IBM

Global Technology and Consulting

IBM is a global technology company with more than a century of history, according to its website. Its offerings focus on artificial intelligence, automation, hybrid cloud, and quantum computing, alongside consulting services for businesses.

Business Areas

• AI-powered productivity: agents and applications that automate work and support decision-making.
• Data management: unifying and governing data for real-time AI.
• Security and governance: protecting critical data, supporting compliance, and building resilience.
• Integration and resilience: connected foundations for agent-based enterprises.
• Hybrid infrastructure management: modernizing and managing hybrid cloud environments.
• AI models: cost-effective models adapted to business needs.
• Analytics tools for data-driven decisions.
• IBM Consulting: designing, building, and managing high-performing businesses.

Quantum Computing

IBM gives significant attention to quantum computing. Its website describes advances in reliability and validation of quantum calculations, collaborations with Qedma, Algorithmiq, and the University of Chicago, and the connection of its first modular cryogenic systems intended for fault-tolerant quantum computing.

Training

The company offers courses and certifications for professionals, foundational skills, and learning paths for students, focused on skills expected to shape future jobs.

Customer Stories

• City of Madrid: transforming urban services with data and automation, with five million assets unified in an inventory for traceability.
• Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA): unifying athlete data with IBM watsonx.data alongside Habber Tec.
• Ferrari: improving the race-day experience on mobile, with a 35% increase in average time spent in the app.
• Aigües de Barcelona: moving customer service toward an omnichannel model with Salesforce and IBM Consulting.

Selected Business Metrics

The website cites $4.5 billion in productivity gains from AI and innovation and 15,000 AI agents proposed by employees during the 2025 IBM watsonx Challenge. It also cites a study reporting that one in four malicious data breaches involves AI, with an average cost of $6 million for companies.

Spain Website

IBM's Spanish-language website is es.ibm.com.