ESDS Software Solution was originally incorporated as a private limited company under the name of ‘ESDS Software Solution Private Limited’ under the Companies Act, 1956, pursuant to a certificate of incorporation dated August 18, 2005, issued by the Registrar of Companies. 

ESDS Software Solution is an AI-enabled cloud, managed services, data centre infrastructure and software solutions provider in India. It is one of the only two players in India providing the entire spectrum of GPUaaS, cloud, managed services, data centre infrastructure and software solutions in India. It offers a comprehensive platform of cloud infrastructure and software solutions consisting of (i) infrastructure as a service (IaaS), which is broadly divided into colocation and data centre services, cloud services and cloud computing, (ii) managed services, and (iii) software as a service (SaaS), which allows to provide well-architected cloud-adoption solutions to its customers aimed at reducing their cost while providing security, flexibility, scalability and reliability. The company was one of the first cloud service providers in India to offer community cloud services, provided on a multi-tenant model to a group of organizations with similar business models and requirements, such as data privacy, security, compliances and regulatory requirements.

The company provides its services to a diverse range of end-user industries and customers, comprising: (i) banking, financial services and insurance companies (BFSI); (ii) public sector entities, including central, state, and local government departments, public sector undertakings (PSUs), government agencies, and institutions that procure products or services for administrative, infrastructure, or public service purposes (Government); (iii) and businesses and enterprises not included in BFSI or Government (Enterprises).

Business area of the company

ESDS Software Solution is engaged in providing IT enabled services (Infrastructure as a service, software as a service and managed services) and supply of IT enabled products closely connected with the rendering of the IT enabled services.

Services of the company

Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS)

• Colocation and Data Centre services
• Cloud services and cloud computing

Managed services

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)

Awards, accreditations or recognitions

• 2010: Received Green IT Infrastructure award at the Maharashtra IT Awards, by Government of Maharashtra.
• 2011: Received Maharashtra Information Technology Award 2011 for Best IT Enabled Services.
• 2012: Most Promising Banking Technology Solutions & Service Provider in North Maharashtra conferred at the Business & Service Excellence Awards 2012 by Big Research.
• 2013: Best Web Solution and Data Centre Service Provider in Maharashtra conferred at the Global Business & Service Excellence Awards 2013 by Prime Time Research Media Private Limited.
• 2014: Received ‘Innovation in Cloud Based Technology’ award from The Economic Times.
• 2014: The award for Best Web Hosting and Data Centre Service Provider in West India conferred at the Global Business & Service Excellence Awards 2014 by Prime Time Research Media Private Limited.
• 2015: Received ‘Trendsetter’ award 2015 for Excellence in IT Innovation by NetApp.
• 2016: Ranked 98th amongst India’s Best Companies to Work for by Great Place to Work and The Economic Times.
• 2016: Received NetApp Innovation Award 2016 in the recognition of cloud computing innovation.
• 2017: Received Innovation in Cloud Technology Award at the 7th Annual Aegis Graham Bell Awards.
• 2017: Ranked 13th in India’s Great Mid-Size Workplaces 2017 by The Mint.
• 2018: Received CIO Choice Award under the category titled, 'Public Cloud' for double patented AutoVertical Scaling ‘eNlight Cloud’.
• 2018: Recognised as ‘Best Smart City Community Cloud Provider’ at the Smart Livable and Resilient City Conclave.
• 2019: Ranked 2nd in the Great Mid-Sized Workplaces of India by Great Place to Work Institute India.
• 2020: Recognised as the 15th Best Small & Medium Workplaces in Asia 2020 by Great Place to Work Institute.
• 2020: Recognised as among India’s 50 Best Workplaces for Women 2020 by Great Place to Work Institute India.
• 2020: Ranked 28th amongst India’s Best Companies to Work for by Great Place to Work® Institute India and The Economic Times.
• 2021: Recognized by the Great Place to Work Institute for its ‘Commitment To Being a Great Place to Work’.
• 2021: Best Mid-Segment Data Center Award at the Data Center Industry Awards for Excellence 2021.
• 2021: Recognised as the Best Tech Brand 2020-21 at the Best Tech Brands 2021 by The Economic Times.
• 2021: Recognised as the ‘Most Admired Brand’ 2021 by VARINDIA.
• 2021: Recognised as one of the Top 75 India’s Best Workplaces in IT & IT-BPM 2021 by the Great Place to Work Institute, India.
• 2021: Recognised as one of the Top 50 India’s Best Workplaces for Women 2021 by the Great Place to Work Institute, India.
• 2022: Recognized as the Most Preferred and Trusted Cloud Service Provider at ET Achievers 2022, Karnataka organised by the Times Group.
• 2022: Winner of the 12th Aegis Graham Bell Award in the category of ‘Combat COVID19 with Artificial Intelligence’.
• 2023: Recognised as the outstanding cloud services provider by NBFC 100 Leader Excellence Awards.
• 2023: Awarded the ‘Most Admired Brand’ by VARINDIA Magazine.
• 2023: Awarded the ‘The Best Cloud as a Service Provider’ at the ‘MSP India Summit 2023’ in the Cloud Category.
• 2024: Recognised as among India’s Top 25 Mid-size workplaces by building a culture of innovation by all by Great Place to Work Institute India.
• 2024: Awarded the ‘Best Learning Culture in an Organisation- Small & Medium Sized Enterprises’ at the Economic Times HR World, Future Skills Awards.
• 2025: Awarded the ‘Excellence in Learning & Development’ at the HR Summit & Awards by Financial Express.
• 2025: Awarded the ‘Best Cybersecurity Innovation in Fintech’ at the 2nd Bharat NBFC & Fintech Summit and Awards.
• 2025: Awarded the ‘Best Managed Security Services’ at the Middle East Gen AI & Analytics Summit.
• 2025:  Awarded the ‘Leadership in Urban Innovation’ at the Urban Innovation Infrastructure Summit.
• 2025: Awarded the ‘Innovation in Self-Service Storage Management’ at the NetApp Innovation Awards.
• 2026: VarIndia recognized ESDS as one of the Most Admired Brands in ICT industries.
• 2026: Awarded the “Excellence in Energy-Efficient Data Centre Initiatives” at the Data Centre & Infrastructure Summit, 2026.

