IBM Acquires Instana

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.

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 Seek AI

June 2, 2025

AI & Machine Learning

IBM has acquired Seek AI, a New York–based startup that provides a natural-language AI platform for querying and analyzing enterprise data, for an undisclosed sum. Seek AI will join IBM’s new Watsonx AI Labs in New York City and relocate its headquarters to One Madison, with the technology integrated into IBM’s enterprise AI offerings to accelerate its AI capabilities.

Virtana Acquires Zenoss

May 14, 2025

Software

Virtana has acquired Zenoss to combine Zenoss' real-time, service-centric event intelligence with Virtana's deep hybrid-infrastructure observability and AI-driven analytics. The deal brings the two companies together under the Virtana brand to deliver a unified observability platform targeting enterprises, MSPs, and public-sector customers.

IBM Acquires Databand.ai

June 27, 2022

Data & Analytics

IBM acquired Databand.ai, a Tel Aviv–based provider of data observability software, to strengthen its data and AI observability capabilities. The acquisition (closed June 27, 2022) integrates Databand.ai’s data-quality and pipeline-monitoring technology into IBM’s Data and AI portfolio; financial terms were not disclosed in the IBM announcement.

IBM Acquires Accelalpha

September 9, 2024

IT Services

IBM has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Accelalpha, a Bellevue-based Oracle Cloud Applications consultancy, from Century Park Capital Partners and other equityholders. The deal, expected to close in Q4 2024 pending customary approvals, will expand IBM Consulting's Oracle Cloud and supply‑chain/finance implementation and managed‑services capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.