IBM Consulting expands with New Client Innovation Centres in Kochi, Coimbatore

IBM Consulting, the consulting arm of the IBM Corporation, has now revealed new IBM client innovation centers (CICs) in Coimbatore and Kochi, India.

The Center is aimed at fast-tracking digital transformation and enhancing the economic growth in the regions, which will help to strengthen the company’s hybrid cloud and AI consulting capabilities.

 

The announcement noted that a network of centers beyond the metros provides flexibility for employees in terms of work location.

John Granger, senior vice president, of IBM consulting, said, "India is at the core of our growth strategy and plays an important role in enabling us to deliver greater value to our clients and partners across the world. The expansion of CICs to Kochi and Coimbatore will not only fuel our growth and address growing client requirements but also help accelerate technology-led development in the region."

The new centers will leverage the IBM Garage method of delivery, an approach that uses the leading technology to create fully integrated, best in class solutions, to co-innovate, co-create and co-operate with its clients and ecosystem partners in spearheading transformative work.

Moreover, the expanded presence of IBM in Coimbatore and Kochi will create opportunities for existing employees as well as enable the company to harness the potential talent, including graduate hires from the technical educational ecosystem in these cities.