Riyadh – Mubasher: IBM and Lenovo expanded their strategic technology partnership to scale the impact of generative AI for clients in Saudi Arabia, according to a press release.
The announcement came on the sidelines of the fourth edition of the LEAP conference, which is being held at the Riyadh Exhibition and Convention Center in Malham under the theme ‘Into New Worlds’.
IBM and Lenovo plan to introduce AI solutions comprised of technology from the IBM watsonx portfolio of AI products, including the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) open-source Arabic Large Language Model (ALLaM), and Lenovo infrastructure.
In this regard, government and business clients in the Kingdom will manage to accelerate their use of AI. This will improve public services and make data-driven decisions in areas, such as fraud detection, public safety, customer service, code modernization, and IT operations.
Giovanni Di Filippo, President of EMEA, Infrastructure Solutions Group at Lenovo, said: “We are 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.”
Ayman Al Rashed, Regional Vice President of IBM Saudi Arabia, commented: “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.”
International Data Corporation (IDC) expects annual worldwide spending on AI-centric systems to exceed $300 billion by 2026.
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