India, Sept. 26 -- AI adoption is putting more attention on what sits underneath the applications themselves. For enterprises, scalable data infrastructure now has to support cloud environments, real-time workloads and AI applications without adding more operational complexity. The Aiven India launch is built around that shift, with the Finland-headquartered company setting up its first India office in Bengaluru.

Aiven is positioning India as more than a sales market. The Bengaluru operation will also serve as a strategic base for its wider Asia-Pacific growth, while the company builds its local team and partner network.

Aiven currently has around 15 employees in India and plans to expand across sales, partnerships, customer success and...