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IBM

Deloitte alliance

Technology and consulting company offering hybrid cloud, AI (watsonx), enterprise software, mainframes and infrastructure; Red Hat is a subsidiary.

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Headquarters
Armonk, NY, US
Founded
1911
Employees
270,000 (2024)
Size
10,000+
Stock exchange
NYSE:IBM
Revenue (USD)
62.8B
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Company profile

IBM sells software (Red Hat OpenShift and RHEL, watsonx AI and data, automation and security), infrastructure (IBM Z mainframes, Power systems, storage) and IBM Consulting services. It is also a leader in quantum computing research and hardware. Large enterprises and governments, particularly in banking, insurance and other regulated industries, are its core customers.

Ownership
Publicly listed · NYSE: IBM
Employees
50,000+

Industries served

Key offerings

Red Hat OpenShiftIBM watsonxIBM Z mainframesIBM QuantumHashiCorp Terraform

Typical use cases

  • Run hybrid cloud applications on OpenShift
  • Build and govern enterprise AI with watsonx
  • Process high-volume transactions on mainframes

Strengths

  • Mainframe dominance in high-volume transaction processing
  • Red Hat gives strong hybrid cloud and open-source position
  • Leading quantum computing research program

Considerations

  • Complex, wide portfolio can be hard to navigate
  • Watsonx competes against hyperscaler AI platforms
  • Licensing for legacy software can be costly

Typical Deloitte services

  • Hybrid cloud platform modernization
  • AI governance and generative AI deployment
  • Mainframe application modernization

Editorial profile based on public information.

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