IBM and AWS expand AI collaboration with new offerings

IBM (NYSE:IBM ) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN ) Web Services (AWS) have announced an expansion of their partnership aimed at scaling the use of responsible generative artificial intelligence (AI) by businesses. This collaboration was unveiled during the AWS re:Invent conference, highlighting IBM’s strategy to leverage open-source technology and its ecosystem across diverse platforms, optimizing its technology within AWS environments, specifically Amazon SageMaker and Amazon Bedrock.

IBM is introducing its Granite models, which are designed for business applications, on Amazon Bedrock and SageMaker JumpStart. These models are enterprise-grade and tailored to specific business needs, offering performance and cost-efficiency for AWS customers. The latest Granite 3.0 models have also been made available on SageMaker.

The partnership is deepening with new integrations such as IBM watsonx.governance with Amazon SageMaker, which aims to provide comprehensive governance throughout the AI model lifecycle. This includes a new user experience slated for December, which integrates the watsonx.governance console with SageMaker, allowing for a unified workflow for AI operations governance.

Additionally, IBM Guardium AI Security is now accessible on AWS Marketplace, providing tools to discover AI deployments, address compliance, and protect sensitive data in AI pipelines. IBM also offers IBM Instana Generative AI Observability on AWS, which delivers observability for Amazon Bedrock and SageMaker applications, aiming to enhance operations and reliability.

IBM is also previewing new capabilities with IBM Concert and IBM Instana, designed to improve application resiliency and operational excellence on AWS platforms. Moreover, the newly launched IBM Autonomous Security for Cloud (ASC) leverages Amazon Bedrock generative AI technology to automate cloud security management in AWS environments.

IBM Consulting, as an AWS Premier Tier and Generative AI Competency partner, is showcasing its expertise in AI technologies powered by AWS at AWS re:Invent. This includes demonstrating joint solutions and helping develop custom solutions using Amazon Q to meet specific business requirements.

Finally, IBM has expanded the availability of its software products and consulting offerings on the AWS Marketplace to include several countries, allowing customers to purchase from IBM Business Partners or directly on the Marketplace.

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Source: Investing.com