As the solutions and services required by companies become more complex due to digital transformation, businesses are striving to establish ecosystems with various partners to provide comprehensive solutions.

IBM Korea held the 'IBM Ecosystem Press Conference' on the 28th and introduced its ecosystem strategy to support corporate digital innovation.

The IBM Ecosystem is IBM's partner network composed of various types of operators, digital marketplaces, and developers, which supports the digital businesses of hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) customers.

Kim Jeong-ho, Managing Director of IBM Korea's Ecosystem Division, who spoke at the event, stated that IBM currently collaborates with over 55,000 partners worldwide, and in the Asia-Pacific region, including approximately 730 partner companies in Korea, financial services, manufacturing, andIt stated that it has more than 4,200 partners in various sectors, including telecommunications, public sector, and supply chains.

They are collaborating in the areas of hybrid cloud, data, AI, ESG, security, and infrastructure. Executive Director Kim added, “We are providing specialized solutions from the IBM ecosystem to various customers in the banking, telecom, and public sectors.”

Executive Director Kim, who emphasized solution-oriented partner collaboration, building trust within the ecosystem, enhancing partner capabilities, and "one team play" as the growth direction for the IBM ecosystem, said, "In the future, we will focus on expanding the build and service areas."

They revealed four strategic approaches for this, explaining that they are strengthening collaboration with partners through an integrated ecosystem that includes the 'One IBM Ecosystem,' which involves continuous investment in partner experience and training; the 'Modern Marketing Engine,' which involves joint marketing investment and the sharing of customer success stories; clear sales coverage; and partner incentive programs.

On this day, IBM Korea introduced Yeonmu Technology and Weatherpia as examples of domestic partner companies that supported customers' successful digital innovation through IBM's technological capabilities.

Yeonmu Technology has been working closely with IBM since 2020 for the project to migrate and build the Korea Mint Corporation's blockchain-based 'KOMSCO Trust Platform'.

Yeonmu Technology improved operational efficiency and service reliability by introducing IBM Power E890 (IBM Power E980) and IBM FlashSystem 7200 and relocating the trust platform to the Korea Mint Corporation's own data integration center.;

Currently, we are advancing the CPU and memory Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) using the E980, which offers reliability, robust security, and rapid scalability. In addition, we are collaborating to establish a trusted platform disaster recovery system to ensure seamless electronic financial services in the event of system failures caused by natural disasters.

Weatherpia, a provider of specialized weather, climate, and environmental services, fully supports KBS News' regular weather broadcasts and special disaster reports using the IBM MAX solution. IBM MAX is a solution optimized for delivering visualized weather information, utilizing diverse applications and professional data to deliver information easily and quickly.

Weatherpia plans to expand its scope of application in the future by implementing complex graphics and providing AR-based weather and disaster information through IBM Max, which allows for the free expression of various models and observation data in the system depending on input data and the free visualization of weather information.

Kim Jeong-ho, Managing Director of IBM Korea’s Ecosystem Division, stated, “In 2023, IBM will focus on expanding its partner ecosystem,” adding, “Specifically, we will focus on expanding collaboration models with solution and management providers, as well as Cloud Service Providers (CSPs).”