IBM Officially Closes Deal, Acquiring DataStax

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On May 28, DataStax announced that its acquisition by IBM had officially closed.

The open-source database company based in Santa Clarita, California, announced the deal earlier this year, as part of its vision to accelerate AI production and NoSQL data at scale.

Following the finalization of the deal, DataStax Chairman and CEO Chet Kapoor said, “When we announced the deal in February, we said there is no AI without data. That belief has been the foundation of everything we’ve built. And now, as part of IBM, we’re scaling that vision to new heights.”

Ahead of the acquisition, IBM’s Senior Vice President of Software Dinesh Nirmal stated, "Businesses cannot realize the full potential of generative AI without the right infrastructure – open-source tools and technologies that empower developers, harness unstructured data, and provide a strong foundation for AI applications. DataStax possesses deep competency in this area and shares IBM's relentless commitment to simplifying and scaling generative AI for the enterprise.”    

IBM also noted that DataStax's technology, including AstraDB and DataStax Enterprise, NoSQL and vector database capabilities powered by DataStax’s Apache Cassandra and Langflow, will enhance IBM’s watsonx portfolio of products, accelerating the use of generative AI.

Kapoor assured DataStax customers that the company’s mission remains the same: “Empowering enterprises and developers to build and scale mission-critical apps, but together with IBM, we bring even more reach, power, and innovation to our customers and community.”