IBM closes Hashicorp buy, looks to boost enterprise multicloud and AI automation technology

When combined with IBM and Red Hat, HashiCorp will give customers a platform capable of automating the deployment and orchestration of workloads across evolving infrastructure, including hyperscale cloud service providers, private clouds, and on-premises environments. Ansible could then automate application configurations and middleware deployments on top of that infrastructure, IBM stated.

Enterprises are looking for ways to more efficiently manage and modernize cloud infrastructure and security tasks from initial planning and design, Rob Thomas, senior vice president, IBM Software said in a statement. 

“By 2028, it is projected that generative AI will lead to the creation of 1 billion new cloud-native applications. Supporting this scale requires infrastructure automation far beyond the capacity of the workforce alone,” Thomas stated.