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IBM Updates

• Webinar | 1Q'25 Infrastructure Marketing Enablement

 

Data/AI

• Webinar Template for BPs
• Learn all about the Watsonx AI and Data Fabric Platform with our new videos

 

Power

• IBM Systems 2025 Quarterly Partner Calls
• IBM 1Q Power Rewards for Sell and Earn
• IBM 1Q Power Rewards for Propose and Earn
• IBM Changes to Manufacturing for Power and Storage

Software

• 2025 Software Partner Calls
 

Storage

• IBM Systems 2025 Quarterly Partner Calls
• IBM Storage 2025 Flash in a Flash Webinar Series
• IBM Changes OMV Process for 2025
• REV YOUR ENGINES: Join IBM Storage sales subject matter experts as they aim to help you accelerate to win in 2025 at the Storage Grand Prix enablement series.
• IBM Changes to Manufacturing for Power and Storage
• IBM Storage NewsFlash webinar series!
 

Webinar | 1Q'25 Infrastructure Marketing Enablement

Join the Infrastructure ecosystem marketing team for the 1Q'25 enablement webinar where we will outline priorities, programs, and tools to support your success in generating Power, Storage, Z and LinuxONE pipeline and progressing opportunities in both 1Q and throughout 2025.

Date and time: Tue, Jan 28, 2025, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM ET

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Data/AI

Webinar Template for BPs

The NCA team & I have decided to run a webinar series that will focus on best practices in the New Client Acquisition (NCA) & Small and Medium Business (SMB) spaces. We have gotten feedback from the BPs that they want to work and grow in these spaces but would like more enablement/help. This webinar is here to be the first step to assist them in success in these spaces.

Attached above is a word document that will be the template for an email to your respective BPs. Webinars are held once a month, on the second Thursday of each month, 12:00pm - 12:45pm ET, through March 13, 2025. Each month will be focusing on a different brand, starting with Data & AI.

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Learn all about the Watsonx AI and Data Fabric Platform with our new videos

TD SYNNEX has several short, informative videos to help you learn all about the IBM® watsonx™ AI and data fabric platform.
This platform includes three core components, and a set of AI assistants designed to help you scale and accelerate the impact of AI with your trusted data across your business. Enterprises turn to watsonx because it is:

• Open: Based on open technologies that provide a variety of models to cover enterprise use cases and support compliance initiatives.
• Targeted: Targeted to specific enterprise domains like HR, customer service or IT operations to unlock new value.
• Trusted: Designed with principles of transparency, responsibility, and governance so you can manage ethical and accuracy concerns.
• Empowering: Go beyond being an AI user and become an AI value creator, owning the value your models create.

Click here to see all the videos and select the ones you want to view.

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Power

IBM Systems 2025 Quarterly Partner Calls

Join us for the 2025 IBM Systems Quarterly Partner Calls where we review the latest IBM Systems news, announcements, incentives and events.
Register for all dates at once! All webinars begin at 2pm EST / 1pm CST.

January 28, 2025
April 29, 2025
July 22, 2025
October 21, 2025

Speakers:
IBM Systems Highlights - Director, Business Development IBM
Power Systems - Bob Friske, IBM Power Brand Manager
Storage Systems - Jim Oller, IBM Storage Brand Manager

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IBM 1Q Power Rewards for Sell and Earn

IBM Power Rewards has re-launched! See the 1Q updated benefit values for IBM Business Partner Sellers and Technical Sellers and how to qualify to earn IBM Power Rewards for proposing and selling eligible IBM Power to both new and existing accounts.
-- Earn up to $4,000 when selling IBM Power to First-in-Enterprise end clients
-- Earn up to $15,000 for selling IBM Power Modernization solutions
-- Earn up to $20,000 for selling Power VS solutions

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IBM 1Q Power Rewards for Propose and Earn

In 2025 individuals can earn KYI points for conducting the following types of pre-sales activities with First in Enterprise Power clients:  Demos, PoXs, Benchmarks, Workshops, Assessments, Client Engineering and Center of Excellence Engagements. 
-- Earn $600 for Power Virtual Server pre-sales activities
-- Earn $500 for SAP, Red Hat, Open-Source DB pre-sales activities
-- Earn $800 for AI on Power pre-sales activities

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IBM Changes to Manufacturing for Power and Storage

IBM manufacturing will be going through a transition in April and will not build or ship any Power servers or Storage during the month of April due to this transition. If you have end users that require Power or Storage in April or early May please get them to order in March. We can price and place orders in April but nothing will ship.

