IBM Named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Center Outsourcing and Infrastructure Utility Services, NA

ARMONK, N.Y., July 13, 2017

IBM believes these results are reflective of the company's continued leadership in a rapidly changing environment, and believes that one of its main strengths lies in its ongoing shift from a Systems Integrator to a Services Integrator. Comprehensive services integration is poised to become the future of services across the industry, as it gives clients greater visibility into their entire infrastructure and more flexibility as they execute on their wider business objectives.

The wealth of available data in the enterprise today is transforming the way companies analyze it to drive new insights and innovations for their customers. To that end, IBM is now also leveraging its IBM Watson capabilities across its services portfolio to optimize operational efficiency, keep systems secure and available, and automate workflows to save clients valuable time and money.

"Enterprises are demanding capabilities that support their strategic imperatives to deliver innovation throughout their organizations," says Philip Guido, General Manager of IBM Global Technology Services. "We believe this recognition reaffirms IBM's leadership position and ability to deliver on both the capabilities needed today and an end-to-end, integrated vision for the future. The services platform will further enable enterprises to accelerate their digital transformation, and truly capitalize on the value that data, automation, and Watson cognitive solutions will deliver for their organizations."

Today, IBM operates over 300 global delivery data centers across 54 countries to enable clients with greater flexibility and agility in managing their IT workloads.

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