HFS Highlight: Persistent Systems and IBM expand Cloud Pak collaboration

Increasingly, barriers to cloud adoption don’t come from an absence of enterprise appetite. Instead, there are specific industry challenges that must be overcome before businesses can see ROI. To support their industry clients in adopting cloud services, IBM and Persistent have announced a new collaboration to help accelerate IBM Cloud Pak deployments to speed clients’ enterprise modernization and their move to the cloud. Persistent now has more than 2,000 engineers and technical professionals trained on containerization skillsets – to help clients recognize more value from multi-cloud environments. Candid conversations with executives from both IBM and Persistent show that this collaboration is part of a broader push from IBM to breakdown multi-cloud barriers across industry verticals, and for Persistent to continue to grow its expertise and verticalized cloud solutions. So let’s take a look at the detail of the lengthy partnership.

Partnered for 17 years, Persistent brings expertise in solution development to supplement IBM’s Cloud Pak Portfolio

Persistent and IBM have teamed up for over 17 years – working to help clients overcome major barriers in cloud adoption. The latest advancement of the collaboration focuses on both firms pooling their combined capabilities with a particular focus on building solutions around IBM’s Cloud Pak capabilities. In line with the announcement, Persistent noted they are launching a new IBM Cloud Park deployment practice to support growing client demand for services.

Since the acquisition of Red Hat, IBM has solidified its position as both a high-value cloud services player, coupled with hyperscale capabilities that places the firm’s public cloud offerings in a position to compete directly with the likes of Google, Amazon, and Microsoft. This, combined with the growing importance of containerization as a tool for greater IT modernization, has placed IBM as a vital partner for any firms looking to grow their business in the cloud services space – and with an already deep relationship in place, Persistent is positioned to benefit considerably from the ongoing collaboration.

Persistent has particular strengths in certain industries and with a strong track-record of verticalized solution development in areas including BFSI, Industrial, Healthcare and High-Tech, uniquely positions the firm to bring cloud solutions that overcome specific barriers-to-adoption for clients, utilizing a rapidly evolving suite of tools and technologies from IBM.

Bottom-Line: Industry barriers, rather than a lack of client appetite, is what’s restricting greater cloud migration. Persistent and IBM’s collaboration will help clients overcome many of these restrictions.

The partnership is an example of both firm’s doubling down on an ecosystem approach to match the insatiable enterprise demand for hybrid and multi-cloud services and solutions. As the space has evolved, enterprise appetite has swiftly overtaken any immediate concerns about migrating to the cloud, but in their place, specific barriers to entry have blocked progress across specific industries. IBM’s growing arsenal of cloud capability combined with Persistent System’s knack for solving industry challenges with clever solutions will undoubtedly help enterprises tack barriers head-on and reach their cloud ambitions.