Data Vault, US company plan sovereign AI cloud initiatives in Pakistan

KARACHI: Data Vault Pakistan signed a strategic partnership with the US-based Rafay Systems to enhance the features of Pakistan’s first sovereign AI cloud, targeting telcos, banks, cloud providers, and large enterprises seeking to deploy AI at scale while keeping sensitive workloads within the country’s borders.

The partnership is positioned as a catalyst for AI innovation across Pakistan, aiming to reduce barriers that slow experimentation and production deployment. By integrating GPU computing and Kubernetes into a governed, self-service platform, Data Vault enables organisations to move more swiftly from pilot projects to full production. This initiative will empower local startups, universities, enterprises, and service providers to build and deploy AI services entirely within Pakistan.

On this development, Mehwish Salman Ali, Founder and CEO of Data Vault Pakistan said that the partnership aims to make sovereign AI consumption as easy to consume as any hyperscale cloud, while ensuring that sensitive workloads remain securely within the country.

Haseeb Budhani, CEO of Rafay Systems, emphasized the balance of speed and control, noting, “Companies want AI outcomes quickly without compromising security or control.”

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