DataStax’s AstraDB will enhance the existing vector capabilities of IBM watsonx.data, while Langflow will add flexible middleware capabilities to watsonx.ai, IBM said.
IBM has announced its intent to acquire database and related services provider DataStax for an undisclosed sum in an effort to boost watsonx’s generative AI capabilities.
“DataStax’s technology will enhance IBM’s watsonx portfolio of products accelerating the use of generative AI, helping companies unlock value from vast amounts of unstructured data,” the company said in a statement, adding that the acquisition also builds on IBM’s commitment to open source AI offerings.
IBM’s commitment to open-source AI includes the open-source IBM Granite foundation models and Instruct Lab, which the company describes as a new approach to advancing open-source innovation around large language models (LLMs).
Santa Clara-based DataStax currently offers Apache Cassandra-powered AstraDB NoSQL database-as-a-service, Astra Streaming, and Langflow, an a open-source, web-based, no-code, graphical user interface (GUI) that allows developers to visually prototype LangChain flows and iterate them to develop applications faster.
As for Langflow, IBM believes that the tool will help facilitate collaboration across diverse skill sets inside customer enterprises. DataStax acquired Langflow with Logspace, creator of the open source package, for an undisclosed sum in April of last year, with the aim of helping developers accelerate generative AI-based application development.
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