Technology News and Product Updates
Introducing Red Hat OpenShift AI on IBM Cloud
IBM Cloud now offers the capabilities of Red Hat OpenShift AI via Red Hat OpenShift on IBM Cloud as an add-on and as a deployable architecture. With this add-on and deployable architecture, users can seamlessly introduce AI to the workload running on OpenShift.
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IBM Cloud support for customers and partners for the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)
As we transition to the new phase of DORA compliance, Financial Entities (FE) must engage with their technology partners and third-party service providers to strengthen operational resilience and risk management capabilities. The whitepaper IBM Cloud support for DORA provides insights about how IBM has made significant investments in its DORA preparedness, ensuring our readiness to partner with FE clients in meeting their DORA obligations.
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BBVA + IBM: Driving Resilience & Security in Financial Services
Watch Jorge Ros, IBM Cloud VP Americas, and Javier Garcia from BBVA at IBM’s Financial Services Cloud Council Meeting in NY about the bank’s modernization journeys and what financial services organizations can do to stay on top of security and resilience in the age of AI.
Run IBM Cloud Virtual Servers in an encrypted enclave with Intel® TDX® technology on IBM Cloud.
Intel® TDX® technology on IBM Cloud provides an additional layer of security for users through hardware-based isolation and encryption. By running virtual servers within an encrypted enclave, Intel TDX helps protect data from unauthorized access, even from the cloud provider. This capability allows for secure, multi-tenant cloud environments, heightening trust and security for critical applications while strengthening data sovereignty for peace of mind and compliance.
You can try the Beta version of Intel® TDX® for free.
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Cloud Wars: IBM, SAP Pair Up to Migrate 10,000 On-Prem Customers to the Cloud
Read Bob Evans, founder of Cloud Wars, opinion about the RISE with SAP on IBM Power Virtual Server and the value SAP ERP clients get through improved security, access to enterprise AI capabilities, and reduction in infrastructure cost.
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Learn about RISE with SAP on IBM Power Virtual Server.
IDC's Cloud Pulse Survey findings emphasize value for money, multi-cloud capabilities and industry expertise, among others
Key highlights:
- In 2024, the IT landscape has become much more complex for cloud buyers, and an increasing number are now considering how GenAI will impact their requirements.
- Cloud buyers value the ability to foresee cloud costs and want their vendors to help them realize faster returns on investment.
- They want their providers to offer more multi-cloud capabilities, platform integration, and an understanding of industries and clients' businesses.
Source: IDC Cloud Pulse
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GlassHouse Systems: Why IBM Cloud is the Logical Choice for Power Workloads
Glasshouse was founded in 1993 and is a long-term IBM partner serving 300+ clients across North America in complex enterprise IT and security solutions. Learn how the BP taps IBM Cloud to help its clients with Power workloads optimize cloud strategy, minimize risk, and ensure seamless operations.
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Marketing Resources
Launch of RISE with SAP on IBM Power Virtual Server Digital Prospecting Campaign. The campaign consists of a guide that helps partners understand the IBM value proposition, positioning, and buyers’ persona needs. It has pre-built marketing assets like solution briefs and analyst reports to help create a landing page and execute a nurture email campaign and social media amplification.
Partner resources to assist in new client acquisition for IBM Power Virtual Server. Read and share the datasheet POWERVS2000 promotion to learn how new clients can receive $2,000 Cloud credits, allowing them to try PowerVS for up to three months at no cost. Contact Mark Martin, Product Manager, IBM Power Virtual Server, Mark.Martin@ibm.com, for more information. Use the TCO Calculator to discover the ROI your business could realize from Power servers.
Read the Istituto Secoli case study to learn how a prestigious Italian fashion industry institution uses IBM watsonx with IBM Cloud® Code Engine to tap AI capabilities in concept development—the central idea that inspires and guides the creation of a design collection.
Promotions
Read the blog to learn about the 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. Click here to learn more, and contact your IBM Cloud Representative for more information.
GPUs on IBM Cloud® $1,500 off for Virtual Server for VPC NVIDIA L40S GPU profiles 24x120x1L40 and 48x240x2L40 (only) for 3 Months. Click here to learn more.
VPC1000: Click here to get $1000 off for Virtual Server for VPC, Block Storage for VPC, and Bare Metal for VPC offerings for 90 days. Read the blog to learn about five ways to use IBM Cloud Credits.
New clients can try IBM Cloud Logs for two months at a USD 400 discount. Click here to start your observability journey to improve infrastructure and app performance.
Learn about the investment program for RISE with SAP on IBM Power Virtual Server. Click here to learn about the investment program that helps SIs or partners get support for early-stage technical assessments, migration execution, and moving the surrounding non-RISE (SAP and non-SAP) workloads to the cloud.
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Marketing Events
Save the dates for the IBM Sales Kick-off (SKO1) 2025
Feb 13 – 14: SKO1 APAC
Feb 26 – 27: SKO1 Japan
Mar 3 – 4: IBM & SAP Exec. Forum | Florida
Mar 6: IBM Digital Partner Activation Summit (Americas) | Register here. A half-day digital conference designed to provide partners with valuable tools and resources that will enable them to fast-start their partnership journey with IBM.
Mar 17 – 20: NVIDIA GTC Conference 2025 | San Jose, CA | Register here.
Mar 10: Accelerate | Cologne | Contact your IBM Cloud representative for more information.
Mar 31 – April 1: Intel Vision | Las Vegas, CA | Register here.
May 5 – 8: Think 2025 | Boston, Massachusetts| Click here for more information
May 13: Accelerate | Madrid | Contact your IBM Cloud representative for more information.
May 19 – 22: Red Hat Summit | Massachusetts| Click here for more information
June 19 – 21: SAP Sapphire | Orlando, Florida | Click here for more information
Training and Certification
IBM Cloud for SAP Specialty: The IBM Cloud for SAP Specialty prepares cloud professionals to recommend IBM Cloud architectures meeting SAP application requirements and assist in migrating SAP workloads to the IBM Cloud.
IBM Power Virtual Server Specialty: The IBM® Power® Virtual Server system provides clients with the ability to scale their business according to seasonal demands using IBM Cloud®.
Visit IBM Training for all the resources you need to certify on IBM Cloud.
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