This tripartite agreement will empower public and private enterprises with locally hosted solutions that comply with regional data protection laws and enable digital independence.
NAIROBI, KENYA | MUMBAI, INDIA, November 13, 2025: In a landmark move to advance Africa’s digital transformation agenda, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS), Sybyl, and IXAfrica Data Centre Limited (iXAfrica) have announced a strategic partnership to establish and scale sovereign cloud infrastructure in Kenya and other East African countries. Through a Memorandum of Understanding with both Sybyl and iXAfrica, TCS aims to empower governments, enterprises, and innovators with secure, locally hosted cloud offerings that comply with national data residency and sovereignty requirements, marking a major milestone in Africa’s journey towards digital independence.
TCS, Sybyl and iXAfrica will combine their strengths to build a robust foundation for digital transformation in East Africa. TCS will bring its sovereign cloud and global cloud expertise, Sybyl will bring its regional engineering and customer support expertise, and iXAfrica will provide secure, scalable AI ready data centre infrastructure. With complementary strength, the trio will ensure enterprises benefit from world-class technology, local implementation, and resilient data hosting. As Africa doubles down on its digital transformation agenda, data sovereignty has become a defining issue across the continent. Several national governments and enterprises are increasingly seeking solutions that ensure data is housed within a country’s borders, regulated as per regional laws, and managed through secure and robust infrastructure. This partnership directly addresses that urgent need by offering a trusted, built-in-Africa cloud environment.
TCS will deploy TCS Sovereign Secure CloudTM, a bespoke offering for government, public enterprises, and regulated industries, that offers a sovereign cloud with integrated AI to drive data, operational, and digital sovereignty. It will provide the sovereign cloud architecture, deployment frameworks, and security expertise, drawing from its global leadership in IT services, consulting, and digital transformation.
Satishchandra Doreswamy, Vice President & Head, Cloud Unit – Growth Markets, TCS, “We offer a resilient and future-ready cloud infrastructure, powered by AI-driven intelligence, that can be tailored to specific needs of our customers. With built-in compliance to global and local regulatory authorities, our sovereign cloud fuels future-forward business models while meeting the most stringent standards for privacy and regulatory requirements. It is the ideal solution for countries and enterprises that are looking to safeguard their digital sovereignty through robust cloud technology.”
Sybyl, one of East Africa’s leading systems integrators, will lead local implementation, support, and customer enablement, leveraging its deep regional expertise in enterprise technology solutions and managed services. Shailendra Yadav, CEO, Sybyl Kenya & Tanzania, said, "Digital independence must deliver real gains. By running sovereign cloud in iXAfrica’s AI-ready campus along with TCS’ cloud expertise, we cut currency exposure, foreign policy risks, keep services reachable on local routes during outages, and create skilled jobs for Kenyans and Africans as a whole”
Home to East Africa’s leading carrier-neutral and AI-ready data centre campus (NBOX1), iXAfrica will provide the secure, scalable, and energy-efficient infrastructure hosting the Sovereign Cloud. Snehar Shah, CEO, iXAfrica, said, “Data sovereignty is the cornerstone of Africa’s digital future. By hosting Sovereign Cloud infrastructure within iXAfrica’s AI-ready campus, we are ensuring that African data stays in Africa, secure, sustainable, and ready to power the next generation of innovation.”
A sovereign cloud infrastructure leverages economies of scale of cloud computing while strictly protecting data, complying with privacy needs, ensuring operational sovereignty, and enabling easy access to the full range of cloud services with powerful computing. It has applications across sectors such as banking, telecom, public sector, and enterprise sectors. By leveraging locally hosted and globally secure cloud environments, both public and private enterprises are empowered to operate within a framework that fully supports compliance with national data protection laws. This ensures that sensitive data remains within the country's borders while adhering to rigorous regional and international security standards.
TCS’ sovereign cloud offering is designed to future-proof companies by providing access to advanced AI and analytics capabilities. Enterprises will also gain the advantage of end-to-end managed services and local technical expertise. This comprehensive support enables organisations to seamlessly adopt, operate, and scale their cloud solutions, fostering confidence and resilience in the rapidly evolving digital landscape.
This initiative is aimed at creating jobs that will employ local talent, strengthen local digital infrastructure, and position East Africa as a strategic technology hub for Africa as a whole. TCS has operated in Africa for almost two decades and has over 50 clients in the region. It serves most of the region’s large enterprises including top telecommunication companies, leading banking and insurance firms, as well as utilities and public enterprises. Additionally, TCS has been awarded the Top Employer Award for nine consecutive years in the region.
Sybyl is one of East Africa’s leading Enterprise Technology systems integrators and managed services partners, with 30+ years delivering enterprise infrastructure across data center and cloud. Sybyl design, deploy, and run secure platforms, covering networking, compute, storage/backup, cybersecurity, and proactive managed operations including SOC services, so organizations can scale with confidence. With on-the-ground teams across Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania and International industry recognition, Sybyl brings regional engineering depth and global vendor expertise to mission-critical environments.
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About iXAfrica
iXAfrica in Nairobi, Kenya is East Africa’s first Hyper-scale Carrier-neutral, AI-ready Data Centre and the latest digital habitat for cloud, colocation, and connectivity. iXAfrica provides world-class and highly resilient Data Centre infrastructure to create a vital part of the internet backbone of East Africa. With Nairobi One Campus’s overall design capacity of 22.5MW, iXAfrica has the largest data centre project in the greater East African region, serving a total population of over 500 million people. The campus is situated close to the main fiber optic communications arteries and is in close proximity to major and resilient electrical connections, capable of delivering high-availability and low-carbon power. iXAfrica is also able to power the high-density AI workloads as high as 40 kW per rack using its free-air cooling technology and over 90% of Kenya's electricity is generated from renewable/clean energy sources.
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About Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS)
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) (BSE: 532540, NSE: TCS) is a digital transformation and technology partner of choice for industry-leading organizations worldwide. Since its inception in 1968, TCS has upheld the highest standards of innovation, engineering excellence and customer service.
Rooted in the heritage of the Tata Group, TCS is focused on creating long term value for its clients, its investors, its employees, and the community at large. With a highly skilled workforce of over 590,000 employees spread across 55 countries and 202 service delivery centers across the world, the company has been recognized as a top employer in six continents. With the ability to rapidly apply and scale new technologies, the company has built long term partnerships with its clients – helping them emerge as perpetually adaptive enterprises. Many of these relationships have endured into decades and navigated every technology cycle, from mainframes in the 1970s to Artificial Intelligence today.
TCS sponsors 14 of the world’s most prestigious marathons and endurance events, including the TCS New York City Marathon, TCS London Marathon and TCS Sydney Marathon with a focus on promoting health, sustainability, and community empowerment.
TCS generated consolidated revenues of over US $30 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025. For more information, visit www.tcs.com