IANS | 25 Apr, 2024
IT major IBM has acquired multi-cloud infrastructure automation
company HashiCorp for $35 per share in cash, or an enterprise value of
$6.4 billion.
HashiCorp's capabilities will drive significant
synergies across multiple strategic growth areas for IBM, including Red
Hat, watsonx, data security, IT automation and Consulting, the company
said in a statement.
"Enterprise clients are wrestling with an
unprecedented expansion in infrastructure and applications across public
and private clouds, as well as on-prem environments,” said Arvind
Krishna, IBM Chairman and CEO.
“The global excitement surrounding
generative AI has exacerbated these challenges and CIOs and developers
are up against dramatic complexity in their tech strategies," Krishna
added.
As a part of IBM, HashiCorp is expected to accelerate
innovation and enhance its go-to-market, growth and monetisation
initiatives.
“The need for effective management and automation is
critical with the rise of multi-cloud and hybrid cloud, which is being
accelerated by today's AI revolution," said Armon Dadgar, HashiCorp
co-founder and chief technology officer.
"I'm incredibly excited
to be joining IBM to accelerate HashiCorp's mission and expand access to
our products to an even broader set of developers and enterprises,”
Dadgar added.
The rise of cloud-native workloads and associated
applications is driving a radical expansion in the number of cloud
workloads enterprises are managing. In addition, generative AI
deployment continues to grow alongside traditional workloads.
“IBM's
leadership in hybrid cloud along with its rich history of innovation,
make it the ideal home for HashiCorp as we enter the next phase of our
growth journey,” said Dave McJannet, HashiCorp chief executive officer.