# IBM is doing well in the Asia Pacific (APAC) for many reasons.

*business · news · 2026-04-13 · The Hindu Business Line*

## Key points

- APAC accounts for about 60% of global GDP growth, making it a key IBM focus.
- IBM is seeing a significant shift of workloads from hyperscaler clouds back to on-prem in APAC.
- IBM's Airtel partnership delivers enterprise-grade, localised cloud solutions specifically for Indian enterprises.
- IBM predicts enterprises will use many small, domain-specific AI models instead of relying solely on large LLMs.
- Demand for digital sovereignty and local control is driving new business and technology models in the region.

**Companies:** IBM, Airtel
**Countries:** India

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