IBM and Samsung partnership

IBM's relationship with Samsung goes back decades—as partners, customers and co-innovators.
Open, secure, innovative 

The partnership between IBM and Samsung focuses on creating enduring client success through:

  • Collaboration on groundbreaking research
  • Co-creation of AI-powered solutions
  • Unification of cloud, network and human to close the last mile of technology transformation 
Partnership highlights
Ranked #1 and #9 in US patents for 2025

Samsung and IBM have an established history of innovation, reflected in their leadership in annual patent filings. Working with IBM and Samsung means joining forces with two global technology leaders and applying shared capabilities to address complex enterprise challenges.
Foundry partner

Samsung Foundry manufactures the new IBM Telum® II processors and IBM Spyre™ Accelerators for the next-generation IBM Z® systems.  

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More than 3 million

Number of Samsung mobile devices managed by IBM MaaS360® as of Q2 2024.

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Call for Code supporter

Samsung Electronics America is a supporter of the Call for Code 2025 initiative, which aims to improve equitable access to essential needs through solutions built with IBM watsonx®.

Combined solutions

Workforce experience Zero Touch Mobility and watsonx Security at the edge
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Explore how Samsung’s partnership with IBM leverages automation to bring clarity and efficiency across the organization
Samsung SDS America and IBM align cloud investment to business value with FinOps

News

IBM Research blog A 100‑billion‑vector database running on a single server, delivering more than 90% recall and maintaining query latency under 700 ms

Learn how IBM demonstrates extreme scale for content-aware storage, in collaboration with Samsung and NVIDIA.

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Press release New IBM Processor innovations to accelerate AI on next-generation IBM Z Mainframe Systems

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News Samsung Electronics announces successful building of industry-first CXL infrastructure certified by Red Hat®

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Next steps

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FAQ

IBM Strategic Partnerships are collaborations between IBM and other organizations to develop and deliver innovative solutions that help clients achieve their business objectives. These partnerships often involve co-development, co-marketing and co-selling efforts and can span various industries and technologies. By working together, IBM and its partners can combine their expertise, resources and technologies to create value for clients and drive growth for both parties.

IBM Strategic Partnerships can help clients by providing access to leading technology and consulting services, improving the client experience and driving business growth. By working together with IBM and its partners, clients can benefit from the combined expertise, resources and technologies of the partnership.

This collaboration can lead to the creation of innovative solutions that are tailored to the client’s specific needs, and can help the client achieve their business objectives more efficiently and effectively. Furthermore, IBM Strategic Partnerships can also help clients stay ahead of the curve in terms of technology and industry trends, by providing access to the latest innovations and best practices.

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