US software firm IBM , on Thursday, said it has signed an agreement to acquire Indian IT firm Sanovi Technologies that deals in cloud computing-related software. Upon closure of the deal, which is expected by the end of 2016, IBM plans to integrate the Sanovi capabilities into the IBM Global Technology Services unit. Sanovi Technologies provides hybrid cloud recovery, cloud migration and business continuity software for enterprise data centres and cloud infrastructure. With Sanovi's software, IBM will further empower clients to redefine their disaster recovery strategy in the face of "unprecedented industry change". Today, IBM operates over 300 global delivery data centres and 46 IBM cloud data centres across 68 countries.

Source: dna October 27, 2016 07:41 UTC