Kyndryl

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Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.
Company type Public
ISIN US50155Q1004
Industry
  • IT Services
  • IT Consulting
FoundedNovember 3, 2021;2 years ago (2021-11-03) [1]
Headquarters
One Vanderbilt, [2] New York, New York, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Martin Schroeter (CEO)
ServicesManaged infrastructure
RevenueDecrease2.svgUS$17 billion (March 2023) [3]
Number of employees
87,708 (January 2023) [4]
Website www.kyndryl.com

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational information technology infrastructure services provider. [5] [6] [7] Headquartered in New York City [2] and created from the spin-off of IBM's infrastructure services business in 2021, the company designs, builds, manages and develops large-scale information systems. [5] [6] [7] The company also has business advisory services. [8] [9] [10] It is currently the world's largest IT infrastructure services provider, and the fifth-largest consulting provider. [9]

Contents

History

Officially formed in late 2021, Kyndryl was created from the spin-off of IBM's infrastructure services, [5] [6] and comprises the bulk of the former IBM Global Technology Services. [11] [12] At year-end 2020, the spin-off had a portfolio of around 4,400 customers, including 75% of the Fortune 100. [5] [13] After having a placeholder name of NewCo, it was given the name Kyndryl in April 2021, with "Kyn" referencing "kinship" and "Dryl" referencing "tendril". [13] [14] [15] [16] On November 4, 2021, Kyndryl completed its separation from IBM and began trading as an independent company on the New York Stock Exchange, [5] [6] with Martin Schroeter as chairman and CEO. [17] [18] [19] Kyndryl operated in 63 countries in November 2021, and managed around 400 data centers. [20] By November 2021, Kyndryl had also partnered with Microsoft to provide digital transformation services using Microsoft Cloud products. [8] [21] In December 2021, Kyndryl partnered with Google Cloud on digital transformation projects as well. [22] Kyndryl announced new reporting segments for its finances in January 2022. [23] Kyndryl partnered with Amazon Web Services in February 2022, [24]  and in October 2022, Kyndryl and Microsoft created a data pipeline between Microsoft Azure and Kyndryl's zCloud platform. [25]  In 2022, as ranked by revenue, CRN placed Kyndryl No. 6 on its list of largest IT solution providers in North America. [26] On September 28, 2023, the Financial Times quoted sources saying that Kyndryl was separating its Chinese arm, saying the decision was influenced by increased tensions between the United States and China. [27]

Kyndryl and Cloudflare enter into a global strategic alliance to transform enterprise networks, drive multi-cloud innovation and deliver zero-trust security. The collaboration began back in 2023, but the new phase will utilize Cloudflare's capabilities across all areas of Kyndryl's business. [28]

March 2024 Kyndryl and Stellantis are extending their long-standing collaboration in the areas of management, operations, networking, data center support and on-premises IT services in Europe, North America and South America. [29]

Services

Focused on IT services for businesses, [22] Kyndryl designs, builds, manages, and modernizes enterprise IT infrastructure systems, [5] [19] with capabilities in artificial intelligence as well as data and analytics. [22] In late 2021, Kyndryl listed its six service areas as: cloud; security and resiliency; network and edge computing; digital workplace; core enterprise and zCloud; and applications, data, and AI. [30] [31] Kyndryl launched Kyndryl Bridge [32]  and a business consulting segment in 2022. [33]  

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