IBM Software Portfolio on the Azure
Marketplace Expands Globally
ARMONK,
N.Y., Oct. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE:
IBM) announced today that it is bringing the Apptio portfolio of
enterprise agile planning (EAP), IT financial management, and cloud
FinOps solutions to Microsoft Azure. In addition, IBM announced
their global expansion of IBM Software availability on the Azure
Marketplace making it easier for customers to buy software directly
on the marketplace while using their Microsoft Azure Consumption
Commitment.
As IT leaders grapple with growing technology budgets and
managing new generative AI-fueled compute needs, they are facing
increasing pressure to prove the value of their investments.
Now available on the Azure Marketplace, IBM Targetprocess EAP
software helps portfolio managers and finance teams plan and manage
budgets and align their workforces across various technology
priorities, while applying technology business management (TBM)
industry best practices. As a native software-as-a-service solution
from IBM's acquisition of Apptio, Targetprocess integrates with
Azure DevOps to provide simplified management, increased
efficiencies and potential cost savings by allowing clients to use
Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitments.
As a leader in IDC's MarketScape for Worldwide Value Stream
Management and Agile Project and Portfolio Management and Gartner's
Enterprise Agile Planning Magic Quadrant, IBM Targetprocess
enhances Azure DevOps' capabilities, providing end-to-end
visibility from the team level up. It also supports various
Agile frameworks, including SAFe, and offers flexibility to align
with each organization's business practices – providing a single
source of truth for tech spend and labor allocation.
IBM Expands Software Availability on the Azure
Marketplace
IBM is also expanding the global availability of
its software portfolio to 14 additional countries on the Azure
Marketplace. IBM Software offerings will be available to
clients in countries including Australia, Canada, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy,
Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
The Azure marketplace is a preferred choice for enterprise IT
purchases, and IBM offerings on the Azure Marketplace enable
customers to purchase software how they want to, while drawing down
on their Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment investments. This
facilitates access to IBM technologies including Aspera on
Cloud SaaS, Netezza SaaS, SingleStoreDB SaaS, Streamsets and
webMethods Integration Suite. Additionally, watsonx.ai,
watsonx.data and watsonx.governance are available as a customer
managed service on the Azure Marketplace.
"Thousands of clients are already using the Apptio portfolio to
optimize their IT investments, but many of our joint customers need
the flexibility to use it on the Microsoft DevOps platform," said
Nick Otto, Head of Global Strategic
Partnerships, IBM. "Bringing IBM Targetprocess to the Microsoft
Azure Marketplace, along with expanded availability of other IBM
Software around the world, enables us to support clients on their
digital transformation journey with the ease and simplicity of
purchasing on the marketplace."
"Today's announcement illustrates how IBM and Microsoft are
empowering customers to efficiently use IT resources and adapt to
evolving tech needs, especially with the rise of cloud-based AI
innovation," said Dinis Couto, GM,
GSI Commercial Partners at Microsoft. "Our collaboration will
enhance decision-making, increase productivity and enhance IT
management for organizations of all sizes."
Microsoft has also agreed to adopt Apptio's capabilities in
parts of their own organization.
IBM's collaboration with Microsoft is grounded in a shared
vision for hybrid, multi-cloud business transformation,
satisfying customer needs by running the right workloads in the
right places. We share a heritage and proven track record of
delivering industry first innovations, and IBM is one of
Microsoft's technology and Consulting partners that provide
expertise to support many of Microsoft's product areas.
IBM also brings nearly 50 IBM Consulting offerings on
the Azure Marketplace. These offerings are available
globally and focused on helping clients drive business
transformation with hybrid cloud, generative AI, data and
application modernization, security services, and tailored
industry-specific solutions including IBM Consulting Azure OpenAI,
IBM Consulting Connect 360, IBM Consulting Banking Operations
GenAI Co-Pilot and IBM Security
Strategy Services for Microsoft Azure. IBM Consulting also brings
over 50,000 Microsoft certifications and a dedicated team of
experts trained in the latest Microsoft technologies to helping
clients get the most out of them.
IBM Targetprocess is the first Apptio product on the Microsoft
Azure Marketplace. IBM also intends to make IBM Apptio Costing and
Planning available in the marketplace in Q4 2024 and IBM
Cloudability available to Microsoft customers in the coming
year.
To learn more about IBM Targetprocess for Azure DevOps, please
visit here:
To learn more about IBM Software on the Azure Marketplace,
please visit here.
Statements regarding future products, direction and intent
are subject to change or withdrawal without notice, and represent
goals and objectives only.
About IBM
IBM is a leading provider of global hybrid cloud and AI, and
consulting expertise. We help clients in more than 175 countries
capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business
processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their
industries. Thousands of government and corporate entities in
critical infrastructure areas such as financial services,
telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM's hybrid cloud
platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital
transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM's
breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing,
industry-specific cloud solutions and consulting deliver open and
flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM's
long-standing commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility,
inclusivity and service.
Visit www.ibm.com for more information.
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IBM
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