IBM on Tuesday announced new services and solutions that combines IBM's experience and expertise in multicloud environments with Red Hat's open source technology, which became part of IBM last year in one of the biggest tech acquisitions of all time.
IBM's new offerings run on Red Hat OpenShift, the leading enterprise Kubernetes platform that runs everywhere -- from the data center to multiple public clouds to the edge. New solutions include:
- IBM Edge Application Manager – an autonomous management solution to enable AI, analytics and IoT enterprise workloads to be deployed and remotely managed, delivering real-time analysis and insight at scale.
- IBM Telco Network Cloud Manager – a new solution offered by IBM that runs on Red Hat OpenShift to deliver intelligent automation capabilities to orchestrate virtual and container network functions in minutes.
- A portfolio of edge-enabled applications and services, including IBM Visual Insights, IBM Production Optimization, IBM Connected Manufacturing, IBM Asset Optimization, IBM Maximo Worker Insights and IBM Visual Inspector.
- New dedicated IBM Services teams for edge computing and telco network cloud that draw on IBM's deep expertise to help clients deliver 5G and edge-enabled solutions across all industries.
Businesses that have already been working with IBM to deploy edge computing technologies include Vodafone Business which is working with IBM to help improve worker safety and productivity in remote locations such as oil rigs, factories, warehouses, ports and mines. Samsung is collaborating with IBM and Singapore's M1 to develop and test Industry 4.0 solutions using 5G and edge computing for Singapore's Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA).
Denis Kennelly, GM, IBM Hybrid Cloud
IBM is helping clients unlock the full potential of edge computing and 5G with hybrid multicloud offerings that bring together Red Hat OpenShift and our industry expertise to address enterprise needs in a way no other company can.
Vinod Kumar, CEO, Vodafone Business
Vodafone Mobile Private Networks, IBM edge computing and AI technologies enable companies to oversee operations even in the most remote locations, where rapid action can mean the difference between a near miss and a disaster.
