IBM to boost hybrid cloud consulting capability with Taos acquisition
Technology and consulting company IBM has announced an agreement to acquire Taos, a leading cloud professional and managed services provider. Through this acquisition, IBM is expanding the breadth and depth of its hybrid cloud offerings to manage complex integrations of technologies, people and processes.
Senior Vice President, Cloud Application Innovation and COO, IBM Global, John Granger announced: “Taos adds the deep expertise, public cloud partnerships and innovative solutions needed to drive growth and adoption of IBM’s hybrid cloud platform throughout the Americas. The platform gives enterprises the freedom to choose from multiple providers to best meet their business and IT needs, and we are committed to helping our clients successfully navigate their open hybrid cloud journeys with those providers.”
Taos CEO, Hamilton Yu said: “Our laser-like focus on helping clients migrate to the cloud, modernize multi-cloud platforms, and manage hybrid cloud environments over the past several years is a natural fit with IBM Global Business Services. Our team brings over 300 certifications with leading public clouds to serve clients throughout North America, and we’re thrilled to join forces with IBM and tap into its global delivery capabilities.”
According to IBM, Taos is one of the largest multi-cloud consulting and managed services firms in North America and a leading adopter of public cloud technologies. The company brings 30 years of experience with leading brands across technology, financial services, healthcare, retail, transportation and education. Taos has forged strong partnerships with Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure to deliver data center migration, platform engineering and hybrid cloud managed services. The company is recognized as an industry leader and positioned on the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud Infrastructure Professional and Managed Services.
Leading IT industry analysts estimate the market for cloud professional services will exceed $200 billion by 2024.
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