IBM Q4 Earnings Revisit A Familiar Theme -- Transformation
CFO Martin Schroeter steered attention toward growth of 'strategic initatives' as the overall business contracted.
IBM News From CRN
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Invests In Object Storage Developer Scality, Expands Global Relationship
HPE is looking to hone its object storage capabilities with an equity investment in Scality, whose main competitor, Cleversafe, was last year acquired by IBM, but neither HPE nor Scality discussed any acquisition plans.
CES: IBM Introduces Watson-Powered Super Smart Robot
CEO Ginni Rometty showed off a humanoid robot that understands complex business language at the Consumer Electronics Show.
IBM's Rometty Betting Big On Watson's Ability To Power 'Cognitive Era'
IBM unveiled key Watson partnerships that CEO Ginni Rometty says are models for how business will win with cognitive IoT.
SimpliVity CEO To Nutanix: Congrats On The IPO Filing, We'll Follow Suit 'When Timing Is Right'
Doron Kempel, CEO of hyper-converged infrastructure startup SimpliVity, doesn't sound as though he's in a hurry to follow rival Nutanix's lead by filing for an initial public offering.
Sources: ConvergeOne Acquires Sigmanet As Solution Provider Consolidation Continues
ConvergeOne, a 10-year-old solution provider owned by Clearlake Capital, continues its recent acquisition spree by picking up California-based Sigmanet, according to sources familiar with the deal.
IBM Exec: Hackathons Are The New Proofs Of Concept
Big Blue is helping partners enrich their cognitive computing chops to deliver smarter, more-responsive apps to customers.
IBM On The 'Syndrome' Keeping Executives Up At Night
IBM Cloud CMO Nancy Pearson on why mature businesses are in trouble in today's IT Market.
NexGen Cloud: Cloud Is Still A Gold Rush
Glenn O’Donnell, research director at Forrester, advised solution providers to develop software coding capabilities so they can add their own IP when selling cloud services.
IBM Continues Cloud Acquisition Spree With Purchase Of Clearleap
IBM continues to snatch up cloud-based companies, unveiling Tuesday that it has bought cloud-based video service provider Clearleap.
Ingram Micro to Roll Out Two-Tier Cloud Partner Program in January
Ingram Micro plans to begin offering MDF and co-op dollars to its top cloud partners, introduce a cloud referral program for ISVs and telco agents, and integrate cloud billing capabilities into PSA tools.
Lenovo Cites Hardware, Channel Strengths In Bid For More Partners
Lenovo's channel chief used his keynote at this week's Varnex partner conference, held by Synnex, to discuss how his company depends on the channel to open customer doors.
IBM Buys Gravitant, Aims To Create Default Cloud Broker Platform
IBM has acquired cloud-based software provider Gravitant in hopes of creating a go-to enterprise cloud brokerage platform.
Comparing Cloud Partner Programs: Verizon vs. IBM
What do both of these programs have to offer partners?
WSJ: IBM To Acquire Weather, Combine Predictive Tech With Watson
The $2-billion acquisition of Weather Co., if it happens, would give IBM the technology and data to help Watson become a weather forecaster.
Stock Falls As IBM Investigated Over 'Revenue Recognition' Issues
Investors react by driving share prices down after IBM said in an SEC filing that it is being investigated for accounting transactions in three countries.
IBM Sponsors Innovation Initiative For Startups
IBM is behind Boston's new StartHub initiative to empower and connect local startups.
Channel Beat: VMware Stocks Slide Amid Concerns Around Dell-EMC
In other top stories, HP says it will 'sunset' its Helion Public cloud. Also, a look at IBM's Q3 earnings.
IBM Reduces Guidance In Q3 Financial Report Amid Transformation To Cloud Era
IBM CFO Martin Schroeter revisits a familiar theme in the company's third-quarter earnings call: patience as Big Blue shifts to offering higher-value services.
The Role Of The Cloud Broker: Solution Providers Have The Inside Track
A unique skill set and a trusted relationship with the customer put solution providers in excellent position for cloud success, say executives from Comcast, Verizon and IBM in a roundtable discussion with CRN.
