Accelerated, Compliant, Intelligent: What Anaplan’s India Data Center Means for Our Joint Customers
“Data sovereignty is no longer a compliance checkbox — it’s a competitive edge.”
The launch of Anaplan’s first data center in India, with an investment of $500 million, is a pivotal moment in the country’s digital transformation journey. This move is more than just infrastructure deployment — it's a strategic commitment to empowering Indian enterprises with the confidence to scale their planning ambitions while staying fully compliant with national data policies.
At Relanto, we’ve worked closely with leading enterprises across industries, and a recurring theme in our discussions has been:
“We love the flexibility of Anaplan, but our data can’t leave India — especially sensitive financial models.”
“Our IT teams need a clear line of sight into where our data resides and how it’s protected.”
With the India data center now operational, we can confidently say that the barriers around data residency, compliance, and latency are coming down — unlocking new possibilities for innovation, agility, and trust.
Why the India Data Center Matters
Previously, Indian customers accessed Anaplan’s services through APAC or EMEA data centers. While this supported foundational planning needs, many enterprises — particularly in regulated sectors — remained hesitant to scale without local hosting. The new data center changes this by providing:
- Full compliance with RBI, SEBI, and MeitY data localization requirements
- Significantly reduced latency and faster model refresh cycles
- Greater trust among financial services, public sector, and healthcare organizations
- Enhanced encryption, access control, and disaster recovery, within Indian jurisdiction
“This is more than just a compliance upgrade — it’s a turning point for planning innovation in India. With Anaplan’s local data center and Relanto’s AI-powered planning engines, our customers can confidently scale connected planning initiatives. Together, we’re making real-time, insight-led planning a reality — securely, and at scale.”
Prakash Hariharan, Chief Planning Officer, Relanto
Industry Use Cases Now Unlocked
- Banking, Financial Services & Insurance (BFSI)
In the BFSI sector, data sovereignty is mission-critical. With Anaplan’s India data center, financial institutions can now confidently expand use cases such as regulatory stress testing, liquidity risk modeling, and branch performance planning — without offshore data exposure concerns.
- Technology and IT Services
India’s tech services firms, often managing global delivery mandates, can now leverage Anaplan for resource forecasting, project pipeline planning, and client SLA management, while maintaining strong data residency and performance standards.
- Public Sector & Government Enterprises
Government and public sector undertakings can now accelerate their adoption of connected planning solutions across budgeting, resource allocation, and strategic workforce planning, knowing that data resides within national borders.
- Healthcare and Life Sciences
For healthcare and pharmaceutical companies, the local data center offers a compliant and secure environment for sensitive planning needs like clinical trial management, R&D investments, and supply chain orchestration — enabling faster and safer innovation.
Strategic Gains for Anaplan–Relanto Customers
With this move, our joint customers can:
- Accelerate planning deployments by removing data compliance hurdles
- Operate with confidence in regulated sectors
- Improve responsiveness and collaboration through lower latency
- Mitigate cloud risk profiles with localized hosting and DR capabilities
- Unlock AI-driven planning without compromising on security or sovereignty
The Road Ahead
As enterprises across India prepare for an AI-powered future, the need for platforms that are secure, intelligent, and locally compliant becomes critical. With Anaplan’s new data center and Relanto’s deep domain expertise, we’re delivering exactly that — a robust foundation for connected planning, rooted in Indian soil.
Conclusion
This marks a pivotal milestone for enterprise planning in India — addressing long-standing challenges around where decisions are made, how quickly they happen, and how confidently they scale. The future of planning is connected. The future is local. With Anaplan and Relanto, that future is already taking shape.
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