Cloud
IBM buys Toronto’s Platform Computing
Purchase will accelerate Smarter Planet strategy, Big Blue says, by addressing Big Data challenges
Smarter Planet
Channel Programs
IBM channel chief: 2015 vision a partner differentiator
Rich Hume says partners able to invest due to long-term strategies
Cloud
Palmisano: Analytics are Big Blue’s biggest play
Contextualizing business information outweighs cloud and Smarter Planet for IBM’s CEO
Channel Programs
Big Blue encourages partners to go vertical
IBM adds nine vertical programs and a security certification to PartnerWorld mix
Channel Programs
IBM channel chief points partners at Smarter Planet, analytics, cloud
Speaking at Avnet’s IBM Partner Summit, Rich Hume presents Big Blue’s channel roadmap
Distribution
$5 billion: Avnet and IBM eye next growth milestone [Video]
Canadian partners hitting above their weight in Big Blue business, exec says