The virtual machines market is the foundation of the global digital economy. As businesses transition toward cloud-native, AI-driven, and data-intensive operations, VMs provide the essential ...

As part of CRN’s 2026 Storage 100, here are 50 vendors bringing software capabilities, services and cloud connectivity to storage technology.

IBM (IBM) has released a new series of storage systems, the IBM FlashSystem 5600, 7600 and 9600, which feature artificial intelligence agents for security and data management. IBM also introduced a ...

IBM is betting $11 billion that real-time data infrastructure will become as critical to AI deployments as databases were to enterprise applications. The company's just-announced acquisition of ...

IBM boosts AI portfolio with Confluent deal Offer price at 34% premium to Confluent's last close Deal to be funded with cash on hand, expected to close mid-2026 Acquisition will boost IBM's recurring ...

I’m upgrading International Business Machines Corporation to a Buy as I believe the Confluent, Inc. acquisition could accelerate top-line growth via IBM’s distribution and Confluent Cloud synergies. I ...

IBM is buying data infrastructure company Confluent for $11 billion in cash in a bid to bolster its data and automation products as ever more companies move their tech operations to the cloud and ...

Dec. 8 (UPI) --IBM announced Monday its buying out Confluent, a steaming platform, in a multi-billion-dollar deal. Confluent stock shares spiked nearly 30% and IBM at about 1$ after it was revealed ...

IBM is close to finalizing a deal to buy Confluent, a company that provides technology for managing real-time data streams used in large artificial intelligence models, reported The Wall Street ...

IBM is consuming data streaming provider Confluent in an $11 billion deal targeted at bolstering Big Blue’s growing software empire. The proposed deal will see IBM acquire Confluent for $31 per share, ...

IBM said Monday it’s buying data streaming platform Confluent in a deal worth $11 billion that will help bolster the technology company’s artificial intelligence strategy. The two companies said they ...