IBM Strategic Partnerships

Leverage the power of partnership

Work alongside our partners to deliver end-to-end solutions that address our client’s complex business challenges while accelerating growth.

In The State of Salesforce 2023–24, find out who’s creating more value from the Salesforce platform—and how.

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AWS | IBM

IBM and AWS have assembled an ecosystem of highly experienced professionals dedicated to deploying customer solutions on AWS. IBM helps you move existing workflows to the AWS cloud, develop cloud native apps and manage your AWS Cloud environment.

Trust IBM to secure your AWS Cloud

Speed AWS Cloud modernization and boost confidence with IBM Security® software and services.

Automate across your business and IT

Get up and running quickly with IBM Automation SaaS solutions on AWS to meet evolving market trends and production demands.

Make data-driven decisions with IBM on AWS

Drive digital transformation, simplify data access and personalize customer experiences with IBM Data and AI solutions on AWS.

IBM Cloud Pak® on AWS

Unlock your data’s full potential. Data fuels digital transformation, AI unlocks data value, and the right platform optimizes accessibility. IBM Cloud Pak® for Data is a fully integrated, highly scalable data and AI platform that helps prepare you for AI.

AWS an IBM Security services strategic partner

The IBM Security and AWS partnership around security accelerates customers’ hybrid cloud business and manages risk.

Adobe | IBM

IBM and Adobe are partners in customer experience innovation. Winner of four 2022 Adobe Digital Experience Partner of the Year Awards with consulting capabilities across all three Adobe Clouds, IBM is one of Adobe’s technology and services partners.

Partners in digital transformation

Partners in digital transformation, helping clients design and deliver more personal, flexible and secure customer experiences, particularly in industries for which data and security requirements and regulatory compliance have been a barrier.

Recognition from analysts

“This partnership furthers both companies’ ambitions to deliver market leading CX in the hybrid cloud environment.” – Daniel Newman, Futurum Research

Client success: Putting innovation in the driver's seat

With 90% of car purchases now starting online, Audi UK is reimagining its digital experiences to complement the entire customer journey.

Experience smarter personalization with IBM and Adobe

Let IBM and Adobe show you how we bring together essential elements of personalization to design and deliver the experiences of tomorrow, today.

Create delightful customer experiences on hybrid cloud

Adobe Experience Manager on IBM Cloud® for Financial Services decreases inherent risks and associated costs along the innovation and transformation journey while increasing customer experience capabilities.

Connected commerce

The industry-leading IBM Sterling Order Management solution connects with Adobe Commerce to combine order management and commerce quickly and seamlessly to deliver dynamic customer experiences.

Cisco | IBM

The IBM-Cisco relationship spans more than 25 years of industry leading solutions. IBM and Cisco, in combination with Red Hat, are uniquely positioned to guide you through your digital transformation.

Tackling cybercrime together

Cisco and IBM Security deliver effective security in the form of integrated solutions, managed services and shared threat intelligence.

IBM and Cisco are tackling security together—reducing product and vendor complexity while addressing security threats with integrated solutions, managed services and shared threat intelligence. Watch the video.

Explore how IBM Services® and Cisco’s AppDynamics, helped Economical transform their digital support in just 24 weeks, achieve ROI and avert USD 2.2 million in potential lost sales.

Learn about the latest trends and technologies enabling a safe, productive and efficient return to the workplace with TRIRIGA and Cisco Digital Network Architecture Spaces. Check out the Think session.

IBM Storage Networking c-type

IBM and Cisco are providing storage connectivity for mission-critical applications, massive amounts of data, solid state drives and cloud-based environments—enabling evolutionary adoption and consistent SAN operations.

KPMG | IBM

IBM global consulting technology, with KPMG industry insights, and regulatory, risk, finance and tax capabilities, helps organizations leverage data and AI, modernize and migrate to the cloud, and address risk.

Accelerate transformation with innovation

Unlock tax value and maximize ROI from tax incentives to help fund ERP business transformation with KPMG and IBM Tax Value Acceleration.

Aligning tax with business goals for a successful ERP transformation

Unlock benefits across the entire value chain with a new or upgraded ERP system. IBM and KPMG experience can enhance after-tax cash flows and drive savings that can fund other transformation initiatives.

