IBM announced the closing of its acquisition of Turbonomic, Inc., an Application Resource Management (ARM) and Network Performance Management (NPM) software provider based in Boston, MA. The close of the acquisition complements IBM’s recent acquisition of Instana for application performance monitoring (APM) and observability, and the launch of IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps to automate…
Persistent Systems has announced that it is planning to expand its relationship with IBM to help fuel open hybrid cloud adoption, core IT modernization and digital transformation for customers across the enterprise. Persistent will continue to invest in IBM technology that helps its customers adopt hybrid cloud architectures with Red Hat OpenShift, industry-specific clouds and…
IBM is recognizing three teams from India in its annual Volunteer Excellence Awards for their innovative work in making education more accessible during the pandemic being innovative in their community volunteering during 2020. The initiatives and people being recognized include a 10-person team providing remote mentoring for girl students, a 43-member team that recorded audiobooks…
IBM announced that it will allow over-the-cloud access to its quantum systems for top-tier institutions of India to accelerate advanced training and research in quantum computing. The faculty and students of Indian Institute of Science Education & Research (IISER) – Pune, IISER – Thiruvananthapuram, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)…
IBM has announced plans to acquire Waeg, a Salesforce Consulting Partner in Europe, to extend IBM’s portfolio of Salesforce services and advance IBM’s hybrid cloud and AI strategy. “Salesforce continues to play a critical role in companies’ digital transformations as they adapt to the conditions created by the pandemic. Trust is the new currency of…
Kyndryl, the new, independent public company that will be created following the separation of IBM’s Managed Infrastructure Services business, has announced that it has appointed Michael Bradshaw as the company’s Chief Information Officer. “In Michael Bradshaw, Kyndryl is fortunate to work with a veteran CIO who has held top jobs with companies like NBC Universal…
Persistent Systems has announced its intent to join IBM’s ecosystem of partners using IBM’s new Automation Foundation and IBM. IBM Cloud Paks for Automation is an AI-powered portfolio that helps customers streamline business processes, automate tasks based on data analysis and continuously improve workflows that run centrally, in networks, and at the edge. With over…
IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire Turbonomic, an Application Resource Management (ARM) and Network Performance Management (NPM) software provider based in Boston, MA. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition will provide businesses with full stack application observability and management to assure performance and minimize costs using AI to optimize resources…
IBM announced that it is working with Parle Products Pvt Ltd (Parle), the largest selling biscuit brand in India, to help it more quickly and effectively bring its products to market by leveraging IBM Cloud. Parle will leverage IBM’s transformative hybrid cloud and AI capabilities, along with its leading security and industry expertise with IBM’s…
Cyble, an AI-powered, Y Combinator-backed, cyber intelligence company that empowers organizations with darkweb & cybercrime monitoring and mitigation services, has announced that Ruchir Verma, former Regional Manager, Cybersecurity- South India & Srilanka, at IBM India Limited will be joining Cyble as the Regional Sales Director – South India and Srilanka. This news follows the recent…
IBM has announced that Safexpress, a supply chain & logistics company, has deployed ‘PROPEL-i’, a bespoke, end-to-end cloud native logistics platform, which was developed in collaboration with IBM Global Business Services. The digital platform enables the company to attain agility in demand management, obtain advanced and flexible dynamic pricing modelling capabilities and provides enhanced visibility and…
IBM has named Martin Chee as general manager of IBM ASEAN, effective 1 January 2021. He will succeed Patricia Yim who is now the Technology Leader of IBM Asia Pacific. “I am confident that Martin’s regional leadership experience, solid track record and passion for helping clients bring technology to life will serve him well in…
Larsen & Toubro Infotech, a global technology consulting and digital solutions company plans to expand its multi-year global alliance with IBM to help businesses transform their operations through open hybrid cloud adoption. With the proposed center, LTI will help their clients migrate and modernize core business applications leveraging IBM’s open hybrid cloud platform built on…
IBM announced it has acquired 7Summits, a leading Salesforce consultancy with more than a decade of delivering transformative digital experiences across industries. Financial details were not disclosed. The acquisition extends IBM’s portfolio of Salesforce services and experience design capabilities and further advances IBM’s hybrid cloud and AI strategy, IBM said in a release. “7Summits is…
IBM announced the appointment of Martin Schroeter as Chief Executive Officer of the independent company that will be created following the separation of IBM’s Managed Infrastructure Services business (“NewCo”), effective January 15. NewCo will focus on the management and modernization of IT infrastructure in every industry around the world. The previously announced separation is expected…