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Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.
Company typePublic company
ISINUS50155Q1004
Industry
  • IT Services
  • IT Consulting
FoundedNovember 3, 2021; 2 years ago (2021-11-03)
Headquarters
One Vanderbilt,[1]New York, New York, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Martin Schroeter
(Chairman and CEO)
ServicesManaged infrastructure
RevenueDecreaseUS$18.5 billion (2021)
Number of employees
90,000 (2021)
Websitewww.kyndryl.com

Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational information technology infrastructure services provider that designs, builds, manages and develops large-scale information systems.[2][3][4] It was created from the spin-off of IBM's infrastructure services business. It is currently the world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider.

History

Kyndryl comprises the bulk of the former IBM Global Technology Services.[5][6] At year-end 2020, it had a portfolio of nearly 4,400 customers, including 75% of the Fortune 100.[2][7] After having a placeholder name of NewCo, it was given the name Kyndryl in April 2021, with "Kyn" referencing "kinship" and "Dryl" referencing "tendril".[7][8][9][10]

On November 4, 2021, Kyndryl completed its separation from IBM and began trading as an independent company on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker KD.[2][3] It is led by chairman and CEO Martin Schroeter, who was IBM's Chief Financial Officer from 2014 through the end of 2017.[11][12][13]

Kyndryl designs, builds, manages, and modernizes enterprise IT infrastructure systems.[2][13] It is divided into six globally managed service areas:

It also has a customer advisory practice that combines managed services, advisory services and implementation.[16][17][18]

It operates in 63 countries and manages over 400 data centers.[19]

Kyndryl partnered with Microsoft to provide digital transformation services using Microsoft Cloud products. Under the agreement, Microsoft became Kyndryl's Premier Global Alliance Partner, working together to accelerate hybrid cloud adoption, modernize business applications and processes, support workloads, and enable modern work experiences.[16][20]

On January 31, 2022, Kyndryl announced it was changing its measures of geographic segment performance to Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA.[21]

It formed a strategic partnership with Google Cloud focused on digital transformation projects and helping enterprise customers become more data-driven and sustainable, combining the firms' capabilities in data and analytics, artificial intelligence, and infrastructure modernization.[22]

On 23 Feb 2023, Kyndryl announced a 5-year extended agreement with Delta Air Lines to enhance its IT resiliency and scalability.[23]

References

  1. ^ "Kyndryl Locations". Kyndryl. n.d.
  2. ^ a b c d "IBM Spinoff Kyndryl Starts Quest for Growth". Wall Street Journal. November 4, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Kyndryl officially launches as IBM spins out $19B infrastructure services biz". TechCrunch. November 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "IBM CEO discusses IT infrastructure service Kyndryl". CNBC. November 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "IBM revenue misses on weakness in legacy infrastructure unit". Reuters. October 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "IBM to break up 109-year old company to focus on cloud growth". Reuters. October 8, 2020.
  7. ^ a b "IBM's Services Spinoff Gets a Name. What It Means". Barrons. April 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "IBM to name infrastructure services business 'Kyndryl' after spinoff". Reuters. April 12, 2021.
  9. ^ "The IT establishment is dressing in new clothes". The Economist. November 6, 2021.
  10. ^ Chaim Gartenberg (12 Apr 2021). "Kyndryl is IBM's wacky new name for its dry IT spinoff". The Verge. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  11. ^ "IBM sheds 25% of its business in battle against decade of decline". Financial Times. November 4, 2021.
  12. ^ "IBM names James Kavanaugh as CFO, replacing Schroeter". Reuters. January 11, 2018.
  13. ^ a b "IBM names head of new IT infrastructure services company". Reuters. January 7, 2021.
  14. ^ "Kyndryl starts in India with twice the market share of closest rival". The Economic Times. November 5, 2021.
  15. ^ "Kyndryl sees India as big opportunity for talent, growth: CEO". The Economic Times. November 17, 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Rivals eyeing IBM spinoff Kyndryl's sub-$50 million clients, experts say". The Economic Times. November 26, 2021.
  17. ^ "What is Kyndryl? IBM's managed infrastructure services spin-off explained". CIO. October 6, 2021.
  18. ^ "India important market; drives significant value for global customers: Kyndryl". The Economic Times. February 2, 2022.
  19. ^ "IBM's IT services spin-off, Kyndryl, hits the market today". Fortune. November 14, 2021.
  20. ^ "Tech giants like Microsoft and VMware are rushing to partner with Kyndryl, the spinoff of IBM's consulting arm". Business Insider. November 19, 2021.
  21. ^ "Kyndryl Announces New Reporting Segments, Fiscal Year". MarketWatch. January 31, 2022.
  22. ^ "Kyndryl adds Google Cloud to its portfolio of multi-vendor partnerships". The Economic Times. December 10, 2021.
  23. ^ "Kyndryl and Delta Air Lines Extend Collaboration on Critical IT Infrastructure". Business Wire. 23 Feb 2023.

External links

  • Official website
  • Business data for Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.:
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