Technology News and Product Updates
IBM and Intel announced collaboration to deploy Intel® Gaudi® 3 AI accelerators as a service on IBM Cloud. The offering is expected to be available in early 2025 to help cost effectively scale enterprise AI and drive innovation underpinned with security and resiliency.
Read the press release and learn about Intel Gaudi 3 Accelerators here.
VMware Cloud Foundation License Portability Entitlement comes to IBM Cloud for simplified management and seamless migration. VMware announced the new VCF license portability entitlement availability on IBM Cloud, which is designed to enable clients to more easily and seamlessly port their VMware entitlements to IBM Cloud. Using the VCF license portability entitlement to migrate or extend private cloud environments to IBM Cloud gives clients more flexibility, improves cost savings, simplifies management and seamless migration.
Read the announcement.
New clients deploying IBM PowerVS QuickStart to receive 2000 USD in cloud credits. PowerVS QuickStart is a pre-configured virtual server instance in the IBM Cloud Catalog. Clients can now embrace a seamless hybrid cloud architecture by moving SAP, Oracle, and IBMi workloads to IBM Cloud with cloud credits.
Read and share the article and get a guided tour of IBM PowerVS QuickStart here.
Access the business partner guide for the IBM Power Systems Trade-in Program that allows customers to trade in old Power servers and get credit to use IBM Power Virtual Server. This program is applicable for the US and Canada market only.
Kochasoft and GlassHouse Systems to Migrate SAP customers to IBM Cloud
IBM partners Kochasoft, and GlassHouse Systems join forces to empower SAP and customers with a seamless migration to the IBM Cloud, combining their unique strengths and expertise in SAP environments and IBM Power Virtual Server migration.
Read the blog article.
Featured offering: IBM Cloud for VMware Cloud Foundation as a Service
IBM Cloud for VMware Cloud Foundation as a Service (VCFaaS) is a managed service that delivers a VMware Cloud Director (VCD) based stack that enables businesses to build cloud computing environments and support their needs.
IBM handles the configuration, capacity management, monitoring, patching, upgrades, and security of the underlying VMware infrastructure through a highly available management plane so clients can quickly deploy their VMware-based cloud computing environments.
Learn about VCFaaS.
Try VCFaaS with USD 1000 credit
Did you know? You can monitor and protect IBM Cloud for VMware Cloud Foundation as a Service (VCFaaS) Linux Hosts with IBM Cloud Security and Compliance Center (SCC) Workload Protection. Read the blog article.
Marketing Resources
Access the new MyDM Campaign: Disaster Recovery as a Service on IBM Power Virtual Server and introduce a use case-led approach to open new conversations with your clients for IBM Power Virtual Server.
Read the smart Europe GmbH case study to learn how the client enhanced agents’ accuracy and speed for an enhanced CX with 30% improvement in the accuracy of case categorization and prioritization, 3x faster resolution time for recurring issues and 60% increase in first contact resolution. This was done by implementing Gen AI solution built with IBM Watsonx for the Salesforce CRM application on IBM Cloud.
Share the new IBM Cloud Storage video with your clients and show them how to use IBM Cloud Object Storage to store and protect data backups and quickly recover from cyberattacks.
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.
IBM Cloud free tier includes a free IBM Cloud® Account, 40+ always-free products, and USD 200 credit. 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
Sept 10 IBM Power Virtual Server Partner Activation Workshop| Register here
Sept 11: Accelerate Global Roadshow | London. Contact your IBM Cloud Rep for more information.
Sept 18 Webinar: Maximizing the potential of Hybrid Cloud with IBM Power Virtual Server| Register here
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
Oct 30: Accelerate Global Roadshow | New York. Contact your IBM Cloud Rep for more information.
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
Visit the IBM Center for Cloud Training Seismic Page for all the resources you need to certify on IBM Cloud.
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