# IBM’s hybrid AI narrative is a workload-first, run-anywhere, govern-centrally and abstract-infrastructure model.

*genai · news · 2026-05-06 · SiliconANGLE News*

## Key points

- IBM reported a 48% jump in sales of a new mainframe product line in mid-April.
- IBM's Sovereign Core platform helps enterprises and governments directly control AI and cloud workloads.
- IBM and Cisco plan to build a 'quantum internet' linking multiple quantum computers over distributed architecture.
- IBM partnered with Arm Holdings to develop dual-architecture hardware for flexible, secure AI workload execution.
- IBM acquired Confluent to support trusted, real-time data integration in complex hybrid-cloud environments.

**Companies:** IBM Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Nvidia Corp., Arm Holdings PLC, Confluent Inc.
**Countries:** United States

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