IBM Acquires Kubecost

IBM to Acquire Turbonomic

April 29, 2021

Software

IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire Turbonomic, a Boston-based Application Resource Management (ARM) and Network Performance Management (NPM) software provider. The acquisition expands IBM’s hybrid cloud and AI capabilities by adding Turbonomic’s AIOps-driven optimization and observability technology to IBM’s Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps and Instana offerings.

IBM Acquires Apptio for $4.6 Billion

June 26, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

IBM entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Apptio, a FinOps and financial/operational IT management software provider, for $4.6 billion. The deal combines Apptio’s cloud spend management SaaS offerings with IBM’s automation and observability portfolio and augments IBM’s watsonx AI and data platform with Apptio’s anonymized IT spend data.

IBM Acquires Instana

November 18, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

IBM announced a definitive agreement to acquire Instana, an application performance monitoring and observability company headquartered in Chicago, to strengthen IBM's hybrid cloud and AI-powered automation capabilities. The deal (financial terms not disclosed) will integrate Instana's observability platform with IBM's Watson AIOps and Cloud Paks to help customers manage complex, cloud-native applications across hybrid environments.

IBM Acquires TruQua Enterprises

November 16, 2020

IT Services

IBM has reached a definitive agreement to acquire TruQua Enterprises, an SAP consulting partner that specializes in finance and analytics solutions. The acquisition bolsters IBM Services' SAP S/4HANA finance capabilities and supports IBM's hybrid cloud growth agenda; financial terms were not disclosed.

IBM to Acquire Nordcloud

December 22, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

IBM announced an agreement to acquire Nordcloud, a European provider of cloud implementation, application transformation, and managed services. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions, and Nordcloud will become an IBM company.

IBM Acquires Manta Software Inc.

October 24, 2023

Data & Analytics

IBM has acquired Manta Software Inc., a Prague-based data lineage platform, to strengthen its data and AI governance capabilities across watsonx.ai, watsonx.data and watsonx.governance. Financial terms were not disclosed; Manta’s technology will provide deeper data lineage and provenance visibility to improve model explainability and regulatory compliance.