IBM has said it has reached an agreement to acquire cloud application management startup Instana for an undisclosed sum.
The Chicago-based company's main product is a service that can monitor the performance of complex cloud applications over both public and private environments, on-premise and mobile devices. It has an 'observability platform' that can analyse cloud applications to both prevent and fix IT issues, such as slow response times or even services that are fully down.
IBM says it plans to integrate Instana's system into services such as Watson AIOps, where AI would be used to trigger alerts and speed up IT remedies. Such a service would eliminate the need for employees to manually monitor and manage the applications, freeing them up to focus on more innovative or "higher-value" work, according to IBM.
The deal represents IBM's first major cloud move since its decision to fully separate its cloud and infrastructure units by the end of 2021, spinning the latter off as a public company. It's thought that the acquisition of Instana will be used to offer customers new ways to manage complex hybrid and multi-cloud environments, particularly as the service can be used for monitoring containerised environments running Kubernetes.
RELATED RESOURCE
Accelerate digital transformation with enterprise apps on the cloud
The risks and rewards of moving enterprise applications to a multi-cloud environment
"Our clients today are faced with managing a complex technology landscape filled with mission-critical applications and data that are running across a variety of hybrid cloud environments - from public clouds, private clouds and on-premises," said Rob Thomas, senior vice president, cloud and data platform at IBM.
"IBM's acquisition of Instana is yet another important step that we are taking to provide companies with the most complete portfolio of AI-automated solutions to tackle this enormous challenge and help prevent unforeseen IT incidents that can cost a business in lost revenue and reputation."
-
Bigger salaries, more burnout: Is the CISO role in crisis?In-depth CISOs are more stressed than ever before – but why is this and what can be done?
-
Cheap cyber crime kits can be bought on the dark web for less than $25News Research from NordVPN shows phishing kits are now widely available on the dark web and via messaging apps like Telegram, and are often selling for less than $25.
-
Analyzing the economic benefits of Dell Technologies with VMware Tanzu & IntelWhitepaper ESG economic validation
-
Cloud-native tools are becoming more popular in Europe than the USNews As demands have matured, observability, sustainability and the need for open source must be catered to
-
The business value of Red Hat OpenShiftWhitepaper Platform cost savings, ROI, and the challenges and opportunities of Red Hat OpenShift
-
Cisco acquires Israeli application monitoring startup EpsagonNews Technology and expertise from the cloud monitoring startup will feed into Cisco’s full-stack observability strategy
-
Kubernetes costs spiralling as businesses fail to monitor spendNews Although most businesses are reporting costs as expected to rise, less than 30% use accurately track this spend
-
Google to offer free training courses in AI, Kubernetes and multi-cloudNews The cloud giant is offering 30 days of free training and routes to certification
-
What is a microservices architecture?In-depth Microservices development brings flexibility, but how does it work?
