Overview
- Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh and IBM India & South Asia MD Sandip Patel inaugurated the FutureNow Centre in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
- The facility at Lansom Square will offer consulting and technology services across artificial intelligence, hybrid cloud, software engineering, data and analytics, cybersecurity, and enterprise transformation.
- IBM says the centre will serve global clients by supporting AI-first cloud transformation, platform engineering, service integration, quality engineering, and user experience delivery.
- State and IBM officials framed the centre as a way to create quality employment and develop local talent, though the company has not published specific hiring targets, client contracts, or investment amounts.
- The Visakhapatnam site expands IBM Consulting’s FutureNow network to 15 locations in India and is presented as part of a broader push to position the city as a national destination for AI and digital services.