Ramanujam Komanduri, Country Manager – India, Pure Storage
Data storage tech provider Pure Storage says India’s tightening data-sovereignty landscape will push enterprises to rethink how they manage and move data in 2026, stating that its own technology remains fully aligned with the country’s regulatory requirements. The company noted that customers, especially in BFSI, healthcare, and telecom, are prioritizing architectures that guarantee isolation, transparency, and compliance.
According to Pure Storage’s outlook and predictions for 2026, data sovereignty will evolve from a compliance checkbox into a boardroom priority. As governments tighten data localization laws and trade relationships reshape digital borders, organizations in APJ must gain clear visibility into where their data resides, who controls it, and how easily it can move when markets shift.
Forward-looking businesses will map their digital supply chains, ensuring applications and assets can move across jurisdictions with minimal friction. With rising geopolitical volatility, 2026 is expected to bring tighter and more fragmented supply chains, making such agility even more essential.
Organisations that can pivot between sovereign, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments will be best equipped to navigate geopolitical uncertainty and supply chain constraints while maintaining business continuity. Treating data sovereignty as a strategy, not policy, will define resilience, the company noted.
Ramanujam Komanduri, Country Manager – India, Pure Storage, shared that the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) rule does not affect business as usual since the company’s technology conforms to the country’s data sovereignty requirements.
“We have no visibility into an organisation’s private data. We just provide an environment where that data resides, while the ownership of that data is with the organization using our technology. It’s up to the organizations using the technology to further conform to the regulations that the Government of India enforces on them,” he noted.
However, many of the company’s customers — particularly in regulated sectors such as BFSI, healthcare, and telecom — operate under stringent compliance requirements. Komanduri shared that Pure Storage’s technology is designed to meet the regulatory standards unique to each industry.
“For example, in a banking organization or a financial services organization, things like air gap sites are required where you need to have data completely isolated from the rest of the environment. We enable this as well,” he said.
Published on December 5, 2025
