IBM and Lenovo strengthen Technology Partnership in Saudi Arabia

CIOTechOutlook Team | Tuesday, 11 February 2025, 12:52 IST

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IBM and Lenovo today announced a planned expansion of their strategic technology partnership which was designed to help scale the impact of Gen AI for clients in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 

“Today’s announcement represents an important step in the longstanding relationship between IBM and Lenovo,” said Giovanni Di Filippo, President of EMEA, Infrastructure Solutions Group at Lenovo. “We’re pleased to deepen our partnership to bring IBM’s fit-for-purpose generative AI offerings together with Lenovo’s infrastructure solutions for both on-premises and cloud use to provide customers in Saudi Arabia with solutions designed to meet their unique needs in this fast-paced growing market.”

“IBM and Lenovo have a rich history of joint innovation and partnership that spans two decades,” said Ayman AlRashed, Regional Vice President, IBM Saudi Arabia. “We look forward to this new collaboration to bring together Lenovo’s infrastructure offerings and IBM’s AI portfolio, which utilizes small, efficient, open-source models targeted for specific use cases and geographic requirements. Together we will drive even greater value for our mutual clients in the Kingdom.”

IDC expects annual worldwide spending on AI-centric systems to cross $300 billion by 2026, with several leading companies in Saudi Arabia exploring as well as investigating in Gen AI use cases as they get ready for the emergence of ‘AI everywhere’ world.

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