In Gartner’s recent 2021 “Vendor Rating: IBM”¹ report, we are thrilled to have received a Strong rating for Technology/Methodology and an overall Positive rating. IBM also received a Positive rating in the Product/Service and Strategy categories². We believe these ratings are due to the strength of our hybrid cloud and AI strategy supported by continuous innovation from IBM Research.

IBM offers the most open and flexible platform

IBM delivers the hybrid cloud platform, software and services that transform any combination of infrastructure – public cloud, private cloud, multicloud, on-premises or the network edge – into a modern, flexible, scalable and secure engine for enterprise growth. Our partner ecosystem strategy allows clients the freedom to choose the software and solutions they need. Leveraging such capabilities like IBM Garage, we help clients build upon what they have to reinvent their businesses for the digital era.

Continuous innovation driven by IBM Research

Reinventing businesses also requires access to the latest advancements in technology. This is where IBM Research comes in - a crucial innovation pipeline for our clients. Research drive advances across cloud, AI and the quantum computing to ensure that these advancements are built directly into products and services. This allows to offer a seamless hybrid cloud platform, flexible, composable computing, agility through automation, and security, compliance and reliability.

IBM’s share of the $1 trillion opportunity for cloud

We have all of the pieces we need to capture more than our share of the $1 trillion public cloud opportunity as enterprises act to modernize and transform themselves for the era of AI. Now is the time to focus on IBM’s core mission as the hybrid cloud and AI company. There has never been a time like this. And to us, we have never been better positioned to win.

Read the Gartner report on IBM

We invite you to read the Gartner report, “Hybrid Cloud and AI Focus Will Enable IBM to Transform Enterprise Digital Strategies” ³ to get their take on IBM’s hybrid cloud and AI strategy.

Roger Premo
GM IBM Corporate Strategy and Development

1: Gartner, Vendor Rating: IBM, Chirag Dekate et al., 31 May 2021

2: The Gartner Vendor Rating reports “assess aspects of a technology provider’s strength, show how providers stack up and how they are positioned for the long-term, help manage provider portfolio risks, and support key purchase, investment and renewal decisions. Vendor Ratings also deliver a holistic view of providers’ offerings and strategic directions to help you see how these align with your business objectives and ensure you have a balanced provider portfolio. Technology providers with a clear focus, solid products and an advantageous market position may be rated as Positive or Strong.”

3: Gartner, Hybrid Cloud and AI Focus Will Enable IBM to Transform Enterprise Digital Strategies, Chirag Dekate et al., 31 May 2021. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner’s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.