IBM Cloud Pak for Data is a modular, OpenShift-based data and AI platform that unifies data management, governance, integration, and machine learning services under a single control plane to enable hybrid and multicloud data fabric architectures.
Published Oct 13, 2026
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A previously published IBM–Palantir offering used CP4D as a base platform for partner solutions intended to help users build AI applications for hybrid cloud environments. Such partner-integrated solutions may differ from standard CP4D deployments and may not reflect current packaging or licensing.
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IBM Cloud Pak for Data (CP4D) is a modular, OpenShift-based data and AI platform that groups multiple IBM data management, governance, integration, and machine learning services under a single control plane. It is described by IBM and some industry sources as implementing a "data fabric" approach—i.e., a method to connect, virtualize, govern, and operationalize data products across hybrid and multicloud environments without requiring all data to be physically centralized.
CP4D can be deployed self-managed on Red Hat OpenShift (on-premises or in cloud), and IBM also offers managed/service options depending on edition and channel (for example, IBM-managed offerings and marketplace listings).