Orient Tech to provide up to 6,000 GPUs for IndiaAI Mission; shifting to DaaS model

Orient Technologies, an IT and managed services provider that started in 1992 as a manufacturer of telex, teleprinters, and fax machines but has evolved and operates end-user computing, data centers, IT-enabled services, cloud and DevOps, digital transformation, and cybersecurity services, has signed a contract supporting 6,000 GPUs for IndiaAI Mission, a top executive said.

Founded by Ajay Sawant, Jayesh Shah, Umesh Shah, and Ujwal Mhatre, the firm became one of the ten providers to be shortlisted for providing AI compute chips or GPUs towards the ₹10,000 crore IndiaAI Mission. For this, Orient Technologies has partnered with hyperscaler AWS.

“In collaboration with AWS, we are offering GPU-as-a-Service, enabling customers to access any form of GPU infrastructure, not limited to hardware within India, along with a full suite of services and a rich application marketplace,” chairman and managing director Ajay Sawant told TechCircle.

“We don't need to procure all of them (GPUs) upfront. Thanks to AWS’s shared infrastructure model, we can scale flexibly based on demand,” he added.

On the business side, Orient Technologies, which went public last year, is aiming to repeat its growth momentum.

“In FY25, we achieved strong growth in the high double digits, and we expect a similar trajectory this year. Despite global uncertainties, we believe India remains a stable and high-potential market,” Sawant said.  A small-cap company, Orient Technologies, drives a major chunk of its business from India.

The company’s focus this year would be to improve the earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA). “To drive this, we’re shifting strategically toward service-led business models, which means we are not just selling products, but bundling them with services to deliver greater value and improved margins.”

Beyond bundling, Orient Technologies is evolving its commercial models by moving to device as a service (DaaS). Unlike simply leasing assets, the DaaS model includes fully managed services. This pay-per-use model is resonating with customers who value cost-efficiency and scalability, explained Sawant.

He added that despite global certainties, such as geopolitical tensions, tariff wars, or economic shifts in the US or China, India remains a high-potential, resilient market: “The Indian IT ecosystem is maturing fast, and while margins here may be lower than in international markets, the volume opportunity is significant. We anticipate short-term pressure on margins to ease over the next 1–2 quarters, followed by renewed momentum.”

The Mumbai-headquartered company has offices in Pune, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Gurugram, and Kolkata, along with 32 franchise locations nationwide. With a total headcount of 1,600, the company is now making a significant investment in building NOC (Network Operations Center) and SOC (Security Operations Center) in Navi Mumbai to deliver remote infrastructure and cybersecurity services across India.

While the current focus is on consolidation in India, international expansion is planned over the next three years, starting with the Middle East, then APAC, followed by the US and Europe, Sawant concluded.