In a move set to strengthen India’s national AI capabilities, Dell Technologies announced that NxtGen AI Pvt Ltd has chosen Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA solutions to build India’s first and largest dedicated AI factory. The deployment is expected to support large-scale generative AI, agentic AI, physical AI, and high-performance computing for enterprises, start-ups, and government programs.
Dell will deliver the core infrastructure for NxtGen’s new AI cluster. This includes Vertiv liquid-cooled Dell PowerEdge XE9685L servers supplied through Dell Integrated Rack Scalable Systems. The setup is designed to meet rising demand for AI as a Service and large-scale GPU capacity across India.
The new accelerated computing infrastructure is seen as a key step in advancing India’s AI mission. It will significantly expand NxtGen’s AI cloud services for clients ranging from start-ups and academic institutions to government bodies. Dell said this collaboration will help ensure wider access to high-performance AI capabilities across the region.
The Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA brings together AI infrastructure, software, and services into a full-stack platform built for complex AI workloads. Using this platform, NxtGen will deploy Vertiv liquid-cooled Dell IR5000 racks featuring Dell PowerEdge XE9685L servers powered by the NVIDIA accelerated computing platform. The cluster will include over 4,000 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs, NVIDIA BlueField-3 DPUs, and NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet networking. The deployment will also include Dell PowerEdge R670 servers and Dell PowerScale F710 storage.
Dell said the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA supports AI deployment from data center to edge, helping organisations scale AI faster. With more than 3,000 customers globally, the platform reflects Dell’s focus on secure, scalable, and high-performance AI infrastructure.
“India’s rapid AI growth demands strong, reliable, and future-ready infrastructure,” said Manish Gupta, president and managing director, India, Dell Technologies. “Dell Technologies is addressing this need through the Dell AI Factory with NVIDIA, designed to simplify and scale AI deployments across industries.”
“NxtGen is committed to building India’s AI backbone,” said A. S. Rajgopal, managing director and chief executive officer, NxtGen. “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.”
“India’s ambitious AI mission requires a foundation of secure, high-performance accelerated computing infrastructure,” said Vishal Dhupar, managing director, Asia South, NVIDIA.
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