- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) have announced a multi-year joint development agreement to enhance and extend the security and AI offerings of both companies.
IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) have announced a multi-year joint development agreement to enhance and extend the security and AI offerings of both companies. And the joint development agreement will expand this vision by building on open-source software, open standards, and open system architectures to drive Confidential Computing in hybrid cloud environments and support a broad range of accelerators across high-performance computing and enterprise-critical capabilities such as virtualization and encryption.
For many companies, securing highly sensitive data still remains a challenge. And cybersecurity is currently the top barrier for adoption as well as the top criteria for selection of cloud providers, according to data from IBM’s Institute for Business Value.
Confidential Computing is a technology (enabled by hardware) that allows the data associated with a running virtual machine to be encrypted, including while workloads are running. And this capability helps prevent would-be attackers and bad actors from accessing confidential information even in the event of a break-in. And Confidential Computing for hybrid cloud unlocks new potential for enterprise adoption of hybrid cloud computing, especially in regulated industries such as finance, healthcare, and insurance.
The engagement between AMD and IBM researchers on joint development activities under the agreement is now underway.
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“The commitment of AMD to technological innovation aligns with our mission to develop and accelerate the adoption of the hybrid cloud to help connect, secure and power our digital world. IBM is focused on giving our clients choice, agility and security in our hybrid cloud offerings through advanced research, development and scaling of new technologies.”
— Dario Gil, Director of IBM Research
“This agreement between AMD and IBM aligns well with our long-standing commitment to collaborating with leaders in the industry. AMD is excited to extend our work with IBM on AI, accelerating data center workloads, and improving security across the cloud.”
— Mark Papermaster, executive vice president and CTO, AMD
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