Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, has expanded its collaboration with Oracle by launching India’s first Oracle AI Data Platform Lab and Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Kolkata. The new facility is designed to help organisations shape the next wave of AI-powered enterprise transformation. TCS also plans to roll out the Oracle AI Data Platform Labs and CoEs across four additional cities in India over the next three years.

Housed in Delta Park Lords, Kolkata, the facility will help customers overcome common barriers to AI adoption, including fragmented data landscapes, slow analytics cycles, limited AI scalability, and operational inefficiencies. Using reusable architectures, industry solutions, and accelerators, TCS will help customers turn enterprise data into actionable intelligence and deploy AI-driven automation at scale.

Oracle AI Data Platform makes data AI-ready and enables the creation and deployment of agentic applications by harnessing the combined capabilities of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Oracle Autonomous AI Database, and OCI Enterprise AI.

Arvind Mehra, Head, Alliances & Channels – Technology, Oracle India, said, “TCS is helping customers accelerate AI adoption by establishing the Oracle AI Data Platform Lab and Centre of Excellence, which is built on a secure, unified data foundation and integrated AI capabilities. Together, we are enabling customers to turn data into real business outcomes, from actionable insights to intelligent automation—by leveraging Oracle AI Data Platform to simplify, scale, and operationalise AI across the business.”

Sudipto Ray, VP & Global Head, Oracle Practice, TCS, said, “The Oracle AI Data Platform Lab and Centre of Excellence will deliver Oracle’s industry-leading AI capabilities, database, and cloud-native solutions to TCS’s clients around the world. The facility is designed to accelerate the journey from ideation to experimentation to full-scale deployment. By harnessing Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and the latest advancements in AI, the lab will help customers reimagine their operational strategies both in data analytics and rapid application development. As a result, customers will be better positioned to utilise their data, adopt intelligent automation, and maintain a robust competitive edge in a fast-evolving digital landscape.”