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Cloud application development means build once, iterate rapidly and deploy anywhere
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Cloud native applications deliver faster time to market, higher scalability, simpler management and reduce cost through containerization, microservices, automation and DevOps practices. IBM Consulting’s cloud application development services is centered on co-creation and co- execution, assisted with reference architectures, tools and accelerators, virtual delivery models, and industry solutions supporting multicloud environments which allows you to adopt and scale development and innovation across your enterprise.

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Capabilities Speed execution with IBM Consulting Advantage for Cloud Transformation

A platform designed specifically to help businesses accelerate cloud adoption with consistent and predictable outcomes so they can navigate with certainty.

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Transform your operating model  

Co-create using the IBM Garage Methodology, which outlines how to implement practices that will elevate your workforce, introduce new workflows and create new operating models using a single, seamless, end-to-end approach.

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Improve application quality with reference architectures  

IBM has developed reference architectures and design patterns that provide prescriptive guidance and accelerate cloud native development with lower risk and better quality.

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Hybrid by design
Framework designed to help organizations achieve accelerated, low-risk migration, modernization and innovation, while driving business value, productivity and cost reduction. Learn more Register for an exclusive workshop
Co-create with IBM Garage™
Ideate, build, measure, iterate and scale solutions seamlessly with our end-to-end framework of design thinking, agile and DevOps practices. Achieve speed-to-value and adopt breakthrough technologies through the partnership created with your team and a diverse set of IBM experts in business, design and technology. Learn more Talk to an IBM Garage expert
Use cases Transform customer experience

Provide a superior customer experience and enhance technical agility with open and portable applications, deployable on any cloud—improving time to market customer response.

Elevate your workforce

Introduce new ways of working through co-creation, work practices and methodologies to upskill and reskill.

Lower your application cost

Optimize the cloud application development process by utilizing IBM’s unique automated testing and deployment tools while reducing the cost to develop new applications.

IBM was pivotal in helping us work in a different way. I think we even surprised ourselves on how fast we could put the app into customers' hands Jason Hobbs Senior Manager, Application Development, American Airlines
Case studies
American Airlines

The route to customer experience transformation is through the cloud.

Frito Lay

A snack empire digitally empowers employees to delight customers.

LFV

LFV explores AI-driven autonomous air traffic control.

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Mastering hybrid cloud

Understand the 5 common challenges to achieving value on hybrid cloud journeys.

Optimize your digital transformation

Try the new IBM Consulting Cloud Accelerator to drive rapid planning and low-touch execution with predictable outcomes.

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The key to scaling the impact of AI lies with leveraging hybrid cloud to drive business outcomes.

Meet our experts Miha Kralj

Miha is Global Senior Partner for Cloud Build and Modernization and has more than 30 years of experience delivering technology solutions at global technology companies, combining digital transformation experience and engineering skills.

Satish Deshpande

Associate Partner at IBM Consulting, Satish has led many of the high technology implementation programs for IBM in the Global Delivery Center in India, Services Integration Hub in Singapore and Cloud Solutioning Center in Singapore.

Ric de France

With more than 20 years of experience, Ric is a DevSecOps/CloudOps automation expert who has worked in different disciplines from code development, front end design and implementation, environment administration and cloud automation.

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