IBM, Microsoft Introduce AI Agent Platform for Three Industries

IBM and Microsoft introduced Imagine Enterprise on Tuesday, a platform for companies to build and govern industry-specific AI agents, initially targeting financial services, insurance and retail.

The platform is designed to help companies create, deploy and manage agents tailored to their industries. IBM brings a fleet of more than 6,000 AI agents and related assets through its Consulting division. Microsoft supplies AI, data, cloud and security technologies. Imagine Enterprise is designed to govern agents with controls, observability and AI-compliance support.

Both companies will provide forward-deployed engineering support. The companies identified manufacturing, energy, the public sector and mobility as potential future industries for the platform.

IBM has previously announced identity and access controls for enterprise AI agents.