Archive · 30 Sep 2025
Zoho Founder Clarifies Arattai's Infrastructure, Data Practices
Sridhar Vembu, the founder of Zoho, explained how their messaging app, Arattai, works.
He clarified that Arattai doesn't use big tech companies like Amazon or Microsoft for its main operations.
Instead, it uses Zoho's own technology, developed in India.
User data is stored securely in Indian data centers.
Vembu wants to show that Zoho is truly an Indian company that prioritizes privacy and control, offering a 'Made in India' product.
Sridhar Vembu addressed misinformation about the Arattai app.
Arattai uses Zoho's own infrastructure, not AWS or Azure.
User data is stored within India.
Zoho products are developed in India.
Zoho's global headquarters is in Chennai.
- Who
- Sridhar Vembu, Zoho
- What
- Clarified Arattai's infrastructure, data practices
- When
- September 30, 2025 (Based on the X post)
- Where
- India
- Why
- To correct misinformation and reaffirm Zoho's 'Made in India' identity.
- Company
- Zoho
- App
- Arattai
- Founder
- Sridhar Vembu
- Infrastructure
- Zoho's own hardware/software
- Data Centers
- Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Odisha (coming)
- Focus
- Digital Sovereignty, Made-in-India
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