Please contact your TD SYNNEX Rep for any questions.

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Software

2025 Software Partner Calls

Register once to attend all four quarterly calls.

Join the TD SYNNEX and IBM Software brands as we discuss important updates and highlights to accelerate your sales in 2025.

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Storage

IBM Systems 2025 Quarterly Partner Calls

Join us for the 2025 IBM Systems Quarterly Partner Calls where we review the latest IBM Systems news, announcements, incentives and events.
Register for all dates at once! All webinars begin at 2pm EST / 1pm CST.

January 28, 2025
April 29, 2025
July 22, 2025
October 21, 2025

Speakers:
IBM Systems Highlights - Director, Business Development IBM
Power Systems - Bob Friske, IBM Power Brand Manager
Storage Systems - Jim Oller, IBM Storage Brand Manager

REGISTER HERE

IBM Storage 2025 Flash in a Flash Webinar Series

Don’t miss out on the weekly IBM Flash in a Flash call series for 2025 every Thursday, beginning January 9th. The registration link is now available at https://ibm.biz/ibmflashinaflash . This one-time registration will generate a Teams reoccurring meeting invitation for the remainder of the year that you can add to your calendar.

REGISTER HERE

IBM Changes OMV Process for 2025

Now that we are in 2025, the main thing that is new this quarter is that the plant won’t be doing any build ahead (PD1) for the high-end products.

That makes the last firm dates that much more important. . Firming early pays off. After these firming dates, its systems are worked on a “Best Efforts” basis.

Here are the last firm by dates for 1Q25:
January February March
High End 01/10/25 02/07/25 03/10/25
High Vol. 01/17/25 02/14/25 03/17/25


• High End – Three Week Lead time – DS8K, High End Tape, SAN, ESS/Storage Scale System, Diamondback
• High Volume – Two Week Lead time – Flash, LTO, Media, SVC, Fusion
• Appliance – Six Week Lead time – Firm by 2/17 for a 1Q25 Shipment CEPH Ready Nodes, Defender Nodes, COS Ready Nodes
• End of Month Arrival – If you client needs arrival within the month, you need to firm at least a month in advance of the arrival date. This should be flagged by working with your Q2C support team.

IBM Storage Seismic Landing Page:
https://ibm.seismic.com/Link/Content/DCXhB8jGMVpVj8mW7jGDdQ3cCdHG#/?anchorId=83a00f04-c88b-46e4-a46d-57ac1eb64826

You may ask – if the plant isn’t building ahead anymore, why even bother with OMV? Utilizing OMV still gives us a view of where some part shortages may occur. Last quarter, we could see several part shortages showing up for SAN, DS8, Flash which allowed alterations to be made or served as an incentive to firm sooner. So, keep those OMV orders coming for the high-end products and make use of the OMV-High status if configs are final, and firming is imminent. We may shut this down altogether, but for now, it’s a tool we can use to drive some insight on parts needed for manufacturing.

Please contact your TD SYNNEX Sales Reps for any questions.

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REV YOUR ENGINES: Join IBM Storage sales subject matter experts as they aim to help you accelerate to win in 2025 at the Storage Grand Prix enablement series.

Designed specifically for Business Partner and IBM sellers, these two-day sessions across 7 locations in North America will feature Storage Software and FlashSystem around themes such as Data Resilience, Data & AI and Hybrid Cloud. The agenda will also include sessions on licensing, tools, and competitive insights plus pit-crew style group activities to help you rev up storage sales at record speed in 2025.
Secure your pole position by registering for the one of the following sessions:
Toronto, ON - January 23-24
Montreal, QC - January 27-28
Chicago, IL - February 5-6
Atlanta, GA - February 11-12
Dallas, TX - February 17-18
Costa Mesa, CA - February 18-19
Armonk, NY - February 25-26

See the attached PDF to register for one of the sessions.

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IBM Changes to Manufacturing for Power and Storage

IBM manufacturing will be going through a transition in April and will not build or ship any Power servers or Storage during the month of April due to this transition. If you have end users that require Power or Storage in April or early May please get them to order in March. We can price and place orders in April but nothing will ship.

Please contact your TD SYNNEX Rep for any questions.

IBM Storage NewsFlash webinar series!

Attend IBM's global calls twice each quarter to get the latest IBM Storage updates. Discover new product announcements, their impact for you and your clients, and resources to help you sell smarter and more effectively

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