Technology News and Product Updates
Organizations that apply hybrid-by-design principles to IT programs can generate over 3x higher ROI over five years. C-suite leaders continue to navigate a period of intense digital transformation and pressure to prove the value of IT investments. There is a need to demonstrate ROI that goes beyond cost savings. The IBM Institute for Business Value report on ROI Remedy showcases how hybrid-by-design solutions offer users higher returns and position themselves for extensive business value amplification through generative AI.
Read the IBM Institute of Business Value Study.
VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) on IBM Cloud helps enterprises address challenges and accelerate innovation. VCF as a Service multitenant solution is one of the lowest entry price points for VMware infrastructure on IBM Cloud. Discounted pricing and flexible billing offer more convenient sourcing and help expand access to IBM and VMware joint services and solutions.
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Join us at Expo Hall #1210, VMware Explore Las Vegas, Aug 26 - 29th.
Cobalt Iron Expands Access to Secure Automated Backup With Compass for IBM Power Virtual Server. Cobalt Iron and IBM expand their partnership to deliver Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) solutions globally. Both companies first launched the solution in April in the United States. With growing global demand and data sovereignty requirements, the offering is now available through the IBM Cloud Catalog in the following regions: Dallas; Washington, D.C.; Madrid; Frankfurt, Germany; Sao Paulo; Tokyo; and Osaka, Japan. It will soon be available for IBM Power Virtual Server customers in London and Toronto.
You can read more about it here.
IBM Cloud Virtual Servers and Intel launched a new custom cloud sandbox. IBM introduces new customizable cloud sandboxes on IBM Cloud, powered by Intel’s 2nd Gen and 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® processors. These virtual servers enable developers to test applications securely without affecting production environments.
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Try the IBM Cloud VPC sandbox and get 100% of your costs reimbursed with IBM Cloud credits. Contact Jerry Parra, IBM Cloud Product Manager jerry.parra@ibm.com to learn more and ensure program availability.
Stay up to take with the Power Virtual Server Migration Acceleration Program. IBM offers an end-to-end migration journey with incentives, prescriptive guidance, tools, and hands-on assistance for the IBM Power Virtual Server. Migration incentives are available with cloud promotional credits.
Access the business partner enablement resources here.
Harnessing XaaS to reduce costs, risks and complexity. Everything as a Service (XaaS) helps companies innovate by lowering IT costs, risks, and complexity. XaaS enables businesses to modernize infrastructure, enhance efficiency, and focus on outcomes rather than tools. It drives digital transformation, supports AI adoption, and fosters agile business models to meet evolving market demands.
For more information, you can read the full article here.
10 industries that use distributed computing. Explore the use of distributed computing across ten industries: communications, computing, data management, energy, finance, manufacturing, medical, retail, science, and video games. Learn how distributed computing with IBM Cloud Satellite enhances efficiency, data handling, and problem-solving by utilizing multiple systems. It also supports architectures like client-server, peer-to-peer, and blockchain for scalable and reliable operations across diverse applications.
Read the full article here.
IBM Cloud guides clients to build a robust IT infrastructure for accelerated AI adoption. Read the three articles:
· Strengthen your AI data privacy and security with watsonx on IBM Cloud: Learn how IBM secures the services in its data centers and the measures adopted to protect customer data, and more.
· Deploy multimodal LLMs on IBM Cloud Virtual Server with GPU: Understand how to run LLaVa on IBM Cloud Virtual Servers. Clients can use LLaVa or Large Language and Vision Assistant for product searches (ecommerce), step-by-step guides on equipment repair (manufacturing ), and more.
· Llama2 and Mistral 7B on IBM Cloud Virtual Servers with CPU: In this tutorial, you will learn how to run Llama-2-7b and Mistral 7B on IBM Cloud Virtual Servers without a GPU.
Public Cloud Solutioning Tool for partners
Get access to a library of resources for the public cloud solution tool cutting across VMware, Power VS, SAP and VPC, targeting Tech Sellers, Sellers and Client Success Managers. For more information, write to Aquaris Anderson, amoore@us.ibm.com or Atena Piatak, atena.piatak@ibm.com.
Marketing and Enablement Resources
Read the Blue Sky case study to learn how integrating IBM ILOG CPLEX with AiSolved on IBM Cloud revolutionized optimization and decision-making. AiSolved’s AI-driven platform on IBM Cloud helps the client make intelligent decisions quickly by optimizing everything from supply chain logistics to training schedules for autonomous operations.
Share the new IBM Hybrid Cloud for AI video with your clients to guide them how to transform their existing investments into an intentional hybrid infrastructure built to scale AI—one that’s strategic, open and secure.
Enablement Asset: Download and use the one-pager to share a concise value proposition about IBM Cloud for VMware with your clients.
Promotions
Exciting financial incentives for VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud. Get up to 50% off on a 1- or 3-year term contract on VMware Cloud Foundation as a Service (VCFaaS). Migrate your VMware workloads to VMware Cloud Foundation on IBM Cloud with up to USD 200K in migration credits. Contact your IBM Cloud Representative for more information.
Earn up to $25,000 to sell a new PowerVS Contract. The promotion applies to the Americas region and is valid for contracts signed by December 31, 2024. The incentive is paid at the firm Level and can be combined with KYI Seller incentives. Submit the claim via the BP Portal link only.
USD 500 Credit for all new IBM Cloud Object Storage users. Click here for more information.
IBM Cloud free tier includes a free IBM Cloud® Account, 40+ always-free products, and USD 200 credit. Click here for more information.
Learn about the 2024 IBM Public Cloud Sales Play Promos for Power Virtual Server, VMware, SAP, and other key IBM Cloud offerings. Click here for more information.
VPC1000: Click here to avail the $1000 off for Virtual Server for VPC, Block Storage for VPC, and Bare Metal for VPC offerings for 90 days. Valid till December 31, 2024.
IBM Center for Cloud Training Second Chance Promo: Retake it for free in
2024! Click here to know more.
Visit the Seismic page to learn about all the 2024 IBM Cloud promotions for business partners (access available for IBM Sales and Partners only). Contact your IBM Cloud Sales Rep if you cannot access the Seismic link.
Marketing Events
Aug 8 Webinar: Augmenting AI with Serverless | Register here
Aug 21 Webinar: VMware in the Broadcom Era: The Playbook for EMEA Partners | Register here
Aug 26 – 29: VMware Explore 2024 | Las Vegas | Register here
Sept 11: Accelerate Global Roadshow | London. Contact your IBM Cloud Rep for more information.
Oct 2: Accelerate Global Roadshow | Tokyo. Contact your IBM Cloud Rep for more information.
Oct 21 - 24, 2024: IBM TechXchange 2024 | Las Vegas | Register here
Oct 27 - 30, 2024: Money 20/20 | Las Vegas | Register here
Nov 4 – 7: Gartner IT Symposium | Barcelona | Register here
Nov 4 – 7: VMware Explore 2024 | Barcelona | Register here
Nov 6 – 8: Singapore Fintech Festival | Singapore | Register here
Nov 17 – 22: SuperComputing 2024 | Atlanta | Register here
Nov 19 – 20: Gartner IT Infra, Operations & Cloud | London | Register here
Dec 3 – 4: FT Banking Summit, London | Register here
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Training and Certification
IBM Power Virtual Server Training
Train on IBM Power Virtual Server and you’ll be ready to help your organization benefit from the operational improvements and cost optimization that are critical to business success today. Start learning today.
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