IBM announces Cloud Business Innovation Center in Bangalore

IBM is expanding its business solutions capabilities with cloud-based Industry Platforms to accelerate clients’ digital transformation journeys.

IBM’s portfolio of Cloud Industry Platforms and Solutions deliver “fast, simplified access to services that allow clients to exploit the opportunities of cloud and big data, and make their transformations with the assurance of predictable outcomes.”

As part of this initiative, IBM announced the opening of the first IBM Cloud Business Innovation Center in Bangalore. Cloud Business Innovation Centers provide an opportunity for clients around the world to work side-by-side with IBM solution consultants, researchers, digital marketing and experience design experts to personalize the Industry Platforms to their specific needs.

“Our new IBM Cloud Business Innovation Center will help us co-create with our clients, addressing their unique needs with tailored solutions, delivered on the cloud for fast results," Sanjay Rishi, IBM Global Business Services, managing partner, cloud consulting services.

In 2014, IBM Global Business Services launched a portfolio of Cloud Business Solutions that package multiple technology and services components into a single client agreement and delivers end-to-end solutions “as a service.” Building on this portfolio, IBM is announcing Industry Platforms that will combine multiple Cloud Business Solutions with deeper industry content for expanded business benefits and faster time to value. Each Industry Platform offers clients access to a set of standard assets that can be tailored to deliver a differentiated business solution.

The first three Industry Platforms include: Retail Consumer Experience – a platform that empowers retailers to quickly deploy increasingly sophisticated engagement capabilities driven by contextual, relevant, multi-channel, end-to-end personalisation that deliver a “passion-driven” consumer experience; Personalized Learning – a platform that delivers data-driven personalised learning to empower educators; and the Insights for a Connected World platform is designed for the Industries reshaped by the Internet of Things.