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Kyndryl | IBM

Migrate and manage your hybrid cloud

IBM Consulting™ and Kyndryl can migrate and manage your hybrid cloud operations. Our offerings and service lines are organized to meet your needs at any phase of your transformation journey from consultation to implementation to management.

Kobe Steel and IBM

Kobe Steel, IBM and Kyndryl are driving the KOBELCO Group’s DX for its operational reform and business development. This will ensure the long-term stability in the group’s IT operations, maintain IT systems, and promote the development of human resources and technology exchanges.

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Microsoft | IBM

IBM and Microsoft have a proven track record of industry firsts and innovation. Together, we have led global business transformations for large enterprises, with an in-depth portfolio of integrated services and technologies.

Simplify your move to SAP S/4HANA

IBM and Microsoft bring out the best of SAP to modernize the enterprise faster with data-driven intelligence and insights to give our clients a demonstrative advantage.

Information Services Group, Inc. (ISG) rated IBM as a leader

Information Services Group, Inc. (ISG) rated IBM a leader in implementing and migrating SAP to the Microsoft Azure platform.

Data-driven manufacturing with Wiwynn Corporation

Working with IBM, Wiwynn moved to the next-generation ERP SAP S/4HANA hosted on Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure. This laid the foundation for ultra-efficient, data-driven manufacturing processes based on Industry 4.0 technology.

Siemens Gamesa Energy

To build wind turbines that generate clean energy worldwide, the company partnered with IBM Services to accelerate manufacturing by creating a machine learning (ML) solution on Microsoft Azure.

IBM Data Technology and Transformation (DTT)

Services cover a wide spectrum of capabilities, all based on Microsoft Azure technology, and help clients gain control of their data environment, provide scalable solutions and accelerate their digital transformation.

Oracle | IBM

IBM offers industry and business process solutions in consulting, implementation and managed services, employing Oracle platforms with emerging technologies, such as machine learning, RPA, IoT and blockchain.

IBM Cloud Impact Assessment for Oracle

Get an automated detailed analysis of what you can expect from moving your specific Oracle applications to cloud. Find out how to get started and more.

IBM recognized as a market leader

IBM has been recognized as a leader in 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Oracle Cloud Application Services, worldwide.

IBM Cognitive Enterprise Business Platform for Oracle Cloud

Our blueprint delivers a best-in-class target operating model with critical business capabilities to your business transform through optimized business processes and employee experience.

IBM Continuous Evolution for Oracle Cloud

Our model delivers an optimized managed service embedding innovation through cognitive and automation to realize increased business value.

Hybrid Cloud - Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

OCI delivers a set of platform cloud services, including powerful compute, storage and networking capabilities optimized for Oracle Applications.

Salesforce | IBM

Make smarter decisions faster with IBM and Salesforce. Discover how the IBM approach aligns Salesforce to industry needs that produce results.

Industry expertise and design at scale

IBM and Salesforce have a strategic partnership committed to delivering on the promise of faster and smarter decision making. Together, we deliver unprecedented intelligence across industries to help businesses connect to their customers in new and valuable ways.

TAG Heuer builds a digital engagement engine

Learn how IBM iX® designed a new guided purchase experience built on Salesforce and rolled that commerce functionality out globally to drive triple-digit growth for the brand.

The State of Salesforce 2023–24

50% of top Salesforce accounts are revolutionizing customer service with generative AI. Find out how, along with 5 insights that help top performers create more value than competitors.

Samsung | IBM

IBM and Samsung have collaborated for decades. Our partnership is expanding with solutions to drive innovation, connecting Samsung’s fit for purpose and 5G-enabled devices and security with IBM digital transformation, hybrid cloud and AI expertise.

Semiconductor breakthrough defies conventional design

IBM and Samsung are committed to joint innovation in semiconductor design, using a new vertical transistor architecture that demonstrates a path to scaling beyond nanosheet, and could reduce energy use by 85%.

Access to weather data impacts business

In partnership with The Weather Company, Samsung mobile users can make smarter business decisions based on AI insights.

