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IBM gears up to invest $3 billion over the next four years to establish a new Internet of Things (IoT) unit whilst building a cloud-based open platform to help clients and ecosystem partners build IoT solutions. The new unit will be led by Pat Toole as General Manager.
As industry-specific cloud data services and developer tools gain momentum, IBM will build on that expertise to help clients and partners integrate data from an unprecedented number of IoT and traditional sources.
“Our knowledge of the world grows with every connected sensor and device, but too often we are not acting on it, even when we know we can ensure a better result,” said Bob Picciano, senior vice president, IBM Analytics. “IBM will enable clients and industry partners apply IoT data to build solutions based on an open platform. This is a major focus of investment for IBM because it’s a rich and broad-based opportunity where innovation matters.”
IBM IoT Cloud Open Platform for Industries will provide new analytics services that clients, partners and IBM will use to design and deliver vertical industry IoT solutions. New IoT services as part of IBM’s Bluemix platform-as-a-service will enable developers to easily integrate IoT data into cloud-based development and deployment of IoT apps. Moreoever, there shall be expansion of IBM’s ecosystem of IoT partners – from silicon and device manufacturers to industry-oriented solution providers to ensure the secure and seamless integration of data services and solutions on IBM’s open platform.
