IBM 收購 DataStax:AI 數據平台 Watsonx 大升級!

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IBM收購DataStax以提升其watsonx數據平台的AI應用能力

IBM公司今日宣布將收購數據庫公司DataStax Inc.,旨在加強其不斷增長的watsonx人工智能開發工具組合的能力。

IBM表示,計劃將DataStax的技術整合到watsonx的生成式AI產品中,這將有助於管理和簡化對所需大量數據的訪問。此外,這項交易還將強化IBM對開源AI產品的承諾。

此次交易的財務條款尚未披露,預計將在第二季度完成,需經過監管機構的批准。

DataStax的旗艦產品是名為Astra DB的雲端數據庫即服務(DBaaS),它建立在流行的開源Apache Cassandra數據管理系統之上,旨在處理分散在多個位置和環境中的大量信息。

IBM強調,DataStax將繼續參與Apache Cassandra項目的開發,因為它是該項目的最大貢獻者之一,並且還將參與其他開源計劃,如Langflow、Apache Pulsar和OpenSearch。

IBM的即時計劃是將Astra DB與其watsonx.data平台整合,該平台是針對AI和分析工作負載的數據湖。IBM表示,這一整合將為watsonx.data增添至關重要的向量搜索能力。此外,IBM還對Langflow感興趣,Langflow是一個用於構建AI應用的可視化框架,可以增強其自身的AI開發工具。

IBM軟件部門高級副總裁Dinesh Nirmal在博客中表示,企業如果沒有合適的基礎設施,將難以實現生成式AI的全部潛力。他解釋道,這種基礎設施主要包括開源工具和技術,以支持開發者並控制非結構化數據。

DataStax首席執行官Chet Kapoor在自己的博客中補充道,他一直認為數據是AI的基石。他表示:“隨著DataStax加入IBM,這一願景將會被推進。我們的技術和IBM的watsonx.data將能夠將向量和AI搜索帶入整個數據生態系統,並使IBM的能力對每位開發者都可用。”

Constellation Research Inc.的分析師Doug Henschen指出,IBM所獲得的不僅僅是增強的AI數據平台,DataStax的技術為數十家大型企業的整個數據環境提供支持,包括Netflix、Overstock、FedEx、Capital One和Intuit。他指出:“這一基礎平台穩固,適合大規模的全球部署。”

然而,Henschen也提到,IBM可能面臨留住部分客戶的挑戰,因為這些客戶可能會選擇自我管理開源版本的Apache Cassandra,或者選擇其競爭對手。他解釋道:“DataStax近年來面臨來自公共雲供應商的激烈競爭,特別是AWS,該平台提供DynamoDB和Amazon Keyspaces。”

DataStax的其他工具包括Astra Streaming服務,用於創建實時數據管道,以及DataStax AI平台,用於設計和開發AI應用。該公司還開發了RAGStack,這是一種簡化檢索增強生成的技術,能使大型語言模型訪問外部數據源以提高其知識。

去年,DataStax推出了一個新的企業級AI開發平台,整合了Nvidia的AI Enterprise軟件套件,名為“DataStax AI Platform, Built with Nvidia”,該公司聲稱這是業界最全面的企業AI軟件開發平台之一。

這項收購顯示了IBM在AI領域的進一步擴張及其對開源技術的重視。隨著市場對AI解決方案需求的增長,IBM的這一策略可能會在未來幫助其在競爭中脫穎而出。然而,IBM需要注意如何保持與DataStax現有客戶的關係,因為這部分客戶可能會受到其他競爭者的吸引。對於IBM而言,如何在這個快速變化的市場中靈活應對將是未來成功的關鍵。

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