Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational information technology infrastructure services provider, headquartered in New York City and created from the spin-off of IBM's infrastructure services business in 2021. The company designs, builds, manages and develops large-scale information systems. The company also has business advisory services. It is currently the world's largest IT infrastructure services provider, and the fifth-largest consulting provider.
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational information technology infrastructure services provider, headquartered in New York City and created from the spin-off of IBM's infrastructure services business in 2021. The company designs, builds, manages and develops large-scale information systems. The company also has business advisory services. It is currently the world's largest IT infrastructure services provider, and the fifth-largest consulting provider.
==History== Officially formed in late 2021, Kyndryl was created from the spin-off of IBM's infrastructure services, and comprises the bulk of the former IBM Global Technology Services. At year-end 2020, the spin-off had a portfolio of around 4,400 customers, including 75% of the Fortune 100. The company was given the name Kyndryl in April 2021, with "Kyn" referencing "kinship" and "Dryl" referencing "tendril". On November 4, 2021, Kyndryl completed its separation from IBM and began trading as an independent company on the New York Stock Exchange, with Martin Schroeter as chairman and CEO. Kyndryl operated in 63 countries in November 2021, and managed around 400 data centers.
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