History and milestones

• 2010: Launch of its data centre in Nashik, Maharashtra.
• 2011: Launch of the company’s intelligent cloud computing platform- eNlight Cloud.
• 2015: The company received a USPTO patent for a ‘method and system for real time detection of resource requirement and automatic adjustments’ in relation to its ‘eNlight Cloud’ service.
• 2016: Launch of its data centre in Mahape, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra.
• 2017: Entered into a rate contract with DIT Maharashtra.
• 2019: Investment by GEF Capital Partners in the Company through South Asia Growth Fund II, L.P. and Global Environment Capital Company, L.L.C.
• 2019: Incorporation of foreign Subsidiaries, namely ESDS Cloud FZ-LLC in Dubai (United Arab Emirates) and ESDS Global Software Solution, Inc. in the State of Delaware (United States of America).
• 2019:  Appraised at maturity level 3 of the capability maturity model integrated for software discipline by Map Certifications Private Limited.
• 2019: Extension of empanelment with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India as a cloud service provider in India.
• 2020: Additional investment by GEF Capital Partners in the Company through South Asia Growth Fund II.
• 2020: Holdings, LLC and South Asia EBT Trust (acting through its trustee at the time, Orbis Capital Limited).
• 2020: Launch of its data centre in Bengaluru, in partnership with STPI, pursuant to master service agreement entered into by us with STPI
• 2020: Introduction of information technology consultancy in services portfolio.
• 2021: Additional investment by GEF Capital Partners in the Company through South Asia Growth Fund II.
• 2021: Holdings, LLC, South Asia Growth Fund II, L.P., GEF ESDS Partners, LLC and South Asia EBT Trust (acting through its trustee, Orbis Trusteeship Services Private Limited).
• 2021: Conversion of the company from a private limited to public limited company.
• 2022: Launch of its data centre in Mohali, Punjab, pursuant to master service agreement entered into by the company with STPI.
• 2022:  Received a patent from the Government of India for a “method and system for real time detection of resource requirement and automatic adjustments”
• 2022:  Appraised at maturity (CMMi) level 3 on the capability maturity model integration by Maverick Quality Advisory Services.
• 2023: Launch of its data centre in Airoli.
• 2024: Appraised at maturity (CMMi) level 5 of the capability maturity model integrated for software discipline by Maverick Quality Advisory Services.
• 2025: Launch of its data centre in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
• 2025: Entered into a master service agreement dated August 1, 2025 with respect to the Proposed Kolkata Data Centre
• 2025: Entered into an agreement dated October 1, 2025 with Central Electronics Limited for the Proposed Sahibabad Data Centre.
• 2026: Rebranding of ‘eNlight Cloud’ to ‘Swaraj’.