IBM | News, Hiring, Layoffs, Competitors, CEO, Fundraising Insights
IBM is a global technology innovator with over a century of experience, specializing in AI, automation, and hybrid cloud solutions....
IBM is a global technology innovator with over a century of experience, specializing in AI, automation, and hybrid cloud solutions. The company focuses on creating technology and infrastructure that helps businesses grow and improve their operations. IBM partners with developers, data scientists, and other creators to enhance the world through technology and consulting services.
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Armonk, New York, NY
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10,001+ employees
Industry
IT Services and IT Consulting
Specialities
Cloud, Mobile, Cognitive, Security, Research, Watson, Analytics, Consulting, Commerce, Experience Design, Internet of Things, Technology support, Industry solutions, Systems services, Resiliency services, Financing, IT infrastructure
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🛍️ IBM Product and Pricing News
- IBM has launched BeeAI, an open-source platform that allows collaboration among multiple AI agents to enhance efficiency and tackle complex challenges.
- IBM released the open-source Granite 3.2 models, featuring enhanced reasoning capabilities and multimodal functionalities, available on platforms like IBM watsonx.ai and Hugging Face.
- IBM introduced new AI Integration Services to help businesses adopt integrated AI for smarter user experiences, multi-agent orchestration, and advanced data management.
- IBM has developed a virtual commentator called IAlisson using its generative AI platform watsonx to enhance football match discussions on CazéTV.
- IBM is reshaping Watson to transform its AI business in 2025.
- IBM has integrated QuantumSafe into its Storage, Power, IBM Cloud, and Mainframe portfolio, according to Martijn Colasurdo, Infrastructure Leader Netherlands.
- IBM announced that its AI development platform watsonx․ai now offers DeepSeek-R1's Llama 3.1 8B and Llama 3.3 70b distilled versions to help companies build secure AI models.
- IBM plans to launch an expanded zCloud service using its latest mainframe, IBM Z, by 2025.
👔 IBM CEO, Management and Leadership Team
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⚔️ IBM Alternatives and Competitors
- SAP |
- Microsoft AI |
- Google AI |
- Adobe |
- Oracle |
- Informatica |
- Collibra |
- Alation |
- Adaptive |
- Meta |
- Amazon |
- Apple |
- Amazon Web Services (AWS) |
- Microsoft Azure |
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP) |
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) |
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise |
- Tata Consultancy Services |
- Accenture |
- Microsoft |
- OpenAI |
- Hewlett-Packard |
- Xerox |
- DXC Technologies |
- Cognizant Technology Solutions |
- Intel |
- VMware |
- Hello Watt |
- Evolution Road |
- Ideagen |
- AspenTech |
- Alibaba |
- Salesforce |
- Nomura
💼 IBM Hiring and Layoffs
- Tanmay Bhole has joined IBM as an Executive Partner in the United Kingdom, previously holding a position at another company.
- Jayesh Gaur has joined IBM as Chief Architect of Power Core in India, previously serving as Principal Engineer, CPU Architect at Intel Labs.
- Nicola Hodson has joined IBM as Chair IBM UK&I in the United Kingdom, previously holding a position at another company.
- Dr Abilio Oliveira has left IBM, where he served as Chief Technology Officer in Brazil, to join ZOOMtecnologia as Solutions and Innovation Manager after previously holding the position of Chief Technology Officer at Episteme Digital.
- Adnan Abu Serrieh has joined IBM as Executive Partner - Growth Platform Leader, Hybrid Cloud Services in Saudi Arabia, previously serving as Vice President of Growth at Infinite pl.
- Dan Waddell has joined IBM as a Partner in the Washington DC-Baltimore Area, previously serving as VP of Federal Civilian Growth at Agile Defense.
- Nishit Gupta has joined IBM as Partner, Experience and Data Transformation (IBM iX and DTT) leader for ASEAN in Singapore, previously serving as Partner, IBM iX (Customer and Experience Transformation) Lead, ASEAN and APAC Lead for Salesforce at IBM iX.
- Roey Yaacovi has joined IBM as CTO - DSPM and AI Security in Israel.
🤖 IBM Developer, Integration and Automation News
- FMTECH signed a collaboration agreement with IBM to enhance facility management efficiency in the Saudi market.
- IBM announced a collaboration with FMTECH to enhance facility management services using IBM Maximo, focusing on equipment malfunction prediction and energy efficiency.
- IBM and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have formed a strategic partnership to advance generative AI and digital innovations.
- IBM Japan, in collaboration with Juntendo University and Glory, launched a support service for a financial suitability check AI app for financial institutions.
- IBM is collaborating with Penn State to develop an AI virtual assistant called MyResource using watsonx, expected to launch in the fall semester to help nearly 90,000 students access campus resources.
- On February 17, 2025, IBM announced a collaboration with the Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy to build a city data and analytics platform in India to improve urban governance and service delivery.
- IBM CEO Arvind Krishna signed an MoU with Dubai Future Foundation at the World Governments Summit 2025 to focus on AI-driven governance and sovereign cloud solutions.
- IBM partners with C40 and five organizations through its Accelerator program to use AI for building resilient cities by analyzing risks from extreme heat.
📈 IBM Financials, Fundraising and Valuation News
- IBM will acquire DataStax to enhance watsonx capabilities.
- A&O Shearman advised IBM on a bond offering totaling USD4.75 billion and EUR3.5 billion.
- IBM's stock price reached an all-time high as CEO Arvind Krishna's strategy drives growth in AI, software, consulting, and infrastructure.
- IBM acquired Kubecost, with Danielle Zeis continuing her work as Senior Manager, Global Developer Marketing.
- IBM expanded its Oracle Cloud consulting capabilities by acquiring two firms, AST and Accelalpha, enhancing expertise in supply chain, logistics, finance, and public sector.
- IBM's market capitalization has doubled in two years, reaching over $211 billion after reporting its Q4 2024 financial results.
- IBM announced strong fourth-quarter 2024 earnings results, as shared by CEO Arvind Krishna.
- IBM's Q4 results exceeded analyst expectations with a 4% revenue increase to $17.38 billion, driven by unexpected growth in the infrastructure business and a doubling of AI-related sales, leading to a 5% after-hours stock price rise.
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