IBM takes aim at IoT

The Strategy Analytics (SA) IoT Strategies Service Report reveals that to date, IBM has invested over $10bn to spearhead its interrelated IoT, analytics and cloud initiatives. IBM’s worldwide brand, ongoing R&D activities, extensive solutions and high profile partnerships such as the Apple Mobile First alliance, make it an IoT powerhouse across many verticals.

The report provides a detailed overview of IBM’s multi-pronged approach to advancing its IoT initiatives utilising four foundational elements: devices and networks, platforms, applications and solutions, and industry specific transformations.
The report also details IBM’s IoT-related R&D investments; its partnerships and how it is leveraging its 13 global research centres and the world’s largest patent portfolio to spearhead IoT deployments.

“IBM is using its considerable resources to accelerate IoT deployments across a wide variety of verticals,” said Laura DiDio, Director of IoT Enterprise Research and Consulting, SA. “Big Blue is also ensuring close collaboration among its many business groups: Analytics; Systems and Technology; the Watson Business Unit and its Cloud and Services groups to ease the transition.” 

”IBM’s IoT initiatives underscore the business and technology value enterprises can derive from IoT and Analytics: cost savings; new service development; increased competitiveness and improved efficiency of their business processes,” commented Andrew Brown, Executive Director of IoT and Mobility, SA.