- Business
- International Business Machines Corporation International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is a multinational technology company that provides enterprise software, consulting services, and hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions worldwide. Founded in 1911 and headquartered in Armonk, New York, USA, IBM operates in over 170 countries, serving large enterprises, governments, and organizations across industries including financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, energy, public sector, and retail; its core offerings encompass hybrid cloud platforms such as Red Hat OpenShift; AI and data platforms including watsonx; automation, transaction processing, and security software; mainframe computers via IBM Z; Power servers; storage systems; consulting for business transformation, technology advisory in cloud, AI, and data; application modernization services; infrastructure for mission-critical workloads; and additional capabilities in blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT), cybersecurity, data analytics, and quantum computing. Recent developments include the completion of its acquisition of HashiCorp, Inc. in 2025 to create a comprehensive end-to-end hybrid cloud platform; the acquisition of Prescinto for AI-driven renewable energy asset performance management; the purchase of Applications Software Technology LLC to bolster Oracle expertise; the acquisition of DataStax to enhance watsonx for generative AI and unstructured data processing; and strategic partnerships such as with Anthropic to integrate Claude AI models and with Oracle to deploy watsonx on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, alongside divestitures like the QRadar SaaS assets to Palo Alto Networks in 2024.