Overview
Dell Technologies concluded its Dell Technologies Forum 2026 across Mumbai and Bengaluru, drawing over 13,000 technology and business leaders, customers and partners who participated both on‑ground and online. The forum was framed around accelerating AI, cloud and modern workplace adoption in India’s enterprise sector.
Strategic Direction
Manish Gupta, President and Managing Director of Dell Technologies India, opened with a keynote asserting that India is at an inflection point for AI, citing abundant talent and significant opportunity. He warned that 42% of leaders in the Dell‑Vanson Bourne Study feel they are falling behind the pace of disruption and that nearly half of organisations lack a clear AI, data and security roadmap. Gupta emphasized that scaling AI from pilot to production requires AI‑ready data, modern secure infrastructure and skilled talent, and that treating AI, workplace and data‑centre modernization as separate initiatives hampers effectiveness—a view shared by 76% of surveyed leaders.
Product Announcements
Dell unveiled its latest AI‑centric hardware portfolio, introducing the Dell Pro 3, Pro 5 and Pro 7 AI PCs, along with Dell Pro Precision workstations, new displays and peripherals. These devices are positioned to embed AI capabilities directly into everyday workflows while meeting the 96% of leaders’ expectation that security and cyber‑resilience be built into every solution.
Workforce Development – uDaan Programme
The company launched uDaan: Empowering India’s Future Workforce, a national skilling and innovation initiative targeting 23,000 young people. Developed with FITT‑IIT Delhi, Learning Links Foundation and Generation India Foundation, the programme will operate in Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Pune, creating structured pathways from education to employment, apprenticeships and entrepreneurship in AI, cloud computing and electronics manufacturing.
Global Capability Centres (GCC) Insight
In partnership with Zinnov, Dell released a whitepaper titled “India GCCs 2030: From Capability Centers to Agentic Transformation Engines.” The paper quantifies India’s AI talent share at 28% of global GCC AI talent, notes that over 1,200 GCCs are actively building AI/ML capabilities, and highlights that approximately 70% of these centres have not yet moved AI beyond pilot projects, underscoring the need for stronger data, infrastructure, security and talent foundations.
Partner Ecosystem Enhancements
The Dell Technologies Partner Summit showcased updates to the Partner Program 2026, introducing new incentive structures rewarding partners for delivering strategic AI solutions and an AI‑powered partner experience hub. These measures aim to help partners navigate the growing complexity of AI adoption, infrastructure modernization and cybersecurity.
Transformation Stories
Executive case studies from Omega Healthcare and NCDEX demonstrated real‑world transitions from AI curiosity to measurable AI capability within business environments.
Thought Leadership Conversation
A fireside chat featured Toby Walsh, Chief Scientist at the UNSW AI Institute, and Ajaz Munsiff, Chief Evangelist, AI and Digital Transformation for APJC at Dell, discussing the practicalities of getting AI right across people, processes and technology.
Conclusion
The forum signaled a shift in India’s technology landscape from questioning whether AI will transform enterprises to focusing on how to operationalize that transformation. Dell Technologies positioned itself as both a technology provider and a talent developer, aiming to turn AI ambition into tangible business outcomes across the country.