Astronomer and IBM Collaborate to Transform Enterprise Data Orchestration

We're excited to announce a new collaboration between Astronomer and IBM designed to reshape how global enterprises approach data orchestration. This initiative brings together Astronomer's industry-leading Apache Airflow expertise with IBM's robust hybrid cloud and AI-driven data management solutions to help businesses extract maximum value from their data assets.

Why We're Collaborating with IBM

At Astronomer, we know that data is the lifeblood of modern enterprises, and unlocking its full potential requires seamless orchestration and automation. IBM shares this vision with us.

Modern businesses need tools that empower teams to innovate faster, adapt to changing market demands, and deliver value to customers at scale. By combining Astronomer’s developer-friendly approach with IBM’s enterprise-grade infrastructure, this initiative can create a solution for customers designed to be both agile and robust. In a world of increasing technological complexity, enterprises need solutions that abstract away technical burdens while delivering powerful capabilities. The integration of Astronomer’s Airflow-based solutions into IBM’s technology stack can provide organizations with a unified platform to manage their data pipelines with ease and confidence.

Every business is looking for ways to better operationalize their data for a competitive advantage, whether it’s AI and MLOps solutions or advanced analytics, and strong data orchestration is the key to success. Data teams across the world have gravitated to Apache Airflow because it is the de facto standard for data orchestration, and at Astronomer we provide the best way to run Airflow. Partnering with IBM allows us to pair our Airflow expertise with their deep enterprise knowledge and proven hybrid cloud and AI-driven data management platforms so that customers drive more value from their data.

Andy Byron
CEO
Astronomer

Additionally, AI and advanced analytics are only as good as the data pipelines that feed them. By automating data workflows and ensuring data is clean, reliable, and readily available, we can help fuel the next wave of AI-driven innovation. Hybrid cloud environments also continue to be the future for large enterprises, and orchestrating data workflows across these environments is a core challenge. Together, Astronomer and IBM deliver an end-to-end solution designed to orchestrate data pipelines across hybrid cloud estates, which can help organizations maximize their investments in both on-premises and cloud infrastructure.

IBM is excited to announce a partnership with Astronomer, the leading provider of an enterprise platform for the popular Apache Airflow. This collaboration aligns with our commitment to open source and fostering collaborative partnerships within the ecosystem. Through this partnership, we aim to strengthen IBM's presence among modern data and cloud engineering teams. Our clients will benefit from the integration of IBM’s top-tier data solutions with Astronomer's best-in-class managed service for Apache Airflow, offering them the best of both worlds.

Scott Brokaw
VP of Product and Data Integration
IBM

Who Will Benefit from This Collaboration

This collaboration is particularly focused on serving:

• Mid-to-large hybrid enterprises managing complex data environments
• Organizations in regulated industries like financial services, healthcare, and government
• Emerging markets experiencing growth in Airflow and cloud adoption

By combining Astronomer's enterprise-grade Airflow capabilities with IBM's comprehensive data management platforms—including their database, data fabric, and watsonx offerings—we're creating a solution designed to deliver powerful data workflow orchestration with the security, scalability, and integration capabilities that enterprise organizations demand.

What We're Building Together

Our collaboration with IBM will deliver three key benefits:

1. Seamless Integration: We're creating seamless integration between Astronomer Software and IBM's hybrid cloud and AI data management solutions
2. Enhanced Data Orchestration: Organizations with complex data environments can gain powerful new capabilities to help manage their data workflows
3. Enterprise-Grade Security: We're incorporating enterprise-grade security, compliance and governance features that are critical for regulated industries

Learn More

Want to explore how this partnership can benefit your organization? Check out these resources:

• Learn more about the Astronomer-IBM partnership on the IBM blog
• Find more about Astronomer Software and Apache Airflow
• Discover IBM Databand Apache Airflow observability integration and Watsonx.data’s Airflow support

We're thrilled about the possibilities this collaboration opens up and look forward to helping more organizations unlock the full potential of their data through superior orchestration.