The new facility is an extension of an existing India Software Laboratory in Bangalore and aims to reduce overall computing complexity by automating technology processes and building self-healing features into IT systems.
The company said the centre was created to address growing demand from India-based business partners and customers for technology and platforms that are self-managing.
The centre will employ about 35 developers and engineers who are responsible for creating new autonomic software, testing and supporting services, and for providing enablement services for customers.
The group will work closely with IBM existing autonomic computing researchers based at Research Triangle Park in North Carolina and in Toronto Canada. The IBM India Research Laboratory, which has campuses in both New Delhi and Bangalore and is also engaged on autonomic projects will also work with the new group.
“Self-managing autonomic technologies are needed by clients in many industries across the globe but it's particularly relevant for Indian, ASEAN and Asia Pacific companies that are experiencing rapid growth,” said India Software Laboratory vice-president Harish Grama.
“The new Autonomic Computing centre in Bangalore further expands IBM's research and development presence in India and improves our ability to meet local customer and partner needs,” he said.
India is one of IBM’s biggest software development hubs worldwide, with its IBM India Software Lab employing 3,200 people across five cities. The India lab develops software products across all five brands of IBM Software Group's portfolio, namely WebSphere, Information Management, Lotus, Tivoli and Rational.
The labs also house product development teams in operating systems such as AIX, Linux, z/OS and Storage Systems.
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