IBM is preparing to deploy a large NVIDIA-based AI computing cluster on IBM Cloud under a multiyear agreement with Together AI worth $240 million. The cluster is expected to become available in the first quarter of 2027 and will use NVIDIA HGX B300 systems connected through NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet networking. Together AI plans to use […]
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IBM plans to buy Confluent in an $11 billion deal, a move that expands its data and cloud portfolio as demand for AI systems grows. The company has been building up its cloud and software units under CEO Arvind Krishna, who has focused on acquisitions to meet interest from clients upgrading their systems for more […]
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IBM is rolling out a new AI-powered cloud service designed to help companies get a better grip on their increasingly messy networks. IT environments are becoming harder to manage, as networks comprise of a mix of on-premises data centres, private clouds, multiple public clouds, and SaaS apps. IBM’s new service, called Network Intelligence, tries to […]
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There are few advantages to growing old, but if you were lucky enough to train, back in the hidden midst of times past, in programming languages COBOL or PL/I, you may have landed in later life into a well-paid role maintaining legacy mainframe systems. A large part of the market for mainframes collapsed in the […]
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IBM is expanding its AI efforts via an expanded collaboration with Oracle. The company will integrate its watsonx AI tools into Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), with the aim of making it easier for businesses to run and manage AI agents in platforms. AI agents – software tools that perform tasks based on user input – […]
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BNP Paribas is expanding its use of IBM Cloud, and has plans to dedicate a new section of its data centres to the platform by 2028. The move builds on a collaboration that began in 2019 when the bank began hosting IBM Cloud infrastructure on its facilities to support wider digital transformation efforts. The upcoming […]
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IBM is setting its sights on a major upgrade in AI hardware, with the company in talks with AWS to access Nvidia’s highly sought-after AI chips. The deal, worth an estimated $475 million over five years, would grant IBM access to AWS’s Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) servers, which are powered by Nvidia GPUs. As part… Read more »
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Flexera, a company that helps organisations maximise business value from their technology investments, has launched Flexera One Select for IBM, a precision edition of Flexera One IT Asset Management (ITAM) designed to simplify and automate IBM-only license reporting. Flexera’s relationship with IBM aims to enhance the customer experience for license consumption reporting with technology intelligence… Read more »
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IBM has developed IBM Partner Plus, a new program that reimagines how IBM engages with its business partners through unprecedented access to IBM resources, incentives, and tailored support to deepen their technical expertise and help speed time to market. The program is designed to fuel growth for new and existing partners, including resellers, hyperscalers, technology… Read more »
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IBM has rolled out IBM Cloud for VMware as a Service, a combination of IBM’s hybrid cloud strategy and VMware capabilities that is helping global clients and partners modernise their workloads and expedite time to value in hybrid cloud environments. The update builds on IBM’s 20-year partnership with VMware, expanding upon one of the broadest… Read more »
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