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Google
Based on 821 reviews.
IBM
Based on 2916 reviews.
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Overview
Google is an American multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, and software. an online advertising service that places advertising near the list of search results. Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. Together they own about 14 percent of its shares but control 56 percent of the stockholder voting power through supervoting stock. They incorporated Google as a privately held company on September 4, 1998. An initial public offering followed on August 19, 2004. Its mission statement from the outset was "to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful,"
International Business Machines Corporation is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation, with headquarters in Armonk, New York. IBM manufactures and markets computer hardware, middleware and software, and offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. The company originated in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company through a merger of the Tabulating Machine Company, the International Time Recording Company, and the Computing Scale Company.
Sample Customers
Google App Engine
Khan Academy, Best Buy, Gigya, MetOffice, Getaround, Mimiboard, NewsLimited, WebFilings, and CloudLock.
Google BigTable
Absolutdata, Aerospike, Affini-Tech, Akselos, Alacris Theranostics, Allthecooks, AloTech, APMEX Inc., Applibot, Appogee, BeDataDriven, Bitmovin, CloudBerry
Google Analytics
Air Show Buzz, AlfaStrakhovanie, Amari, Global Tech LED, Klarna, La Tienda, Nissan Motor Company, Rasmussen College, Shoes of Prey, Twiddy
Google Search Appliance
British Airways, City of Calgary, Discovery Channel, Emerson Process Management, FINRA, GoDaddy.com, Hayneedle, Hays, Honeywell Aerospace, Honeywell Transportation, Posco, Soci_t_ G_n_rale Group
Google Firebase
Fabulous, Pic Collage, Shazam, SkyScanner
Google Compute Engine
Allthecooks, BetterCloud, Bluecore, Cosentry, Evite, Ezakus, HTC, Infectious Media, iStreamPlanet, Mendelics, SageMathCloud, Sedex, Treeptik, Wibigoo, Wix, zulily, Zync
Google Cloud SQL
BeDataDriven, CodeFutures, Daffodil, GenieConnect, KiSSFLOW, LiveHive, SulAm_rica, Zync
Google Cloud Spanner
Streak, Optiva, Mixpanel
Google Cloud Storage
1. Adobe 2. Airbnb 3. Amazon 4. Apple 5. AT&T 6. Baidu 7. Cisco 8. Coca-Cola 9. Dell 10. eBay 11. Facebook 12. Ford 13. Google 13. HP 14. IBM 15. Intel 16. JPMorgan Chase 17. LinkedIn 18. Lyft 19. Microsoft 20. Netflix 21. Nike 22. Oracle 23. PayPal 24. Pinterest 25. Qualcomm 26. SAP 27. Spotify 28. Tesla 29. Toyota 30. Twitter 31. Visa 32. Walmart 33. WeWork
Actifio
IBM, Waste Industries, Nasdaq, Verizon, Sharp, Rosetta Stone, Dakine, JBS Australia, Texas Wesleyan University, Cintra, People's Choice Credit Union, Lotto NZ, Electric Insurance, Tyler Technologies, Intility, Corporate One Federal Credit Union, Bryant University, pc/nametag, Isagenix, Sungard Availability Services, Databank, Electrocraft, Lifescript, Westfleisch, Interstate National Corporation, RestorePoint, Net3, Access Community Health Network, Newmarket International, Rezolve Group Inc., Piri Reis University, MC Assembly, Grass-Merkur, dbMotion, Christian Broadcasting Network, Bezeq, Abilene Christian University, CNW Group, Softcat, Migliori, City of South Portland, NaviSite, News-Press & Gazette, Comtec, Equity Insurance, Admirals Bank, Assistra, Dassault, Henry Davis York Lawyers, SAI Global, Audax Group, DSM, Triad Retail Media, Euronet Worldwide, Palm Beach County School District, iGate, Emerald Queen Casino
Apigee
Adobe, advance.net, Amadeus, AT&T, Bechtel, Belly, Burberry, Chegg, Citrix, Dell, eBay, Equifax, GameStop, First Data, Globe, HCSC, Intralinks, Kao, Meredith, Mitchell, Orange, Pearson
Google Cloud Dataflow
Absolutdata, Backflip Studios, Bluecore, Claritics, Crystalloids, Energyworx, GenieConnect, Leanplum, Nomanini, Redbus, Streak, TabTale
Google Container Engine
Tock
Google Data Studio
Genesys, Shueisha
Actifio Enterprise
Admirals Bank, Euronet Worldwide, Emerald Queen Casino, Rezolve Group Inc., Logi-Tech, Service Credit Union NH
Google Cloud's operations suite (formerly Stackdriver)
Uber, Batterii, Q42, Dovetail Games
