In a crowded artificial intelligence landscape, IBM is making strategic moves to bolster its presence. On Tuesday, the company introduced new tools designed to assist customers in managing diverse AI agents for their crucial business operations.
Speaking ahead of IBM’s annual Think conference, CEO Arvind Krishna articulated the company’s vision to offer software solutions that seamlessly integrate AI agents from various other providers like Salesforce, Workday, and Adobe. This initiative also allows IBM clients to develop custom agents tailored for unexplored applications.
Krishna emphasized IBM’s role in client integration, aiming to support businesses regardless of their current technological setup. He introduced tools leveraging IBM’s Granite AI model family, alongside models from Meta Platforms and Mistral, to enable customers to create bespoke agents in under five minutes.
The demand for varied AI models for different tasks represents a significant opportunity for IBM, which reported a $6 billion business ecosystem built on generative AI technologies similar to ChatGPT.
While IBM remains a smaller cloud provider compared to giants like Amazon Web Services and Microsoft, its technology is suited for clients operating across multiple cloud environments or maintaining proprietary data infrastructure.
Krishna believes the company’s new tools will accelerate its business growth in this sector.
In addition to these developments, IBM announced a substantial $150 billion investment in the United States over the next five years. This plan includes manufacturing quantum computers domestically, expanding beyond its traditional mainframe computer fabrication that spans over six decades.
Krishna is optimistic about the market potential in areas such as mainframe computing, AI, and quantum technologies and sees a favorable business environment due to policy directions from President Donald Trump’s administration, particularly regarding technology focus and regulatory reductions.
