IBM has unveiled a comprehensive strategy to advance enterprise adoption of generative AI (GenAI) by leveraging hybrid cloud capabilities, as announced ahead of its annual Think conference. CEO Arvind Krishna emphasized IBM’s commitment to integrating third-party AI agents from platforms like Salesforce, Workday, and Adobe, while also enabling clients to develop their own agents using IBM’s Granite AI models and models from Meta and Mistral. Krishna highlighted the efficiency of this process, stating that creating custom agents could take under five minutes, underscoring IBM’s user-friendly innovation. This initiative is part of IBM’s broader effort to support clients in managing a fleet of AI agents across key business applications.
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The company has already established a $6 billion business in generative AI and aims to further boost demand through these new tools. IBM’s focus on hybrid cloud solutions caters to clients seeking multiple clouds or their own infrastructure to manage data, distinguishing it from larger cloud providers like Amazon and Microsoft. Additionally, IBM announced plans to invest $150 billion in the U.S. over the next five years to support manufacturing of mainframes, quantum computers, and AI technologies, aligning with anticipated economic growth and favorable regulatory conditions. Krishna remarked, “Between mainframe, artificial intelligence and quantum computing, we think there’s going to be a very healthy market that behooves us to invest and lean in.” This strategic move positions IBM to play a pivotal role in the evolving landscape of enterprise AI and hybrid cloud computing.
