{"id":37814,"date":"2015-11-06T02:17:41","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T10:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=9493"},"modified":"2023-06-05T17:06:22","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T15:06:22","slug":"ibm-catching-clouds-acquires-gravitant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exoplatform.com\/blog\/ibm-catching-clouds-acquires-gravitant\/","title":{"rendered":"Cartoon of the Week – IBM Catching Clouds, Acquires Gravitant"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\u201cIBM buys Merge HealthCare<\/em><\/strong>\u201d, \u201cIBM buys Strong Loop<\/em><\/strong>\u201d, \u201cIBM buys Cleversafe<\/strong><\/em>\u201d… IBM even bought The Weather Company<\/strong><\/em>, leading to lots of jokes, most of which, we have to admit, were funny.
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\nMany posted thoughts such as \u201cWhat if IBM, in its crazy pursuit of the cloud business, got confused about the meaning of \u2018cloud\u2019<\/em>?\u201d<\/p>\n

IBM<\/strong> is seemingly undergoing what we could call a shopping mania, but when it comes to the cloud, no jokes are allowed!<\/p>\n

While it remains clear that IBM is doing its utmost to ensure its place in the cloud business, it is now getting into what is considered necessary for big companies: the hybrid cloud<\/strong>. This move is supported by the company\u2019s acquisition of the cloud broker Gravitant<\/strong>.
\n\u201cGravitant<\/strong><\/em> [\u2026] will be a key component as we broaden our hybrid cloud services<\/em><\/strong>\u201d, says Martin Jetter, senior vice president for Global Technology Services at IBM.<\/p>\n

With that much buying and merging, one wonders in what direction IBM is heading.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned!<\/em>
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