ARMONK, N.Y., Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- I.AM+, the
technology company founded by global music artist and entrepreneur
will.i.am, and IBM (NYSE: IBM) have joined forces aiming to
accelerate the adoption of AI and responsibly manage customer data
as AI goes mainstream.
I.AM+'s Omega AI platform provides businesses across industries
with tools to develop human-like conversational experiences. As
part of this global collaboration I.AM+ will deploy Omega using Red
Hat OpenShift, the industry's most comprehensive enterprise
Kubernetes platform, running on IBM public cloud, designed to
provide I.AM+ customers the technology to get started with the
platform faster and operate more efficiently, while taking
advantage of enterprise-level data security that comes with IBM
public cloud. The company will also tap IBM Services for its
industry expertise in developing and implementing cloud and
cognitive solutions that can create the personalized and innovative
experiences today's companies demand.
"Delivering AI solutions to industries like retail and
entertainment, where personal data is everywhere, it was a top
priority to find a cloud provider with deep roots in security,
trust and transparency; we got that with IBM public cloud," said
will.i.am, founder of I.AM+. "Combined with Red Hat OpenShift, we
have the right partners to help us scale the use of AI in a
responsible and transparent way."
IBM will benefit from offering I.AM+ technology to its customer
base who are looking to build conversational experiences that are
contextual and proactive. I.AM+ has created domain-specific
applications using machine learning technologies built in-house,
fusing voice and U.I. for an enhanced customer journey.
"Enterprises across industries, including the most highly
regulated ones, have turned to IBM public cloud as their preferred
destination to host mission-critical workloads and keep data
secure," said Jesus Mantas, Chief Strategy and Innovation officer,
IBM Global Business Services. "The combination of Omega with Red
Hat OpenShift on IBM public cloud, is designed to provide I.AM+
clients a faster way to add intuitive, context aware AI use cases
to their business platforms, resulting in faster adoption and
better experiences for customers."
Businesses like I.AM+ need to seamlessly and securely connect
data and workloads across hybrid IT environments. With Red Hat
OpenShift, I.AM+ is able run its platform across multiple public
cloud, private cloud and on-premises infrastructures, and can
manage, maintain and scale its AI cloud with ease. By selecting IBM
public cloud as its preferred cloud platform, I.AM+ clients can
benefit from the industry's most secure and open public cloud for
business. IBM public cloud delivers enterprise-grade workload
capabilities, data and app protection, and open source innovations
that some of the world's largest and most complex enterprises
demand in order to protect sensitive data.
The collaboration between I.AM+ and IBM is built on shared
values around the importance of protecting client data, as well as
ensuring the responsible and transparent deployment of AI. For
decades IBM has followed core principles, grounded in commitments
to trust and transparency that guide its handling of client data
and insights, and also its responsible development and deployment
of new technologies, including AI.
IBM Communication
Jen Knecht
knechtj@us.ibm.com
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