to accelerate AI adoption."
Gupta added: "Our collaboration with NxtGen brings these capabilities closer to Indian enterprises, helping them deploy AI efficiently and cost-effectively. This marks another step in our commitment to empowering India's digital future through secure, scalable, and sovereign AI infrastructure."
A. S. Rajgopal, Managing Director and CEO of NxtGen, stated: "NxtGen is committed to building India's AI backbone. This deployment marks a significant milestone for the country: India's largest AI model-training cluster, built and operated entirely within India's sovereign cloud framework. Dell Technologies has been critical in enabling this scale, performance, and reliability. Together, we are unlocking the infrastructure that will power the next generation of Indian AI models and applications."
Vishal Dhupar, Managing Director of NVIDIA Asia South, commented: "India's ambitious AI mission requires a foundation of secure, high-performance accelerated computing infrastructure to enable model and AI application development. Dell's integration of NVIDIA AI software and infrastructure, including NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs and NVIDIA Spectrum-X networking, provides the AI factory resources to help NxtGen accelerate this critical national capability."
Broader Implications
This comprehensive partnership provides NxtGen with a simplified and reliable foundation to deliver advanced AI capabilities at unprecedented speed and scale. The initiative allows NxtGen to fulfill its core mission of providing sovereign, cost-effective, and powerful AI services that help businesses grow and innovate, while simultaneously reinforcing Dell's commitment to delivering technology that drives human progress.
The establishment of India's largest dedicated AI factory represents a significant advancement in the country's technological infrastructure, positioning India as a serious contender in the global AI landscape while fostering innovation across multiple sectors of the economy.
