Mergers and Acquisitions

IBM to Acquire DataStax

IBM’s planned acquisition of DataStax will deepen watsonx capabilities and address generative AI data needs.

Michael Webb | February 26, 2025

Planned acquisition furthers IBM's commitment to open-source innovation; helps clients access untapped, unstructured enterprise data to maximize the impact of generative AI

IBM (NYSE: IBM) has announced its intent to acquire DataStax, an AI and data solution provider. DataStax's technology will enhance IBM's watsonx portfolio of products accelerating the use of generative AI, helping companies unlock value from vast amounts of unstructured data.

The acquisition also builds on IBM's commitment to open-source AI. DataStax is the creator of AstraDB and DataStax Enterprise, NoSQL and vector database capabilities powered by Apache Cassandra®; and Langflow, the open-source tool and community for low-code AI application development.

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