NEW YORK, July 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM
(NYSE: IBM) CEO Arvind Krishna delivered a keynote
presentation at IBM's Think Gov 2020, a digital
event, to more than 1,000 U.S. leaders, technologists,
and developers from local, federal and state governments. Krishna's
keynote focused on the opportunity to lead change through
innovation and the acceleration of transformative business
opportunities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Krishna called hybrid cloud and AI "the two dominant forces
driving digital transformation today," and said the IBM public
cloud has been reengineered to be the best destination for
regulated workloads like the data demands of government
clients.
"We give clients the ability to retain control of their own
encryption keys and the hardware security modules that protect
them. This isn't even a differentiator. It's unique. And I know how
important security is for the government."
Krishna, who was the driving force behind last year's
$34 billion acquisition of
open-source software leader Red Hat, said the combination of the
two companies "is a game-changer" that allows clients to build
mission-critical applications once and run them anywhere.
Krishna added, "More than 20 years ago, experts predicted that
every organization would become an Internet organization. I'm
predicting that EVERY organization will become an AI organization –
not because they can, but because they must. AI is the only
way to scale innovation, insight, and expertise."
"Moments of crisis almost always carry lessons and if there is
anything the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us, it's the critical
importance of technology solutions that enable speed, flexibility,
insight, and innovation."
"As difficult as these times may be, we at IBM see plenty of
light at the end of the tunnel. There is no question that this
pandemic is a powerful force of disruption and an unprecedented
tragedy. But it is also a critical turning point. It's
an opportunity to develop new solutions, new ways of working, and
new partnerships that will benefit your organization and the people
you serve -- not just today, but for years to come."
Krishna also disclosed that IBM has made more than $200 million in global donations of money and
technology during this global health crisis, including joining the
White House and the U.S. Department of Energy to spearhead an
unprecedented consortium of supercomputing power to accelerate
scientific discovery. IBM has also made more than 80,000 IBM
patents free of charge to researchers fighting the pandemic.
Editor's Note: All quotes attributed to IBM CEO Arvind Krishna.
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna's Think
Gov 2020 keynote available for view and download here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBYlUkstfkM&feature=youtu.be
About IBM Think Gov 2020
At Think Gov 2020, a digital
event, IBM and luminaries from across federal and U.S. state and
local governments will discuss industry trends and innovations that
have helped combat the challenges presented by COVID-19, and how
they're accelerating recovery and digital transformation in its
wake.
Follow the conference on Twitter at #think2020 and @ibmlive. For
more information, visit the IBM Think Gov 2020 Newsroom,
newsroom.ibm.com/thinkgov.
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