IBM announced an expansion of its relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to help more mutual clients operationalize and derive value from the latest technologies, including generative artificial intelligence (AI).
As part of this, The company has launched the Innovation Lab, in collaboration with AWS, at the IBM Client Experience Center in Bangalore.
The lab is a first-of-its-kind collaboration and is open to clients from around the world to explore joint IBM-AWS solutions and test prototypes and proofs of value that aim to help accelerate innovation across industries such as Banking and Financial Services, Automotive, Manufacturing, Energy and Utilities, Travel and Transportation, and Healthcare, among others.
The lab is divided into experience zones that focus on different technology areas underpinned by generative AI and machine learning.
These areas demonstrate cloud modernization, SAP transformation, industry innovation, data and technology transformation, and cybersecurity.
Anuj Malhotra, Vice President and Senior Partner, Growth Platforms, IBM India Client Innovation Centre for IBM Consulting said, “With the IBM Innovation Lab being launched in collaboration with AWS in India, our objective is to showcase the full potential of the joint value proposition that IBM and AWS offer to our clients from across the world.”
“Our teams at the lab, consisting of technology and industry experts from IBM and AWS, will help build rapid prototypes that address client business and technology challenges. IBM and AWS have a history of driving client innovation leveraging the latest technology such as AI in India”, Anuj Malhotra added.
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IBM Consulting plans to train and skill 10,000 consultants on AWS generative AI services by end of 2024. They will have access to an exclusive, partner-only program that provides training on the top use cases and best practices for client engagement with AWS generative AI services.
This will help advance their knowledge, allow them to engage with technical professionals and better serve clients innovating on AWS.
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