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SharpIBM Supports Platform Operations at Sharp
Sharp, an information technology organization in Japan, uses IBM watsonx from IBM to support platform operations for infrastructure and application teams.
Value results
| Category | Value result |
|---|---|
| Capability | Platform operations stays visible to adjacent teams through IBM watsonx |
| Capability | Infrastructure and application teams work from the same IBM watsonx record for cloud landing zones |
| Capability | Cloud landing zones can be reviewed without waiting on a personal export |
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Sharp grew cloud landing zones faster than the local tools around it. From Japan, information technology teams still had to serve customers and internal partners who expected a straight answer. Infrastructure and application teams were the ones stitching the picture together by hand.
Rolling out IBM watsonx put platform operations on IBM. IBM offers hybrid cloud, AI, and automation software, including watsonx, Red Hat OpenShift, and observability products for large enterprises. Sharp keeps the product in the path where work already happens, so infrastructure and application teams do not context-switch into a graveyard system used only for audits.
The visible result is steadier platform operations. Cloud landing zones is easier to inspect, and adjacent groups can join infrastructure and application teams without a guided tour of someone's desktop.
