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HashiCorp Acquisition

IBM has announced it has completed its acquisition of HashiCorp, whose products automate and secure the infrastructure that underpins hybrid cloud applications and generative AI. Together the companies' capabilities will help clients accelerate innovation, strengthen security, and get more value from the cloud.

Learn more about the acquisition here.

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Complimentary Passes for Think 2025

Partners can now nominate clients for complimentary passes for Think! Use the link below for instructions.

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Automation

IBM Automation Technical Monthly Webinar Series

When: Every 3rd Thursday of the Month @ 1:00pm EST

March 20th – MQ Series
April 17th - Turbonomic

Details:
Explore the latest in IBM Automation technology.
Engage with experts and peers with open conversation and questions.
Help choose the topics for upcoming webinars.

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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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IBM Cloud

PowerVS Workshop

The PowerVS Partner Workshop is coming to Costa Mesa! This will be our first time out west, so let’s make sure we broadcast this out to any partners in the area:

• Date: April 9th, 8:45-5 PM
• Registration link: https://ibm.biz/BdG8in
• Audience: Partners (VAD/VAR/GSIs) sellers, technical sellers, or executives

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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.

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.

IBM Power Sweep the Floor Promotion for 1H 2025

IBM has re-announced the Sweep the Floor promotion to the Americas Geography effective February 3, 2025. This promotion offers an additional upfront margin on eligible Power10 Scale-out Value Seller transactions when replacing POWER7, POWER8 and/or POWER9 systems.

The intent of the promotion is to help move POWER7, POWER8 and POWER9 clients to Power 10. IBM sales teams and Business Partners should work together to find ways to use the increased margin to help clients with challenges they have moving to Power 10, such as offsetting the cost of migration services or costs of testing older code on Power10 and lowering the price to the customer.

Business Partners work with your Distributors to certify your eligibility for this promotion and complete the requirements to receive the promotional margin.

Select offer code WWSCO10 (US & LA), WWSCO10C (CA) on eligible scale-out ePricer Value Seller bids
Attach the completed certification letter to the bid

Eligible systems:
9028-21B                      Power System S1012
9105-22A                      Power System S1022
9105-22B                      Power System S1022
9105-41B                      Power System S1014
9105-42A                      Power System S1024

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IBM Power9 EOSS for Power9 Scale-out models

Announcement: ""End of Standard Service for select Power9 Scale-out models"". At this time, IBM is providing notice that specified machine types and models will be discontinued from standard maintenance services on the End of Standard Service (EOSS) effective dates. Some replacements may be available. Work with your IBM Sales Team or IBM Business Partner for specific replacement recommendations. Learn more.

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IBM Storage and Power Price Increases effective April 1, 2025

IBM® announces increase in purchase prices on selected products. The new, higher prices are effective on April 1, 2025.

IBM price increases on shipping and handling for Power and Storage. Storage price increases in LTO, SVC Enhanced HA Cluster and Red Hat Storage SW ordered through e-config. The spreadsheet attachment has the details on the announced changes.

Please contact your TD SYNNEX rep for any questions.

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Build to Order and April Availability

BM has plans to have limited customer order shipping capability in April due to an IT transition. Shipments will be focused on backlog recovery in Week 1 only. Orders received after March 10 for High End products and March 17th for Scale-out products will be scheduled to ship in May/June once transition is complete.
Any orders with April or May install requirements should be firmed/ shipped in March prior to the transition.

The new build-to-order model is also discussed along w/ shipping lead times for High Velocity and High-End products. Please make sure all orders are placed in time for shipment in March should you need an April or May install.
Additional information can be found in Seismic

Services

Register now for the next TLS Global Ecosystem Update Meeting • June 19th, 2025 •

Register Now! Q2 2025 TLS Global Ecosystem Update Meeting Register Today!! TLS Global Ecosystem Update Meeting - June 19th, 2025 • US & EMEA 9:00 AM ET:

REGISTER HERE

Webinar: IBM TLS & Lenovo Partnership / One -Stop Shop for Your Complete IT Infrastructure Lifecycle

IBM TLS and Lenovo will discuss the benefits of a holistic
infrastructure strategy, balancing seamless integration of new
technology with legacy systems while harmonizing AI's high
performance with energy efficiency.
Speakers:

→ Scott Tease, VP, GM of HPC & AI Infrastructure Solutions Group,
Lenovo

→ Danilo Florido, Global Multivendor Core Datacenter Product
Manager Leader, IBM TLS

March 27th, 2025
1:00 - 2:00 PM EDT

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Announcing IBM Storage Expert Care for FlashSystem C200

Introducing Comprehensive, Flexible Support for IBM FlashSystem C200

IBM Storage Expert Care offers three distinct levels of service, providing scalable and customizable support: Basic (9X5 NBD), Advanced (24X7 SBD), and Premium (24X7 SBD + Technical Account Manager).

See announcement for full details.

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Know Your IBM (KYI) Update and the New IBM Reacquisition for Power incentive

A new KYI incentive has been introduced, the IBM Reacquisition for Power incentive
that offers partners $1K in KYI points for working with their customers to return outdated Power 7, 8, 9, 10 servers.

Start date March 1st, 2025 thru June 30th, 2025

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IBM Power Expert Care – HealthCare Solution Edition

https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/announcements/power-expert-care-setup-power10-healthcare-solution-edition

IBM Power Expert Care offers new options for Healthcare Solution
Published: 8 October 2024 AD24-0737 Hardware

IBM Proactive Support for Power Systems with Enhanced Health Checks now Available

IBM provides Technical Account Manager (TAM) remote health checks, which validates the functional integrity of the Eligible Machines and provides the status of the partitions and other software components specified in the Schedule.

