IBM has reported the securing of Hakkoda Inc., a worldwide pioneer in information and AI consultancy. This key move extends IBM Consulting's information change capabilities, including specialized mastery in information stages to assist clients harness AI-driven commerce operations.
Hakkoda specializes in moving, modernizing, and monetizing information estates, and is recognized as an award-winning Snowflake accomplice. With this acquisition, IBM strengthens its capacity to meet the developing request for information administrations, empowering clients to construct optimized, integrated enterprise information estates that improve speed, cost-efficiency, and flexibility over different trade needs.
Hakkoda too brings generative AI-powered resources, accelerating information modernization ventures. Their arrangements cater to divisions like money related administrations, healthcare, and open administrations, complementing IBM's existing capabilities. Hakkoda's specialists will encourage boost IBM's AI-powered delivery stage, IBM Consulting Advantage.
"With Hakkoda's information skill and innovation associations, we are balanced to offer more noteworthy esteem to clients as they advance with AI," said Mohamad Ali, Senior VP and Head of IBM Counseling.
Hakkoda's CEO Erik Duffield communicated fervor around joining IBM, emphasizing the opportunity to drive information modernization within the AI time. The securing positions IBM to lead the $169 billion worldwide endeavor insights administrations showcase, anticipated to develop to $243 billion by 2028.
Hakkoda, headquartered in Unused York, brings hundreds of specialists over the U.S., Latin America, India, Europe, and the U.K. The procurement closed on April 2, 2025. Budgetary terms were not uncovered.