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Data and Hybrid Cloud Consulting Services in Europe and Latin America</a> </a></div><div class="item_summary"><p>Helping clients generate business value from data and AI to create new customer experiences and redefine operations</p> <p>July 15, 2021</p> </div></div> <div class="item"><a href="https://newsroom.ibm.com/mergers-and-acquisitions?item=33312" class="itemlink"><img src="/image/ibm+logo+with+trademark_black2_8x6.jpg" style="margin: 0 5px 5px 0;" align="left" border="0" /></a><div class="item_name"><a href="https://newsroom.ibm.com/mergers-and-acquisitions?item=33312" class="itemlink"><a href="2021-07-08-IBM-to-Acquire-Premier-Hybrid-Cloud-Consulting-Firm">IBM to Acquire Premier Hybrid Cloud Consulting Firm</a> </a></div><div class="item_summary"><p>BoxBoat Boosts Container and Kubernetes Strategy and Implementation Services Capability</p> <p>July 8, 2021</p> </div></div> <div class="item"><a href="https://newsroom.ibm.com/mergers-and-acquisitions?item=33313" 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Hybrid Cloud Consulting Services in Europe and Latin America</a> </a></div><div class="item_summary"><p>Helping clients generate business value from data and AI to create new customer experiences and redefine operations</p> <p>July 15, 2021</p> </div></div> <div class="item"><a href="https://newsroom.ibm.com/mergers-and-acquisitions?item=33315" class="itemlink"><img src="/image/ibm+logo+with+trademark_black2_8x6.jpg" style="margin: 0 5px 5px 0;" align="left" border="0" /></a><div class="item_name"><a href="https://newsroom.ibm.com/mergers-and-acquisitions?item=33315" class="itemlink"><a href="2021-04-29-IBM-to-Acquire-Turbonomic-Building-Industrys-Most-Comprehensive-AIOps-Capabilities-for-Hybrid-Cloud">IBM to Acquire Turbonomic Building Industry's Most Comprehensive AIOps Capabilities for Hybrid Cloud</a> </a></div><div class="item_summary"><p>Addition of Turbonomic will enable businesses to assure application performance using AI and cut costs by optimizing the deployment of IT 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2021</p> </div></div> <div class="item"><a href="https://newsroom.ibm.com/mergers-and-acquisitions?item=33317" class="itemlink"><img src="/image/7Summits.jpg" style="margin: 0 5px 5px 0;" align="left" border="0" /></a><div class="item_name"><a href="https://newsroom.ibm.com/mergers-and-acquisitions?item=33317" class="itemlink"><A href="2021-01-11-IBM-Acquires-7Summits-to-Drive-Digital-Transformations-for-Salesforce-Clients">IBM Acquires 7Summits to Drive Digital Transformations for Salesforce Clients</a> </a></div><div class="item_summary"><p>AI-powered intelligent workflows accelerate customer, employee and partner outcomes</p> <p>January 11, 2021</p> </div></div> <div class="item"><a href="https://newsroom.ibm.com/mergers-and-acquisitions?item=33318" class="itemlink"><img src="/image/ibm+logo+with+trademark_black2_8x6.jpg" style="margin: 0 5px 5px 0;" align="left" border="0" /></a><div class="item_name"><a href="https://newsroom.ibm.com/mergers-and-acquisitions?item=33318" 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Provider Gives Financial Institutions the Flexibility and Security to Rapidly Innovate and Compete; Advances IBM's Hybrid Cloud and AI Strategy</p> <p>December 15, 2020</p> </div></div> <div class="item"><a href="https://newsroom.ibm.com/mergers-and-acquisitions?item=33320" class="itemlink"><img src="/image/ibm+logo+with+trademark_black2_8x6.jpg" style="margin: 0 5px 5px 0;" align="left" border="0" /></a><div class="item_name"><a href="https://newsroom.ibm.com/mergers-and-acquisitions?item=33320" class="itemlink"><a href="2020-11-16-IBM-to-Acquire-SAP-Consulting-Partner-TruQua">IBM to Acquire SAP Consulting Partner TruQua</a> </a></div><div class="item_summary"><p>Acquisition will bolster IBM Services' expertise in financial workflows with SAP and further strengthen the company's hybrid cloud growth agenda</p> <p>November 16, 2020</p> </div></div> <div class="item"><a href="https://newsroom.ibm.com/mergers-and-acquisitions?item=33321" class="itemlink"><img 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