IBM acquiring Sanovi to enhance DR services for Hybrid Cloud

IBM has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bangalore-based Sanovi Technologies, a privately held company that provides hybrid cloud recovery, cloud migration and business continuity software for enterprise data centers and cloud infrastructure.

The acquisition will help IBM to bolster its Software Defined Resiliency strategy and delivery of Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery(DR) services for clients undergoing digital and hybrid cloud transformation.

Martin Jetter, Senior VP, Global Technology Services, IBM said, "As a cloud-native company, Sanovi will strengthen our resiliency portfolio to manage the broad range of applications, data, and IT systems of our clients balancing digital and hybrid cloud transformation with increased regulatory compliance."

"Together, we will provide next-generation resiliency solutions for robust hybrid cloud deployments across the globe," said Chandra Sekhar Pulamarasetti, Co-Founder & CEO of Sanovi.

The acquisition will be complete by the end of 2016.

Moving forward, IBM envisions leveraging Watson Analytics to expand Sanovi's Disaster Recovery Management (DRM) capabilities and enable organizations to move from business continuity planning to more proactive resiliency programs that help anticipate potential failures before they happen.

In addition to being available as part of a managed resiliency service, IBM plans to make Sanovi DRM available as a stand-alone software license for partners and customers looking to optimize in-house and vendor run resiliency programs.