“Taos adds the deep expertise, public cloud partnerships and innovative solutions needed to drive growth and adoption of IBM’s hybrid cloud platform throughout the Americas,” said John Granger, Senior Vice President for Cloud Application Innovation and Chief Operating Officer at IBM Global Business Services. “The platform gives enterprises the freedom to choose from multiple providers to best meet their business and IT needs, and we are committed to helping our clients successfully navigate their open hybrid cloud journeys with those providers.” IBM said Taos will continue to operate in San Jose as an IBM company. It is one of the largest firms focuing on multi-cloud services and consulting. The firm recently was recognized by research firm Gartner as an “industry leader.”