IBM Secures Acquisition of Hakkoda, Broadening its AI Consulting Services

IBM has announced its acquisition of Hakkoda Inc., a leading global data and AI consultancy, integrating Hakkoda into IBM’s existing consulting division. By bringing in the specialized data platform expertise of Hakkoda, IBM Consulting benefits from an expansion of its data transformation portfolio that fortifies its ability to support its clients’ AI readiness journeys.

Hakkoda—an award-winning Snowflake partner armed with several advanced certifications—offers a variety of capabilities that empower transformation across the enterprise, from the migration to the modernization and monetization of data. Accompanied by a robust portfolio of generative AI (GenAI)-powered assets that accelerate modernization, Hakkoda brings to IBM an expansive array of services paired with deep expertise in industries such as financial services, public sector, and healthcare and life sciences.

"From the beginning, Hakkoda has committed to being 'in the arena,’ not observing the greatest transformation in history but shaping it," said Erik Duffield, CEO and co-founder of Hakkoda. "It is because of this that we are excited to join IBM at this critical moment when organizations are looking for a trusted partner to help them modernize their data for the AI era. IBM's heritage of innovation, their commitment to discovery, and deep partnerships with clients on their most technical challenges is a perfect pairing to take Hakkoda's industry focused modern data consulting to the global marketplace."

With this acquisition, IBM’s consulting prowess is supercharged, bringing Hakkoda’s consulting expertise and AI solutions to clients via its AI-powered delivery platform, IBM Consulting Advantage.

"IBM is at the leading edge of the consulting industry with how we're supercharging our consultants with AI," said Mohamad Ali, senior vice president and head of IBM Consulting. "With Hakkoda's data expertise, deep technology partnerships, and asset-centric delivery model, IBM will be even better positioned to deliver value faster to clients as they transform with AI."

To learn more about IBM and Hakkoda, please visit https://www.ibm.com/us-en or https://hakkoda.io/.