AI and data-led transformation are expected to account for 40-45% of India’s change-related technology spending in 2026, as companies race to modernize digital infrastructure.
And, following India’s AI impact summit earlier this year, the country is doubling down on developing sovereign cloud capacity, creating trusted national datasets in efforts to boost independent technological frameworks and avoid an over-reliance on imported AI models.
Software companies are also playing an important role in this new chapter of AI-powered modernization, such as Sonata Software, a leading AI-first modernization engineering company from India.
The company recently published its audited financial results for the financial year ending March 31, 2026, which paint a bright future for the company and signal where the next wave of tech-fueled growth can be expected this year.
Sonata Software’s AI-first modernization engineering services span cloud, data, AI, Microsoft Dynamics, test automation, and managed services which are all delivered through its Platformation™ framework.
The lead the company has with AI comes from a fierce commitment to driving excellence within the company itself.
Here, Sonata Software reported that 90% of its workforce is AI-trained, which plays a key role on its ability to help enterprises evolve from systems-based operations to intelligent business platforms.
Investments from Indian enterprises directed towards on AI platform and data modernization are reported to account for 30 percent of capex. For Sonata, this is clear in the figures. Revenue from domestic products and services stood at 7,772.1 crores in FY’26.
Indeed, for Sonata Software, demand for AI from clients has ensured the financial figures for the year ending March 2026 post strong signs of growth.
“We won 2 large deals in Q4’26 and remain confident on Sonata’s growth momentum, by becoming the strategic partners to our clients to enable the AI modernization journey. We will continue to invest in AI capabilities and partnerships, to further accelerate our pivot to AI,” explained Mr. Rajsekhar Datta Roy, CEO-designate of Sonata Software.
Although hailing from India, Sonata Software supports a large number of international clients. In USD terms, revenue from international IT services for FY’26 stood at $328.4 million, with 7 major new clients added Q4’26. Meanwhile, revenue from domestic products and services stood at 7,772.1 crores in FY’26.
Cloud and data services are also an important layer within Sonata Software’s strategic pillar of AI and modernization, making up almost half of the pipeline.
This combination of both growth from existing clients and acquisition of new clients is a testament to the demand for cloud and data solutions within broader efforts to modernize with AI.
This is because the quality of AI hinges on access to quality data that can move freely around an organization. The real foundation of every successful AI initiative is not the AI itself. It is the data that feeds it.
Sonata’s ability to work with major clients to build their data and cloud solutions is aided by the company’s long-standing partnerships with leading providers.
Sonata is among the top 1% of global Microsoft partners, and was one of the first companies to earn the Microsoft Frontier Partner Badge.
By mastering the complex products from these leading cloud and data providers, Sonata can move quickly in building cutting-edge AI solutions for clients.