Google Cloud DNS
MeilleursAgents
Google Transfer Appliance
Makani
Google Cloud Identity
ExtraHop Networks, HealthChannels
Google Vault
Broadcom, Dr. Agarwal’s Eye Hospital, Globeflight, Maven Wave, McClatchy, NII Holdings, Safetec, Sheboygan County
Tekton
The Home Depot, PayPal, Target, HSBC, McKesson, Oncology Venture
Google Container Registry
Zulily
Google Dialogflow
Home Depot, Paypal, Target, HSBC, McKesson
Google Cloud Text-to-Speech
Home Depot, Paypal, Target, HSBC, McKesson
Google Cloud Speech-to-Text
Home Depot, Paypal, Target, HSBC, McKesson
Google Cloud Memorystore
Paypal, Target, The Home Depot
Google Cloud AI Platform
Carousell
Google Cloud Identity and Access Management
1. Atlassian2. Cisco3. Coca-Cola4. Dell5. Equinix6. GE7. Google8. IBM9. Intel10. JPMorgan Chase11. LinkedIn12. Microsoft13. Netflix14. Oracle15. PayPal16. SAP17. Siemens18. Spotify19. Tesla20. Toyota21. Twitter22. Visa23. Walt Disney24. WeWork25. World Bank26. Xerox27. Zynga
IBM ProtectTIER
Durham Police Department, Re-Store LLC, CenterGrid, pixx.io GmbH, Australian Government Department of Defence, QD, Refresco Gerber
IBM Tivoli CDP for Files
Cyberian Data Protection
IBM Spectrum Protect
CERN, Einstein Healthcare, Nyherji, Allianz Australia, TZM, ABT Online, NCT, Kindred Healthcare Inc., Cobalt Iron, TransGrid, Baptist Health of Northeast Florida, Cash America, Piedmont Healthcare, RWGV, Arkansas Tech University, British Columbia Institute of Technology
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
PT Wings Surya, Tectrade, State of Ohio
IBM PSS
LDB Group, RightShip, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Capgemini Consulting, TEAC Corporation, Ironside, nViso SA
IBM eDiscovery Analyzer
SIBRA GmbH, IKB
IBM eDiscovery Manager
Hansgrohe
IBM StoredIQ
J.B. Hunt Transport, BBVA Compass
IBM SevOne Network Performance Management (NPM)
ATOS, Devereux, Spark New Zealand, Access4, Rogers Communication, Lumen (formerly known as CenturyLink)
IBM Security QRadar
Clients across multiple industries, such as energy, financial, retail, healthcare, government, communications, and education use QRadar.
Humio Log Management for IBM Cloud Paks
1. ABN AMRO 2. Accenture 3. Aconex 4. Adidas 5. Aetna 6. AIG 7. Air France KLM 8. Airtel 9. Allianz 10. Amadeus 11. American Express 12. AmerisourceBergen 13. Amgen 14. Aon 15. Apptio 16. Aramark 17. Arista Networks 18. ATT 19. Autodesk 20. Aviva 21. Bank of America 22. Bank of New York Mellon 23. BASF 24. Bayer 25. Bechtel 26. BHP Billiton 27. Boeing 28. BNP Paribas 29. Bristol-Myers Squibb 30. Cisco Systems 31. Coca Cola 32. Comcast
IBM Rational Build Forge
Cars.com
IBM SPSS Modeler
ReisebÂŞro Idealtours GmbH, MedeAnalytics, Afni, Israel Electric Corporation, Nedbank Ltd., DigitalGlobe, Vodafone Hungary, Aegon Hungary, Bureau Veritas, Brammer Group, Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, InSites Consulting, Fortis Turkey
IBM Watson Studio
GroupM, Accenture, Fifth Third Bank
IBM SPSS Statistics
LDB Group, RightShip, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Capgemini Consulting, TEAC Corporation, Ironside, nViso SA, Razorsight, Si.mobil, University Hospitals of Leicester, CROOZ Inc., GFS Fundraising Solutions, Nedbank Ltd., IDS-TILDA
IBM Security Identity Governance and Intelligence
E.ON Global Commodities
IBM Security Verify Access
POST Luxembourg
IBM Tivoli Composite Application Manager
Michelin Tire Corp
IBM Application Performance Management
Mibtree, EatDrinkDeals.com, IT Performance Advisor
IBM API Connect
Heineken, Tine, Finologee, Axis Bank
IBM DataPower Gateway
RBL Bank, Availity
IBM Cloud Pak for Integration
CVS Health Corporation
IBM MobileFirst
UniCredit Business Integrated Solutions, Gruppo Unipol, Raymond James Financial, Toshiba GCS, CST, ABK-Systeme GmbH, BNP Paribas
IBM Lotus Expeditor
Asian Paints
IBM SoftLayer
Whogohost Ltd., Skypicker, Infinity Computers and Communications Company, Grace Co. Ltd., Keyword, Uvionics Tech, Tennis Australia, immixGroup, Salesbox, Cxense ASA, Avnet Inc., Komsomolskaya Pravda, Seekr
IBM Cognos
More than 23,000 leading organizations across multiple industries use Cognos. Some examples of Cognos customers include BMW Financial Services, Quinte Health Care, Troy Corporation, Michigan State University, and GKN Land System.
