IBM Corp. was an early adopter of AI with its “Jeopardy!”-winning Watson computer. Now, Big Blue looks to make a comeback by positioning itself as the “glue layer” for enterprises trying to integrate AI across platforms.At IBM Think 2024, the company announced a series of products based on its AI platform, watsonx, and showcased its dedication to developing a network of partnerships. Its acquisition of Red Hat Inc., a leader in open-source solutions, has continued to pay off. IBM is expanding on that ethos of collaboration by releasing Granite models into open source

Experts predict that by 2030, artificial intelligence will add an estimated $4 trillion to annual GDP productivity, but it is still early stages for the industry and experimentation is ongoing.At IBM Think 2024, IBM made a series of exciting announcements about its watsonx platform that show the company is zeroing in on middleware for AI.IBM’s Ritika Gunnar (middle) and SanjMo’s Sanjeev Mohan (left) discuss IBM’s evolving middleware strategy with theCUBE Research chief analyst Dave Vellante (right)