The partnership is expected to enable energy customers to simplify running workloads in the AWS cloud and on-premises
IBM and AWS intend to reduce data barriers in the oil, gas and energy industry. (Credit: IBM)
IBM has partnered with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to develop solutions for oil and gas companies to speed up their energy transition.
Under the partnership, the two companies will combine the advantages of IBM Open Data for Industries for IBM Cloud Pak for Data and the AWS Cloud to offer solutions for energy customers.
The new solution from the partnership is built on Red Hat OpenShift and will run on the AWS Cloud. It is expected to allow customers to simplify running workloads in the AWS cloud and on-premises.
AWS engineering vice president Bill Vass said: “Much of the data needed to solve the complex energy challenges, such as superior subsurface decisions, already exists, yet is untapped.
“This is because one of the greatest values of that data is derived when it can be effectively combined, but usually this data is locked by data residency requirements, legacy applications or proprietary data formats.
“By collaborating with IBM and leveraging Red Hat OpenShift, we will be able to offer customers a global, seamless offering with the flexibility to run on virtually any IT infrastructure and drive longer-term digital innovation.”
Through the collaboration, the two companies intend to reduce data barriers in the oil, gas and energy industry.
IBM Open Data for Industries is an open-source solution that uses the OSDU data foundation for the industry.
Built on Red Hat OpenShift, the solution is fully integrated with IBM Cloud Pak for Data to simplify data management.
The partnership is expected to enable energy customers to run OSDU Data Platform applications in the AWS cloud or on-premises and address data residency requirements.
The data platform, together with the cloud infrastructure of AWS cloud services, will enable energy companies to reduce the cost, time and resources required to leverage the data to transition to sustainable energy generation.