IBM Ecosystem VP Alison Say tells CRN that enabling all types of partners to work together makes purchasing easier and more flexible
CEO Krishna 'pleased' with growth across software and consulting, nascent AI platform business
Cloud integration, process mining and task automation are hot
Pure Storage is a strong challenger in the UK
“AI is a transformative technology that has the potential to unlock tremendous business value …This past quarter, we made strategic moves to bolster our hybrid cloud and AI capabilities,” said IBM CEO Arvind Krishna
Big Blue is snapping up the hybrid cloud group to drive “significant synergies” across automation, Red Hat, its AI portfolio and IBM Consulting
Big Blue says it's hoping to integrate Polar Security’s data security posture management solution into its Guardium family of data security
Both vendors are among those to have recently announced major shifts towards AI investments amid employee job cuts
Results showed that software needs remain “steady” while consulting shows sign of slowing down
However, the duo have made much more minimal cuts than other big tech hitters from earlier this year