IBM has been much in vogue in 2023 with all its recent developments. IBM kept the crazy eyes focused around the year. We have compiled a list of Top 10 news of IBM from 2023 which took the limelight of the tech domain among its millions of news in 2023. Although a tough task to segregate the same AiThority always strives to do beyond the line get the best of the blog and stand out of the crowd!

IBM, a trailblazer in the tech industry, sets the tone for 2023 with a mosaic of groundbreaking developments, underscoring its role as a key player in AI, cloud computing, and advanced data analytics. Navigating the complexities of the digital era, IBM’s top 10 news stories for 2023 reflect a narrative of resilience, adaptability, and strategic advancements, reaffirming its position as a driving force in the ever-changing landscape of enterprise technology.

From quantum computing breakthroughs to transformative business solutions, IBM’s journey in 2023 unfolds with a series of noteworthy moments that showcase its capacity to innovate and shape the course of technological progress on a global scale.

Top 10 News Of IBM In 2023

1) IBM Launches $500 Million Enterprise AI Venture Fund

Fund demonstrates IBM’s continued commitment to the effective and responsible deployment of AI

2) IBM Unveils Cloud-Native SIEM Built to Maximize Security Teams’ Time and Talent

Empowers security analysts and AI to work side by side more effectively with modernized foundation and redesigned UX

IBM announced a major evolution of its flagship IBM QRadar SIEM product: redesigned on a new cloud-native architecture, built specifically for hybrid cloud scale, speed and flexibility. IBM also unveiled plans for delivering generative AI capabilities within its threat detection and response portfolio – leveraging watsonx, the company’s enterprise-ready data and AI platform.

Today’s hybrid cloud environments are evolving and scaling at an exponential rate, creating a larger and more complex attack surface to protect. This growing IT footprint makes it harder to quickly find the true threats amongst the noise – slowed down by siloed technologies, manual searches and an overload of alerts, without clear context or visualizations. In fact, SOC professionals get to less than half (49%) of the alerts that they’re supposed to review within a typical workday, according to a recent global survey.¹

3) IBM Completes Acquisition of Apptio Inc.

IBM announced it has completed its acquisition of Apptio Inc. after receiving all required regulatory approvals. The acquisition gives clients the ability to derive additional value through the powerful combination of Apptio and IBM.

Technology is a competitive differentiator for today’s enterprises. Organizations are accelerating their IT investments, spreading workloads and applications across public and private clouds, using multiple service providers. As a result, their expenses are increasing, and they need simplified, integrated, and automated solutions to optimize their IT spend, improve operations, and drive greater financial returns.

“The combination of Apptio products and IBM’s IT automation portfolio will give businesses a 360-degree technology management platform they can use to optimize and automate decisions across their IT landscapes,” said Rob Thomas, Senior Vice President, Software and Chief Commercial Officer, IBM. “We are bringing together market-leading and best-in-class solutions to continue to reshape IT from a cost center to a true competitive advantage, powered by automation and AI.”

4) IBM Cloud Carbon Calculator Aims to Help Organizations Address Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Advance their Sustainability Objectives

As companies embrace hybrid cloud, IBM understands that practices to support sustainability not only have quantifiable benefits directly for organizations, but they also favorably position a company to their clients and investors and attract talent. To help organizations on these goals, IBM Cloud will continue to work closely with IBM Research and our partner communities to execute programs and activities aimed at helping clients reduce carbon emissions and increase overall energy efficiency.

For IBM, reducing environmental impact to help create a more sustainable future is a top priority  and we believe it is also something shared by many organizations. We are committed to helping clients align sustainability goals to business objectives.

Users can view emissions over time by location, cloud service, and organizational workstreams. The tool is designed to help quickly spot patterns, anomalies and outliers in data enabling clients to uncover hot spots that are driving significant emissions – whether from a particular service or workstream – and allowing them to use these insights to inform their mitigation strategy.

5) IBM Debuts New Quantum Processor, IBM Quantum System Two, Advances Quantum Utility Era

IBM Quantum Summit in New York, IBM debuted ‘IBM Quantum Heron,’ the first in a new series of utility-scale quantum processors with an architecture engineered over the past four years to deliver IBM’s highest performance metrics and lowest error rates of any IBM Quantum processor to date.

