IBM Strengthens its Technological Alliance with Lenovo

IBM, a global leader in hybrid cloud and AI solutions, as well as consulting services, has expanded its strategic technology partnership with Lenovo during LEAP 2025 to help scale the impact of generative AI for Saudi Arabian clients.

According to International Data Corporation (IDC), annual global spending on AI-centric systems is expected to exceed $300 billion by 2026, with many leading Saudi organizations exploring and investing in generative AI use cases to prepare for the emergence of a 'AI everywhere' world.

IBM and Lenovo will strengthen their successful 20-year partnership by collaborating to deliver AI solutions based on technology from the IBM Watsonx portfolio of AI products, including the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) open-source Arabic Large Language Model (ALLaM), and Lenovo infrastructure.

These solutions will assist Saudi government and business clients in increasing their use of artificial intelligence to improve public services and make data-driven decisions in areas such as fraud detection, public safety, customer service, code modernization, and IT operations.

Organizations in Saudi Arabia can now access ALLaM via watsonx; use cutting-edge AI capabilities to train, tune, and deploy ALLaM; and run their AI workloads on Lenovo infrastructure for both on-premises and cloud applications. The new solutions are expected to give clients more ways to leverage the power of Generative AI through an approach based on transparency, trust, and choice.

"IBM and Lenovo have a rich history of collaborative innovation and partnership spanning two decades. We are excited about this new collaboration that will bring together Lenovo's infrastructure offerings and IBM's AI portfolio, which uses small, efficient, open-source models tailored to specific use cases and geographic requirements. Together, we'll create even more value for our mutual clients in the Kingdom," added Ayman AlRashed, Regional Vice President, IBM Saudi Arabia.