Founded in 1911, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) is one of the world’s oldest technology companies. The company provides software, IT consulting, and hardware solutions that help enterprise clients modernize their technology operations. IBM serves customers in 175 countries and employs about 300,000 people. It also maintains a strong network of business partners and works with 95% of Fortune 500 companies. Its offerings, including Red Hat, watsonx, and mainframes, support some of the world’s most critical data workloads across industries such as finance and retail.