IBM Watson Customer Experience Analytics
IMM, Whogohost Ltd., Stonyfield, Grupo WTW, Big Scary Cranium, Brockenhurst College, SiteMinis, RCI Banque Espana
IBM Digital Analytics
Homebase, KoçtaĹź, FreshDirect
IBM Rational Test Workbench
Financial Insurance Management Corp.
IBM IMS
Nice CĂ©te d'Azur, Ultra Petroleum, Hudson River HealthCare, SRG Global, The Poseidon Project, The City of Edinburgh Council, PotashCorp, ANZ, OTTO, Mingkang Natregro Health Food Group, NASCO, Apria Healthcare, Folksam
IBM Db2 Event Store
Lightband
IBM MaaS360
Bancroft, Garuda Indonesia
IBM Public Cloud
Uvionics Tech, Komsomolskaya Pravda, Alpha Modus, Inventive, Web Business Consulting, FindBrok, SilverHook Powerboats, United Way of Allegheny County
IBM Cloud Private
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company
Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud
edenor, Ford
IBM Cloud Monitoring
1. Coca-Cola 2. American Express 3. General Motors 4. Delta Airlines 5. Verizon 6. Citigroup 7. Ford Motor Company 8. AT&T 9. Procter & Gamble 10. Boeing 11. Walmart 12. General Electric 13. IBM itself 14. Johnson & Johnson 15. Microsoft 16. Amazon 17. Intel 18. Cisco Systems 19. Oracle 20. Adobe 21. Accenture 22. Hewlett Packard Enterprise 23. Dell Technologies 24. Siemens 25. BMW 26. Toyota 27. Samsung 28. Sony 29. ExxonMobil 30. Chevron 31. BP 32. Shell
IBM Turbonomic
IBM, J.B. Hunt, BBC, The Capita Group, SulAmérica, Rabobank, PROS, ThinkON, O.C. Tanner Co.
IBM InfoSphere Optim Test Data Management (TDM)
Dignity Health
IBM Streams
Globo TV, All England Lawn Tennis Club, CenterPoint Energy, Consolidated Communications Holdings, Darwin Ecosystem, Emory University Hospital, ICICI Securities, Irish Centre for Fetal and Neonatal Translational Research (INFANT), Living Roads, Mobileum, Optibus, Southern Ontario Smart Computing Innovation Platform (SOSCIP), University of Alberta, University of Montana, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Wimbledon 2015
IBM Db2 Warehouse on Cloud
Copenhagen Business School, BPM Northwest, GameStop
IBM Watson Discovery
Prudential, Bradesco, Woodside
IBM Cloud Identity Service
Baxter Healthcare, 
IBM Cloudant
Pearson, DHL, Adobe, Expedia, Samsung
IBM Db2 on Cloud
Owens-Illinois, KONE Corp., Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue, Canon Europe, Delhaize America, Wimbledon
IBM Machine Learning
Caixa Geral de DepĂłsitos France, KIST Europe
IBM Watson OpenScale
KPMG
IBM Cloud Video
Airbnb, N3 Results, University of Notre Dame
IBM Cloud Infrastructure as a Service
Dream Payments, American Airlines, FaceMe
IBM NS1 Connect
Avast Software, Bloomberg L.P., BBC, Carfax, CNBC LLC, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Disney Streaming, Dropbox, EBAY Inc, Gannett Media Corp, Salesforce, Wayfair, Workday
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
Think Research, Eurobits Technologies
IBM Cloud Container Registry
American Airlines, UBank, Bitly, Eurobits
IBM Watson Assistant
American Airlines, UBank, Bitly, Eurobits
IBM Watson Text To Speech
American Airlines, UBank, Bitly, Eurobits
IBM Watson Speech To Text
American Airlines, UBank, Bitly, Eurobits
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Top Industries
Educational Organization
17%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Educational Organization
16%
Computer Software Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
8%
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