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Find the tools you and your team need to streamline development and operations, increase productivity and accelerate digital transformation across modern applications, data and infrastructure. 
Build

Turn ideas into applications faster. 

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Process

Convert data and content into actionable outcomes. 

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Connect

Link systems, services and workflows across.

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Secure

Safeguard applications, data and infrastructure at every stage.

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Build

IBM Bob 

IBM Bob™ software development platform empowers developers to build, modernize and manage applications more efficiently with AI-driven assistance. By reducing manual work and simplifying complex development tasks, it helps teams accelerate delivery and innovation.

AI-powered coding assistance
Generate project-aware code from natural language prompts to accelerate software development.
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Process

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Docling for IBM watsonx®

The Docling tool helps developers process and transform documents into structured, AI-ready data. Extract, enrich and prepare content from PDFs, presentations and other document formats to power applications, workflows and generative AI solutions.

Document intelligence
Transform complex documents into structured, AI-ready data for RAG, search and AI applications.
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Connect

IBM Confluent

IBM Confluent® data streaming and governance platform enables developers to stream, connect and process real-time data across applications, systems and AI workflows, helping teams build responsive, event-driven experiences at enterprise scale.

Real-time data streaming
Stream, connect and process data in real time to power applications, analytics and AI.
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IBM NS1 Connect

IBM NS1 Connect® managed DNS enables developers to optimize application performance and availability with intelligent, real-time traffic steering and automated operations across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Intelligent DNS traffic steering
Route users to the best available endpoint in real time based on performance, availability and location.
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IBM Aspera

IBM Aspera® software enables developers to build high-performance data transfer workflows with APIs, SDKs and automation tools that move large volumes of data securely and reliably across distributed environments.

High-speed data transfer
Move large files and datasets up to 100× faster across any distance, cloud or network environment.
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Secure

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HashiCorp® Terrafom 

The Terraform® tool enables developers to automate infrastructure provisioning and management with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), helping teams deploy consistent environments faster across cloud and hybrid platforms.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Provision and manage cloud infrastructure with a consistent, automated and version-controlled workflow.
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HashiCorp Vault

The Vault® platform enables developers to securely manage secrets, credentials and encryption keys across applications and infrastructure, helping protect sensitive data while simplifying access management.

Secrets management
Securely store, manage, and control access to secrets, credentials, keys and certificates.
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