TCS Launches Specialized NVIDIA AI Business Unit: Combines NVIDIA AI Enterprise and Omniverse Platforms to Deploy Industry-Specific Solutions Across Manufacturing, Banking, Telecom, Retail, and Automotive Sectors Through Global Centers of Excellence
In a significant move to accelerate artificial intelligence adoption across industries, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced the creation of a specialized NVIDIA business unit under its AI.Cloud division. The announcement, made in Santa Clara and Mumbai on October 24, 2024, builds upon a five-year collaboration between the two technology giants.
The new unit aims to address the growing demand for enterprise AI solutions by combining TCS’s industry expertise with NVIDIA’s cutting-edge AI technology. According to TCS’s recent AI for Business Study, while enterprises worldwide are racing to adopt AI, there is no consensus on an AI adoption strategy. The AI adoption journey for every enterprise is unique and involves an interplay of AI and existing enterprise capabilities.
“The fusion of TCS’ deep industry expertise with NVIDIA AI technology is set to introduce a new era of intelligent enterprise transformation. TCS’ new NVIDIA business unit is poised to accelerate AI and simulation with NVIDIA AI Enterprise for building agentic AI solutions and NVIDIA Omniverse for building physical AI solutions, paving the way for AI-driven innovation across India and the world,” said Jay Puri, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations at NVIDIA.
“Curated AI journeys are derived at the intersection of deep-domain and deep-tech. This is a space that TCS has excelled at during every business transformation cycle. Our unique vantage point, at the intersection of business and technology, helps us identify the right opportunities for our customers. With the innovative and efficient NVIDIA AI platform, and our wide scale and proven track record in delivering value, our customers now have a means to faster value realization,” explained Siva Ganesan, Head of TCS’s AI.Cloud Unit.
The partnership introduces several industry-specific solutions, including:
– Manufacturing AI for Industrials: A specialized platform utilizing large language models to convert manufacturing data into actionable insights
– AI Spectrum for BFSI: A secure solution for financial institutions built on NVIDIA AI Enterprise
– Cognitive Visual Receiving: An AI-powered system for retail warehouse automation
– AI-Native Telco Offerings: Custom solutions for telecommunications companies
– Autonomous Vehicle Platform: A comprehensive solution for automotive manufacturers
Speaking about the manufacturing solutions, Anupam Singhal, President – Manufacturing, TCS, said, “Manufacturers can now achieve unprecedented accuracy and access the tacit knowledge to optimize their operations, improve decision-making, and drive impactful innovation. This is possible with TCS’ Manufacturing AI for Industrials offering, which leverages NVIDIA technology to harness the power of LLMs (large language models) and is fine-tuned with TCS’ deep manufacturing industry expertise. TCS is committed to providing manufacturing enterprises with the transformative AI solutions they need to make them future-ready and lead the charge toward a smarter, more sustainable future.”
Addressing the physical AI innovation potential, John Fanelli, Vice President, of Enterprise Software, NVIDIA, added, “Factories, warehouses, and robotics are the next grounds for physical AI innovation at scale. Combining cutting-edge AI and simulation capabilities can unlock unprecedented potential for intelligent manufacturing operations for TCS clients.”
The collaboration extends beyond software solutions, with TCS developing digital twin capabilities using NVIDIA’s Omniverse platform. These innovative solutions include:
– Factory of the Future: Real-time factory planning, monitoring, and predictive maintenance in a virtual environment, reducing downtime and speeding up time to market
– In-Car Digital Twin: Autonomous vehicle simulation using Omniverse’s physics-based simulations, reducing the need for physical testing
– Aero Care Efficiency: Digital twins creation for aircraft components, enabling immersive training, enhanced problem-solving, and the early detection of failures, helping improve safety and reduce operational risks
– Smart Farming Digital Twin: Farming scenario simulations with real-world physics, including soil interactions, terrain analysis, and weather conditions to improve equipment performance, process optimization, and sustainability in modern agriculture
This strategic initiative represents a significant step forward in making enterprise AI more accessible and practical across various industries, particularly in manufacturing, financial services, telecommunications, retail, and automotive sectors.
