A ênfase da IBM em IA e nuvem híbrida impulsiona o crescimento da receita – Cryptopolitan
BMs growth driven by hybrid cloud and AI. Hybrid cloud and AI offer significant growth potential. IBM accelerates hybrid cloud strategy for digital transformations. In a significant strategic shift, International Business Machines (IBM) has spent the past decade realigning itself for the era of cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI). This transformation was catalyzed by the company‘s acquisition of SoftLayer for $2 billion in 2013, which jumpstarted IBM’s presence in the cloud business. Subsequently, in 2019, IBM made a substantial bet on multi-cloud and hybrid cloud deployments with its $34 billion acquisition of Red Hat. To streamline its operations and focus on core strengths, IBM has also divested underperforming businesses. This included unloading its semiconductor manufacturing operation and x86 server operations in 2014, spinning off its managed infrastructure services business in 2021, and discontinuing its Watson Health business in 2022. This strategic realignment has made IBM leaner and more focused than it was a decade ago. While IBM‘s stock performance has faced challenges, analyst Matthew Swanson of RBC Capital recently initiated coverage of IBM with an “outperform” rating and set a $188 price target. This target represents a potential upside of nearly 30% from the current stock price, which demonstrates optimism in IBM’s valuation and