IBM also unveiled IBM Quantum System Two, the company’s first modular quantum computer and cornerstone of IBM’s quantum-centric supercomputing architecture. The first IBM Quantum System Two, located in Yorktown Heights, New York, has begun operations with three IBM Heron processors and supporting control electronics.

“We are firmly within the era in which quantum computers are being used as a tool to explore new frontiers of science,” said Dario Gil, IBM SVP and Director of Research. “As we continue to advance how quantum systems can scale and deliver value through modular architectures, we will further increase the quality of a utility-scale quantum technology stack – and put it into the hands of our users and partners who will push the boundaries of more complex problems.”

“Generative AI and quantum computing are both reaching an inflection point, presenting us with the opportunity to use the trusted foundation model framework of watsonx to simplify how quantum algorithms can be built for utility-scale exploration,” said Jay Gambetta, Vice President and IBM Fellow at IBM. “This is a significant step towards broadening how quantum computing can be accessed and put in the hands of users as an instrument for scientific exploration.”

6) IBM Unveils watsonx.governance to Help Businesses & Governments Govern and Build Trust in Generative AI

IBM  announced that watsonx.governance will be generally available in early December to help businesses shine a light on AI models and eliminate the mystery around the data going in, and the answers coming out.

While generative AI, powered by Large Language Models (LLM) or Foundation Models, offers many use cases for businesses, it also poses new risks and complexities, including training data scraped from corners of the internet that cannot be validated as fair and accurate, all the way to a lack of explainable outputs. Watsonx.governance provides organizations with the toolkit they need to manage risk, embrace transparency, and anticipate compliance with future AI-focused regulation.

7) IBM and EY Launch Artificial Intelligence Solution to Drive HR Productivity

The EY organization and IBM announced the launch of EY.ai Workforce, an innovative HR solution that helps enable organizations to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into their key HR business processes. This marks a pivotal next step in the collaboration between the companies and a significant milestone in the role of AI increasing productivity within the HR function.

Kareem Yusuf, Ph.D, Senior Vice President, Product Management and Growth, IBM Software says:”At IBM, we’re focused on creating enterprise solutions that use AI to address specific business use cases. Building on our longstanding collaboration with the EY organization, the launch of EY.ai Workforce will provide clients with targeted intelligent automation solutions that enable them to use the power of AI to unlock productivity and address real business needs and outcomes. This is another strategic step in our alliance with the EY organization.”

8) IBM Launches RFP to Help Accelerate Global Water Management Solutions for Vulnerable Populations

IBM announced that it is accepting proposals for the next cohort of the IBM Sustainability Accelerator, which will focus on water management solutions. This program applies IBM technologies, such as hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence, and an ecosystem of experts to enhance and scale projects focused on populations vulnerable to environmental threats.

“Water management for the world’s most vulnerable communities is a tremendous challenge,” said IBM VP and Chief Impact Officer Justina Nixon-Saintil. “Following our first two cohorts on sustainable agriculture and clean energy, now we look forward to working with organizations with initiatives that scale technology solutions that will support communities in overcoming water challenges, including shortages, pollution, or conservation.”

9) IBM Launches New QRadar Security Suite to Speed Threat Detection and Response

IBM unveiled its new security suite designed to unify and accelerate the security analyst experience across the full incident lifecycle. The IBM Security QRadar Suite represents a major evolution and expansion of the QRadar brand, spanning all core threat detection, investigation and response technologies, with significant investment in innovations across the portfolio.

Delivered as a service, the IBM Security QRadar Suite is built on an open foundation and designed specifically for the demands of hybrid cloud. It features a single, modernized user interface across all products – embedded with advanced AI and automation designed to empower analysts to work with greater speed, efficiency and precision across their core toolsets.

These AI-powered capabilities have been shown to significantly improve the speed and accuracy of SOC operations: For example, allowing IBM Managed Security Services to automate more than 70% of alert closures and reduce its alert triage timelines by 55% on average within the first year of implementation.

10)  IBM and NASA Collaborate to Research Impact of Climate Change with AI

 

Last Words

In the realm of enterprise solutions and cutting-edge technology, IBM takes the spotlight in 2023, unveiling a series of pivotal news stories that showcase its continued leadership in driving innovation and digital transformation. As the digital landscape continues to evolve, IBM stands at the forefront of technological progress, kicking off the year with a compelling array of top 10 news stories that highlight the company’s unwavering commitment to shaping the future of computing.