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IBM Expands Its Software Portfolio To 18 African Countries
IBM has announced that the availability of its software portfolio is expanding globally to 92 countries, including 18 African countries.
The expansion goes beyond Denmark, France, Germany, United Kingdom, and United States, where the software is currently available and it will now be available in 18 African countries (Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Morocco, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, and Uganda).
The addition of these countries will help make procurement easier for clients, streamline purchasing and create new efficiencies while allowing them to use their AWS committed spend for IBM software purchases.
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This new development provides clients more access to IBM’s artificial intelligence (AI) and data technologies within a portfolio of 44 listings and 29 SaaS offerings available for purchase. Included among those technologies are components of the watsonx AI and Data platform, which allows enterprises to build, scale and govern AI workloads. Watsonx data, a fit-for-purpose data store built on an open data lakehouse architecture, and Watsonx.ai, a next generation enterprise studio for AI builders are available in AWS Marketplace as well as two of IBM’s AI Assistants — watsonx Assistant and watsonx Orchestrate. Watsonx.governance is expected to be available soon.
“IBM’s global expansion with AWS Marketplace opens up innovation opportunities for our joint customers across the world,” said Matt Yanchyshyn, General Manager AWS Marketplace and Partner Services at AWS. “By leveraging the speed and simplified procurement capabilities of AWS Marketplace, customers can now more easily access IBM’s cutting-edge solutions, enabling them to accelerate their digital transformation and drive innovation at scale. This expanded collaboration between AWS and IBM reflects our shared commitment to empowering customers with the tools and resources they need to succeed in today’s fast-paced environment.”
IBM is also launching 15 new IBM Consulting professional services and assets on AWS Marketplace, exclusively designed for AWS. These new service offerings are aligned to client needs and demand, focused on data and application modernization, security services, and tailored industry-specific solutions – with generative AI capabilities included in select services. IBM Consulting also brings 24,000 AWS certifications and a dedicated team of experts trained in the latest AWS technologies to help clients with tailored recommendations grounded in industry best practices.
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“Kenya is a continental hub for technological development and a beacon of hope for innovation in the region. That is why the rapid adoption of new technologies is not a trend but the foundation for socio-economic progress to help the country realize Vision 2030,” said Solomon Belachew, Country and Technology Leader, IBM Kenya. “Having IBM solutions on AWS Marketplace will enable local innovators at the forefront of progress to have access to the latest IBM AI, data and cloud computing services that will accelerate the country’s modernization and digital transformation ambitions.”