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IBM Expands Partnership with Adobe To Deliver Content Supply Chain Solution Using Generative AI

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IBM Expands Partnership with Adobe To Deliver Content Supply Chain Solution Using Generative AI

IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced plans to expand its longstanding partnership with Adobe to help brands successfully accelerate their content supply chains through the implementation of next-generation AI including Adobe Sensei GenAI services and Adobe Firefly (currently in beta), Adobe's family of creative generative AI models.

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IBM to Acquire Apptio Inc., Providing Actionable Financial and Operational Insights Across Enterprise IT

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IBM to Acquire Apptio Inc., Providing Actionable Financial and Operational Insights Across Enterprise IT

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Vista Equity Partners to purchase Apptio Inc., a leader in financial and operational IT management and optimization (FinOps) software, for $4.6 billion. The acquisition of Apptio will accelerate the advancement of IBM's IT automation capabilities and enable enterprise leaders to deliver enhanced business value across technology investments.

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Diageo mixes with SAP and IBM on a five-year global IT modernisation

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Diageo mixes with SAP and IBM on a five-year global IT modernisation

SAP and Diageo – the drinks company that makes Guinness, Smirnoff and Johnnie Walker – have announced a five-year deal that includes IBM in a bid to fundamentally change the drinks maker’s business.

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Confirmed: IBM acquires Polar Security for $60M to automate cloud data management

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Confirmed: IBM acquires Polar Security for $60M to automate cloud data management

IBM has now confirmed the news and said Polar will be integrated into its Guardium unit (itself based on an acquisition from way back in 2009). No price disclosed. Original article below.

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Managers who use AI will replace managers who don't, says an IBM exec

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Managers who use AI will replace managers who don't, says an IBM exec

Cutting-edge AI tools like ChatGPT isn't quite ready to replace managers — but those who don't learn how to use AI may be at-risk of losing their jobs.

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IBM Consulting launches Japan Innovation Hub in the Philippines

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IBM Consulting launches Japan Innovation Hub in the Philippines

IBM Consulting has doubled down on its commitment to South East Asia with the launch of a new Innovation Hub in the Philippines.

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How Technology Will Power Retailers’ Resiliency and Agility in 2023

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How Technology Will Power Retailers’ Resiliency and Agility in 2023

In 2023, retailers are facing challenges on multiple fronts. Consumers are increasingly fragmented by generation, spending power, life stage, and attitude, and the impact of inflation and other economic pressures have increased the importance of value.

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5 Things to Know: How IBM Cloud is Helping Drive Innovation in Highly Regulated Industries with Security at the Forefront

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5 Things to Know: How IBM Cloud is Helping Drive Innovation in Highly Regulated Industries with Security at the Forefront

Think about the kinds of experiences customers expect in today’s digital-first world - they are both fast and frictionless. While these experiences should appear seamless to the customer, there is a lot that must go on behind the scenes to make this possible. As the ever-changing demands of consumers set the pace for the future, enterprises need to adopt the right technologies – including those that enable high performance and security – or get left behind. 

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Nicola Hodson named Chief Executive, IBM in the UK and Ireland

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Nicola Hodson named Chief Executive, IBM in the UK and Ireland

IBM today announced that Nicola Hodson has been named Chief Executive, IBM in the UK and Ireland. Dr Hodson succeeds Sreeram Visvanathan, who is leaving IBM following a 22-year career.

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IBM AIOps Software Helps Businesses, Including BBC Studios and ExaVault, Transform IT Operations

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IBM AIOps Software Helps Businesses, Including BBC Studios and ExaVault, Transform IT Operations

IBM updates its Turbonomic Application Resource Management and Instana Observability software to help organizations manage application performance and energy and costs to accelerate sustainability initiative progress

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IBM Redefines Hybrid Cloud Application and Data Storage Adding Red Hat Storage to IBM Offerings

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IBM Redefines Hybrid Cloud Application and Data Storage Adding Red Hat Storage to IBM Offerings

IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today it will add Red Hat storage product roadmaps and Red Hat associate teams to the IBM Storage business unit, bringing consistent application and data storage across on-premises infrastructure and cloud.

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IBM Teams With 20 Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Address Cybersecurity Talent Shortage

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IBM Teams With 20 Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Address Cybersecurity Talent Shortage

During the National HBCU Week Conference convened by the U.S. Department of Education and the White House, IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced its collaboration with 20 Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) to help them establish Cybersecurity Leadership Centers.

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IBM Study: Supply Chain Leaders Are Investing in AI and Automation to Navigate Supply Chain Uncertainties and Improve Sustainability

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IBM Study: Supply Chain Leaders Are Investing in AI and Automation to Navigate Supply Chain Uncertainties and Improve Sustainability

A new IBM (NYSE: IBM) Institute for Business Value (IBV) study "Own Your Transformation" unveils how Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs) are navigating significant supply chain challenges brought on by a global COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, climate change and geopolitical events, and how they plan to future-proof their supply chains.

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IBM wins contract to support NHS App

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IBM wins contract to support NHS App

NHS Digital has awarded IBM a £52.4 million ($60.2 million) contract for supporting and developing the NHS App, which the UK government plans to make the standard way for health services to communicate with patients.

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First Abu Dhabi Bank selects IBM Consulting as digital partner

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First Abu Dhabi Bank selects IBM Consulting as digital partner

First Abu Dhabi Bank has selected IBM Consulting as a partner for digital transformation services.

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Saudi government selects IBM as partner for digital skills building

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Saudi government selects IBM as partner for digital skills building

Saudi Arabia is currently the world’s ninth most advanced country for digital skills, according to the World Economic Forum’s latest Global Competitiveness Report. Keen to expand on its excellence, the country’s Ministry of Communications and Information Technology is unrolling a range of key initiatives as part of a five-year roadmap.

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IBM to Acquire Randori, Transforming How Clients Manage Risk with Attack Surface Management

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IBM to Acquire Randori, Transforming How Clients Manage Risk with Attack Surface Management

Organizations today are faced with defending a complex technology landscape — with cyberattacks targeted at constantly changing cloud, distributed, and on-premises environments. Often escaping security scans and periodic assessments, these changes represent windows of opportunities for attackers looking to bypass defenses.

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IBM Signs Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Amazon Web Services to Deliver IBM Software as-a-Service on AWS

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IBM Signs Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Amazon Web Services to Deliver IBM Software as-a-Service on AWS

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has signed a Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), with plans to offer a broad array of its software catalog as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) on AWS.

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IBM working with M&S India to modernize supply chain

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IBM working with M&S India to modernize supply chain

IBM is working with British retailer Marks & Spencer Reliance India Pvt Ltd (M&S India) to modernize its supply chain, drive integration between online and in-store business while improving improve the customer experience.

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IBM and SAP Strengthen Partnership to Help Clients Move Workloads from SAP® Solutions to the Cloud

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IBM and SAP Strengthen Partnership to Help Clients Move Workloads from SAP® Solutions to the Cloud

IBM announced it is teaming with SAP (NYSE: SAP) to provide technology and consulting expertise to make it easier for clients to embrace a hybrid cloud approach and move mission-critical workloads from SAP® solutions to the cloud for regulated and non-regulated industries.

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