Overview

Choosing private and sovereign AI for competitive divergence

In an era of tightening regulations, intensifying geopolitical tensions, and AI adoption increasingly defining competitive advantage, privacy and sovereignty have evolved into strategic necessities. For AI leaders, these aren't temporary constraints — they're the foundation everything else is built on.

We help organizations design, implement and manage AI environments that turn compliance imperatives into competitive advantages, regulatory requirements into strategic assets and control into capability at scale. From strategic autonomy to full enterprise acceleration, the best leaders don't trade compliance for cost savings or control for speed. NTT DATA makes sure they never have to.

Approach

Our approach

Private and sovereign AI must balance cost, compliance and control to achieve secure, agile and flexible operations.

NTT DATA addresses these multifaceted challenges through a comprehensive approach that spans the entire AI value chain, from physical infrastructure through data management to business process transformation. Our unique positioning enables us to deliver not just advisory services or point solutions, but end-to-end AI architectures that drive real, measurable enterprise transformation.

Services

Our services

Impact

Why NTT DATA

Full-stack and full-scale

Full-stack services from consulting and implementation to AI-enabled cloud, data centers, infrastructure and applications

Global and local resources

165+ countries, 24x7 multinational support, 17,000+ data and AI practitioners worldwide

Deep industry domain expertise 

35+ years serving public sector, healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, and other industries where sovereign AI is most critical 

Proven client success

Trusted by 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and 10,000+ organizations worldwide for modernization 

"As AI evolves, private and sovereign approaches are testing enterprise readiness. The organizations that are succeeding are going beyond regulatory compliance and risk mitigation. They are building the operating foundation for AI that can perform across markets, jurisdictions and business environments. Our research shows AI leaders are pulling ahead by treating architecture, infrastructure and governance as strategic requirements."

Abhijit Dubey 
CEO and Chief AI Officer, NTT DATA, Inc.
Client stories

Case studies

Read how companies in various industries operationalized AI at scale by partnering with NTT DATA.

Recognition

Industry recognition

HFS | 2026

NTT DATA named a Horizon – 3 Market Leader in the HFS Horizons: Agentic Services, 2026 report

HFS | 2025

NTT DATA named a Horizon - 3 Market Leader in HFS Horizons: Generative EnterpriseTM Services, 2025 report

ISG | 2025

NTT DATA named a Leader in the ISG Provider Lens® — Generative AI Services 2025 — Global report

ISG | 2025

NTT DATA named a Leader in the ISG Provider Lens® — Agentic AI Services 2025 — Global report

Everest Group

Everest Group | 2025

NTT DATA named a Major Contender in the Everest Group Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI Services PEAK Matrix® Assessment 2025

IDC | 2025

NTT DATA named Major Player in the IDC MarketScape: Artificial Intelligence Services Vendor Assessment 2025

Our partners

Our partners

NTT DATA has a robust partnership strategy and startup ecosystem for AI. We leverage our expertise and strong relationships with hyperscalers to quickly build and execute solutions. We also develop deep knowledge of other key platform and tool vendors to bring a broad array of technology capabilities to each solution we build. This combination enables us to offer client-specific solutions that deliver business outcomes in rapid timeframes.

Meet a few of our experts

Graham Clarke

Managing Director, Global Lead Private and Sovereign AI

Zarina Pasalic

Go-to-Market Lead, Private and Sovereign AI

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