IBM collaborates with Microsoft: A new era in Generative AI solutions and business innovation

IBM and Microsoft are joining forces to propel businesses into the next era of generative AI, aiming to help clients swiftly adopt and scale these innovative technologies.

Central to this partnership is the newly introduced Azure OpenAI Service by IBM Consulting, available on Azure Marketplace. This fully managed AI service offers developers and data scientists access to robust large language models, notably the GPT and Codex series, streamlining businesses’ approach to generative AI use cases.

IBM and Microsoft’s combined efforts are already making waves, creating potential AI solutions across several sectors. The two tech titans are harnessing the Microsoft Power Platform and Azure OpenAI Service to revolutionize the sourcing and procurement process, providing actionable supply chain insights.

IBM and Microsoft Announce Expanded Partnership to Accelerate Generative AI Deployment. Photo courtesy of Pete McClymont/Wikimedia Commons.

Financial institutions, like Julius Baer Group, are now using generative AI to develop personalized content, streamlining financial report processes.

IBM Consulting utilizes Azure OpenAI Service to analyze medical records and policy documents automatically, easing the prior authorization process and enhancing clinicians’ experience.

In the energy sector, IBM Consulting and Microsoft’s collaboration facilitated Wintershall Dea in extracting information from vast knowledge bases, resulting in an efficient search tool for users.

Francesco Brenna, Global VP & Senior Partner at IBM Consulting, remarks, “Our Microsoft partnership highlights IBM’s open ecosystem model, aiming to integrate multi-model generative AI solutions for businesses.” This collaboration ensures clients can tap into IBM Consulting’s wealth of expertise, with access to over 21,000 consultants specializing in data, AI, and experience.

With IBM’s commitment to an open ecosystem in AI, clients can seamlessly implement and govern generative AI, ensuring that it aligns with organizational values and standards, while also safeguarding data security and authenticity.

This initiative between IBM and Microsoft strengthens their recent collaborative ventures. IBM Consulting, having over 40,000 Azure certifications and its acquisition of Azure-specialized Neudesic, emphasizes its dedication to Azure Data and AI. Recognizing their efforts, Microsoft awarded IBM Consulting in 13 categories for the 2023 Partner of the Year, underlining IBM’s exemplary growth and alignment with Microsoft’s vision.

Dinis Couto, GM Global Partner Solutions at Microsoft, celebrates the partnership, stating, “Partners like IBM are pivotal in leveraging generative AI for business transformation.”

On the global front, IBM Consulting’s AI Capabilities center, focused on generative AI, boasts over 1,000 consultants. With their extensive AI and Automation practice, and methods like the IBM Garage for Generative AI, IBM is positioned at the forefront, driving business transformations with partners like Microsoft.