Samsung's fit-for-purpose and 5G-enabled devices and private networks, combined with IBM's open, secure hybrid cloud infused with AI technology, lays the foundation for digitization and smarter decisions at the edge.

Security

IBM Security MasS360® works with Samsung's Knox platform to help boost productivity in a security-rich environment.

Next-generation user experience

Combine the expertise of IBM iX® mobile consultants and designers and Samsung’s mobile and security solutions. Design and deploy employee experiences that enhance your hybrid work environment.

IBM Maximo® Safety combines data from wearables, environmental sensors and other sources, with advanced analytics to deliver actionable data, trending and forecasting analyses and worker information. See how we created a safer retail experience.

SAP | IBM

IBM provides a full range of SAP consulting and technology solutions. Together we are a catalyst for change, driving a vision for the intelligent enterprise into action and powering a sustainable future.

BREAKTHROUGH with IBM for RISE with SAP

Accelerate SAP cloud ERP deployment, simplify operations and drive continuous innovation across your organization.

Watch the video to see how Virescent Infrastructure’s cloud journey with IBM and SAP to accelerate sustainable business growth.

Client success stories

Read these case studies to discover the success clients have achieved by partnering with IBM and SAP.

Infrastructure for SAP HANA®

Discover servers that simplify and accelerate your SAP HANA deployments and the impact they can have on your business.

Accelerate your SAP journey to hybrid cloud

Move and run your SAP applications on an enterprise-ready cloud that manages your security, reliability and compliance needs.

ServiceNow | IBM

IBM and ServiceNow have been partners for over a decade. IBM offerings built on the ServiceNow platform enable an integrated system of engagement and workflow automation, maximizing efficiency and optimizing client and employee experiences.

Connected, personalized experiences powered by unified technology

IBM as a ServiceNow Partner is the only Global Elite partner that is also a Technology Partner. We bring over 100 years of research and technology IP and innovation leadership, wide and deep global industry and domain expertise, along with complete enterprise wide ServiceNow offerings across all workflow areas.

Client stories by industry

Learn about several companies who have made significant strides using IBM Consulting services.

Workday | IBM

IBM and Workday are helping build smarter financial management and HR capabilities. For the past decade, we put cloud and cognitive technologies to work to drive digital innovation, improve analytics and increase employee engagement.

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Transform finance and HR with cloud and AI technologies

From strategic consulting services to cognitive solutions, IBM Workday services put the power of Workday’s cloud-based tool and cognitive tools, such as IBM Watson®, to work. Modernize the way your finance and HR teams operate and collaborate.

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HFS Top 10 Human Capital Services 2021 Study

IBM was recognized for Geographic Reach, Innovation and Strategy and Vision by HFS Top 10 Human Capital Services 2021 Study.

Client success: Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

“IBM helped us complete our global deployment of Workday solutions ahead of time and under budget—allowing us to bring forward the next phase of our transformation initiative."—John Bartho, CIO, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc.

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Client success: Siemens AG

“From the very beginning it was clear that IBM had the deep technology know-how and global project experience that would help us succeed. The fact that IBM uses Workday solutions itself—and implemented the solution internally using their own consultants and technical resources—reassured us that we were in safe hands."—Olaf Reichert, Senior IT Manager and Head of Development Services at Siemens AG. (PDF)

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Human Capital Management Services

IBM can help with end-to-end, Workday-powered HR reinvention that transforms your organizational culture, directly mirroring employee experience to customer experience goals.

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Financial management services

Proven methodologies, best practices, industry expertise and innovative project tools and accelerators combine transactions, accounting, analytics and always-on audit in one Workday system.

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Ongoing support and optimization

IBM Workday Continuum services offers an array of post go-live services tailored to meet your dynamic needs and budget, that provide global, innovative Workday optimization and support, and drive long-term continuous value.

Workday and IBM help customers plan return to the workplace

A joint solution to help business and community leaders plan, schedule and monitor a safe return to the workplace for employees.

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IBM Workday Reinvention for HR

Now is the time for your organization to reinvent itself, with a focus on people at the core.

Alliance Healthcare Services

IBM helped Alliance Healthcare Services prioritize the employee experience, streamline operations and improve its patient care.

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