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 Inc.

June 26, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

IBM has acquired Apptio Inc. from Vista Equity Partners for $4.6 billion, adding Apptio's FinOps and cloud cost-management SaaS capabilities to IBM's IT automation and watsonx AI portfolio. The deal is intended to create a 360-degree technology business management platform, drive synergies across IBM's automation, Red Hat and consulting businesses, and augment IBM's AI/data capabilities 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 Acquires HashiCorp for $6.4 Billion

April 24, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

IBM agreed to acquire HashiCorp for $35 per share in cash, representing an enterprise value of $6.4 billion. The acquisition brings HashiCorp's multi-cloud infrastructure automation and security products (including Terraform and Vault) into IBM's hybrid cloud and AI portfolio to expand IBM's capabilities, drive go-to-market synergies with Red Hat and watsonx, and accelerate growth in hybrid/multi-cloud and AI-driven infrastructure management.

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.