Proactive Support for AIX and IBM i Additional Options provides five different types of Health Checks:
• Health Check for IBM i
• Health Check for AIX
• Health Check for Power VM
• Health Check for PowerHA
• Health Check for Hardware Management Console

See Seismic announcement for details.

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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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IBM Watsonx Assistant for Z Sales Enablement sessions

Please register to attend the upcoming Sales Enablement sessions for IBM watsonx Assistant for Z. These sessions are for IBM and Business Partner only (not clients).

• IBM watsonx Assistant for Z – What’s New (Wed 3/19 from 9-10am ET)
• IBM watsonx Assistant for Z – A Deeper Dive (Thurs 3/20 from 9:30am – 12pm ET)

IBM watsonx Assistant for Z - What’s New

SESSION DESCRIPTION:
Imagine having accurate, curated responses to all your questions at your fingertips. What if you could perform common and complex tasks the right way, every time? In this session, you will learn about the new capabilities in our 1Q2025 release of IBM watsonx Assistant for Z.

Date: Wednesday, March 19
Time: 9:00am – 10:00am ET
Register:
• IBM (Your Learning): https://ec.yourlearning.ibm.com/w3/event/10487089
• BPs: https://ibm.biz/BdGvxm

IBM watsonx Assistant for Z - A Deeper Dive into What’s New in 1Q25

SESSION DESCRIPTION:
Imagine having accurate, curated responses to all your questions at your fingertips. What if you could perform common and complex tasks the right way, every time? In this session, you will learn about the new capabilities in our 1Q2025 release of IBM watsonx Assistant for Z. We will dive deeper into these capabilities, demoing where possible.

Date: Thursday, March 20
Time: 9:30am – 12:00pm ET
Register:
• IBM (Your Learning): https://ec.yourlearning.ibm.com/w3/event/10487349
• BPs: https://ibm.biz/BdGvQX

The replays and charts will be posted on the Seismic IBM watsonx Assistant for Z Sales Kit (click on the “Enablement” button): Seismic URL

Storage

IBM Systems 2025 Quarterly Partner Calls

IBM Changes to Manufacturing for Power and Storage

Build to Order and April Availability

IBM has plans to have limited customer order shipping capability in April due to an IT transition. Shipments will be focused on backlog recovery in Week 1 only. Orders received after March 10 for High End products and March 17th for Scale-out products will be scheduled to ship in May/June once transition is complete.
Any orders with April or May install requirements should be firmed/ shipped in March prior to the transition.

The new build-to-order model is also discussed along w/ shipping lead times for High Velocity and High-End products. Please make sure all orders are placed in time for shipment in March should you need an April or May install.
Additional information can be found in Seismic

IBM Storage 1Q Overdrive Pricing Offer

Effective Monday Feb. 24, New Storage Overdrive promotion increases the Value Seller Discount for Q1’25 Storage orders. Opportunities must not yet be in IBM’s Q1 Call and must be in the Select Territory. High-end orders must be placed by March 10th and Low-end orders must be placed by March 17th in order to ensure a shipment by March 31st.
Please contact your TD SYNNEX Sales Rep for any questions.

IBM Storage Announces New Flash C200

IBM Storage FlashSystem C200 is a virtualized, software-defined, high-capacity and energy-efficient storage solution designed for applications that don’t require ultra-low latency but can benefit from significant performance improvements over disk solutions and considerable operating cost savings. Packaged in a 2U form factor, it includes twenty-four 46TB raw FlashCore Module NVMe drives providing 1.1PB raw and up to 2.3PB effective storage capacity.

IBM Storage FlashSystem C200 control enclosures feature:
Two node canisters, each with two 8-core processors and 128 GB memory to deliver a system total of 256GB
Twenty-four 46TB raw FlashCore Module NVMe drives, delivering 1.1PB raw and up to 2.3PB effective capacity
Eight (four per canister) 10 Gb Ethernet ports standard for 10 Gb iSCSI connectivity
Up to four (two per canister) I/O adapter slots for optional 32 Gb Fibre Channel (FC) SCSI and NVMe-FC or 10/25 Gb Ethernet iSCSI, NVMe/TCP or NVMe RDMA connectivity
2U, 19-inch rack mount enclosure
Model C25 is available with a one-year 9x5 next business day warranty and IBM Storage Expert Care Basic, Advanced, Premium, and Storage Assurance Perpetual options.

For more information please refer to the announcement letter: AD25-0017
General Availability will be March 21st.
Machine type model is a 5202-C25

March Flash in a Flash Topics

Don't miss one of IBM's best webinar series ""Flash+ in a Flash"" calls on Thursdays for 30mins of great topics and valuable information. The March topics are announced so please register and attend these sessions. Attachment has the topics.

Any questions please contact your TD SYNNEX Rep.

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IBM Storage and Power Price Increases effective April 1, 2025

IBM® announces increase in purchase prices on selected products. The new, higher prices are effective on April 1, 2025.

IBM price increases on shipping and handling for Power and Storage.
Storage price increases in LTO, SVC Enhanced HA Cluster and Red Hat Storage SW ordered through e-config. The spreadsheet attachment has the details on the announced changes.

Please contact your TD SYNNEX Rep for any questions.

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Storage Basics Quarterly Call April 9th

Don't miss this TD SYNNEX, IBM Hosted webinar as we will cover important topics regarding Support offerings, Pre-sales installation tips, IBM post-sales offerings, Insights and Insights Pro and other valuable information to make your end user happy with their IBM Storage purchase. This call will help you with resources you need to ensure the installation goes smooth and you know all the resources available to help.

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