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IBM announced on Monday that it has entered into an agreement to obtain database-as-a-organization Cloudant.
Cloudant, which IBM will use to expand its big data/analytics, cloud computing and mobile offerings, lets developers create next-gen mobile and web apps “easily and quickly.” It’s already in use by various companies in gaming, financial services, online learning, retail, healthcare, and mobile device manufacturing.
“IBM is leading the charge in helping its clients make the most of big data, cloud and mobile,” said Sean Poulley, VP, Databases & Data Warehousing at IBM. “Cloudant sits squarely on the nexus of those three key transformational areas and enables clients to rapidly deliver a completely new level of innovative, engaging and information-rich apps to the marketplace.”
Cloudant co-founder and CTO Adam Kocoloski added, “IBM has a rich history within the field of information management, and one which will truly differentiate Cloudant’s technology that you can purchase. Joining IBM allows Cloudant to innovate faster than ever before, and IBM’s track record in open source software gives us complete confidence in our ongoing collaboration with the Apache CouchDB project. Cloudant couldn’t have found a far better home than IBM.”
Cloudant is an active contributor to Apache CouchDB, and runs on IBM’s SoftLayer platform.
“Cloudant’s decision to enroll in IBM highlights that the following wave of enterprise technology innovation has moved beyond infrastructure and is now happening on the data layer,” said Cloudant CEO Derek Schoettle. “Our relationship with IBM and SoftLayer has evolved significantly lately, with more connected devices generating data at an unprecedented rate. Cloudant’s NoSQL expertise, combined with IBM’s enterprise reliability and resources, adds data layer services to the IBM portfolio that others can’t match.”
Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. It’s expected to near in Q1, at which point Cloudant turns into component to IBM’s newly formed Information and Analytics Group.
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IBM To amass DBaaS Provider Cloudant February 24, 2014