How will sales be affected?

As someone doing a CS degree now, I seem to be the only one who doesn't want to have anything on my resume to do with "AI", blockchain, ML, NFT, chatbots, etc... all I see is overhyped product after product, one-size-fits all solutions that frustrate... — read more 

I really think Watson is one of the biggest tech marketing bamboozles of the 21st century. Through Jeopardy they really had a segment of the business world and the general public convinced that they had cracked AI, but behind the scenes it was all... — read more 

“It was out of the blue,” Nelson said. “They didn’t give me a good reason. . . . [But] it was very clear that they were going to let the most experienced people go, who were the highest paid people.” The reason is as stated: ... — read more 

The timing could lead to confusion about the numbers for the quarter and on adjusted data for earlier periods. Could lead to confusion? Heck, that's EXACTLY how Big Bleu set it up! By: Eric J. Savitz Jan. 21, 2022 4:18 pm... — read more 

Leadership used to insist on growth in the past. Are any of them interested in growth now? I doubt it.

Does anyone who has recently left IBM regret the decision to bail?

https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220121005144/en/Francisco-Partners-to-Acquire-IBM%E2%80%99s-Healthcare-Data-and-Analytics-Assets ARMONK, N.Y. & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Francisco Partners, a leading global... — read more 

People still come here to develop skills and then look for better opportunities elsewhere. However, I'm not quite sure how good IBM is today for developing skills because employee development is no longer a priority here. Maybe that's why the new... — read more 

Judging by what others are saying, a significant number of people will be cut. Does anyone have more detailed info?

$5M? Ginni's got plenty of spare change like this from her well-earned salary as CEO. https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2021/11/ibm-gift-ginni-rometty/

Some analysts insist, based mainly on the name, that IBM is poised to turn around. One bull at Bank of America even compared Krishna to Satya Nadella, the now- legendary CEO of Microsoft. That’s like comparing Rice basketball coach Scott Pera... — read more 

I am certain IBM will have a massive "reconstruction" coming. They will probably come up with some other way to label it to confuse the enemy, but at the end of the day nothing is new under the sun. I guess we we learn more soon, and probably the... — read more 

With reports of developer advocates moving to sales/incentivised positions, any other people that have been redeployed? Wonder if they will do it to marketing as well.

Bye, bye Carla. She didn't even make it one year: @OP+19e7M1GU

The synergistic additional revenue from software providers / businesses that have been lumped together over decades through mergers and aqcuisitions, and sold as a collection of loose bolts to be assembled by a bunch of expensive consultants may no... — read more 

Recently heard from an IBM executive that the RA program has been stopped. No joke! Explains why there hasn’t been an RA for awhile. No other details. Not sure how future “layoffs” will be handled or if severance pay will be given. Good question... — read more 

The main issue with IBM is that some people are carrying the weight while others do close to nothing. Why can’t IBM put an emphasis on performance and fire underperforming people. Reduce the deadweights at the company. Most of these people can be... — read more 

IBM will continue to struggle going into 2022. Financials are strong however the outlook is disappointing. Operations across all of IBM's business units are either lively or completely stale. Risks due to disruption are already... — read more 

Plenty of money for high-dollar real estate. So much for getting leaner & meaner. . . https://therealdeal.com/2022/01/13/ibm-franklin-templeton-eyeing-sl-greens-one-madison/

Starting a thread about Q4 2021 earnings... what do you think they will look like?

What will AK do now?

https://www.reuters.com/technology/white-house-will-meet-execs-apple-amazon-ibm-discuss-software-security-2022-01-13/

I feel sorry for the employees who will come here with the acquisition, and also I believe that they are not happy that IBM is acquiring them either?

I left IBM a year ago when the sales org had a massive shakeup. Trust me, it's better out there. It's not normal to have non-stop reorgs and account changes. It's not normal for your manager to change every year. It's not normal to sell only... — read more 

This has been a giant waste of money, especially for newer shareholders. The firm has repurchased tens of billions of dollars of stock at higher prices than it would be able to pay... — read more 

Good post: https://cushychicken.github.io/why-you-cant-hire-engineers/

Is everyone else seeing massive exits from their teams this month?

Wanna hear his/her latest thoughts on the re-org.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/the-most-important-computer-youve-never-heard-of/

#GetWokeGoBroke Also, R.I.P. to the Envizi folks who were gobbled-up in this... — read more 

STREET NOTES IBM Stock Is Sliding. UBS Cuts Rating to Sell. By Eric J. Savitz Jan. 11, 2022 10:46 am ET IBM is facing tough digital-transformation comps, and decelerations in Red Hat and consulting looks increasingly likely, wrote UBS analyst... — read more 

Christmas is gone and so, it seems, was a chunk of Big Blue's service https://www.theregister.com/2022/01/06/ibm_cloud_outage/

I work at IBM, and I have not seen any information on whether or not anyone at IBM has been terminated because of IBM vaccine mandate. So, I am just curious to find out if IBM is following through on this or not.

I sh-t in my pants when I saw this on my social feed…. Bloomberg MarketsBalance of Power January 7th, 2022, 1:04 PM EST Sam Palmisano, Former IBM Chairman & CEO and Center for Global Enterprise Chairman, discusses the self-regulation of technology... — read more 

I'm starting to get annoyed a bit every time someone says they want to be on the RA list. Everyone just keeps saying that over and over. Really? You really want to be a RA'd? Not me. I'd rather go on my own when I feel like it.

IBM (IBM), he said, is “well positioned for better growth, profitability, and sustainable shareholder return with elevated enterprise transformation demand anticipated ahead.” Essex said the company’s recent spinoff of its managed... — read more