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IBM Sales Enablement Proficiency Change Sessions

IBM Sales Enablement will run 3 sessions to get partners/VADs/IBMers ready for October 13th Proficiency change.

Dates/Topics:
June 9th: Benefits of the new program and your next step
August 11th: Two months to go and double-checking you're on track
October 1st: 2 weeks remaining and pragmatic next steps

Register Now!

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Automation

Hashi Two Day BP Workshops - Chicago

These 2 day in person workshops are a deeper dive into Hashi. We will share various sales scenarios, possible objections and lessons learned in the field. In addition, hands on technical labs are included.

Chicago June 24-25th

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Hashi Two Day BP Workshops - New York

IBM webMethods Hybrid Integration TechJam 2025

Unlock Faster Innovation.
Learn how to streamline complex
environments with AI-powered, API driven hybrid cloud integration—
built for real-world scale.

Get Hands-On with IBM Experts.
Dive into live labs and interactive
demos designed to accelerate your
skills in modern integration styles
and solutions.

Dallas, TX on August 5-8
Audience: Technical

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Data/AI

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.

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 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 Power10. 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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Capacity Reset

Receive a Power E1080, E1050 or S1024 core activation at no charge for every 2 cores of POWER8/9 removed.
• Designed for new Power10 system purchases replacing installed POWER8 or POWER9 systems
• Move static or mobile activations from any POWER8/9 High-end or Midrange system to any supported Power10 system with Capacity on Demand
• Minimum Power10 system activations must be purchased with this offering
• Minimums are 16 activations on E1080 and 1 socket of activations on E1050/S1024.
• Client must sign a Capacity Reset Agreement (Z126-6850 for POWER8 or i126-9862 for POWER9) and de-activate exchanged cores or dispose of POWER8/9 system within 90 days of the installation of the Power10 system.

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Powering the Future: Unlocking Business Value with IBM Compute Solutions

Join us for an engaging webinar series designed for IBM partner resellers, diving deep into IBM’s compute technologies including IBM Power Virtual Server, LinuxONE, and AI innovations.
Each session offers a comprehensive review of a dedicated technology, highlighting its architecture, capabilities, and most importantly, the tangible business value it delivers to customers.
Learn how to position these solutions to drive digital transformation, optimize workloads, enhance security, and unlock new revenue opportunities. Empower your sales strategy with expert insights and practical guidance to help your customers thrive in a hybrid, cloud-first world.

The following topics will be covered:
• 8.5.25 IBM Power Virtual Server (PowerVS)
• 9.16.25 IBM LinuxONE
• 10.28.25 AI on IBM Power Systems
• 12.9.25 AI on IBM LinuxONE

Enablement | IBM Global Spotlight Calls: IBM Power, PowerVS, Cloud

Hear the latest on product and programs updates for IBM Cloud, PowerVS, and Power Core Infrastructure on IBM Global Spotlight Calls. Open to IBMers and Business Partners. You can pick which track you would like or you can register for all 3 of them below:
IBM Cloud Spotlight Registration: https://ibm.biz/BdGSEB
When: Every Tuesday at 9:00am EST
Replays. Presentations, and recordings are archived here: Link
Power Virtual Server Spotlight Registration: https://ibm.biz/BdGMZA
When: Every Weds at 9:00am EST
Replays. Presentations, and recordings are archived here: Link
Power Core Spotlight Registration: https://ibm.biz/BdGSFW
When: Every Thursday at 9:00am EST
Replays. Presentations, and recordings are archived here: Link

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Guidelines for Order Alterations

Please follow these guidelines before requesting alterations to an order. If an order is firmed or submitted for OMV & Build Exception Team (BET), anything in the ""A"" list will require an order to be cancelled and a new order to be placed. The ""B"" list are alterations that the IBM Quote to Cash (Q2C) Team can make without affecting the status of the order.
A. Functional Alteration - Q2C NOT TO PERFORM Order Alterations for the following changes:
• Configuration changes (machine / model type, feature, machines’ s qty, expert care)
• Customer number changes (CMR)
• BP Sold To, BP Site ID
• CRAD
• Standard to Premium FC change (shipment related)
• Ship to Code (i.e. country code assigned to the shipping destination country)
• Cancellation
• SEN / Entity change (SEN = Schedule Entity Number … SENs are numbers that are placed on single and multiple orders, if there are multiple orders in one SEN that means they must be shipped together unless the SEN is broken
B. Non-Functional Alteration - Q2C TO PERFORM order alterations for the following changes:
• Ship to address change (ship to location address, building no, suite no, or shipment to different city or state etc.)
• 1 sales order with 2 sets of order to be split to two locations & location change
• Delivery instructions changes (remove or add delivery instructions even after firming)
• E-Pricer number / bid changes without changing configuration
• PO shipping label changes
• T1 BP PO number change
• Delivery POC change – (Delivery Contact etc.)
• FOF change (FOF change from P -> B -> U-> F)

Public Sector/Fed

IBM Public Sector (SLED) Accelerator Incentive

Accelerator Incentive
Up to 8% Software New License & SaaS (including PPA Storage Software)
Up to 2% Storage (AAS Storage Hardware and Software)

US Public Market (SLED) Client Expansion territories
Customer List provided to Distributors
GOE Eligible

Invoiced March 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025
See attached for complete details!

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Services

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.

July 22, 2025
October 21, 2025

Speakers:
IBM Infrastructure - Bob Friske, Sr. Manager, Vendor Solutions
Power Systems - Joe Nadeau, IBM Server Brand Manager
Storage Systems - Jim Oller, IBM Storage Brand Manager
Services Systems - Lisa Fults, IBM TLS Brand Manager

2025 TLS price change for IBM Storage Expert Care

IBM announces maintenance price increases on select IBM Storage Systems. This price change will be effective on July 15th, 2025 and will apply to the renewal of an existing Hardware Maintenance Service Agreements. For Auto-Renewal contracts renewing October23rd and later, this price change will apply at the new contract period.

Storage DS8000: MT 5341, Models 993, 994, 996, 998, E96 MT 9031-FF8 (Advanced Function)

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Updated Expert Care Storage Cheat Sheet - June 2025

IBM Storage Expert Care for IBM SAN 24B-7

IBM Storage Expert Care is designed to simplify and standardize the support options on the IBM SAN 24B-7 to keep your IBM SAN systems operating at peak performance. You may choose the preferred level of support from two tiers: Basic or Advanced.

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New! Support Line for IBM Fusion Now Available

What does the TLS Support Line for Fusion include?
IBM specialists are ready to provide:

• Expert answers to usage, installation, and technical questions
• Help with compatibility and interoperability issues
• Remote diagnosis and problem isolation
• Phone and electronic access to IBM support professionals

The Support Line complements internal IT skills with fast, accurate assistance
— delivering Level 2 support from IBM and Level 3 support from Red Hat through combined subscription offerings

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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

IBM Public Sector (SLED) Accelerator Incentive for Storage

Up to 2% Storage (AAS Storage Hardware and Software)

US Public Market (SLED) Client Expansion territories
Customer List provided to Distributors
GOE Eligible

Invoiced March 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025
See attached for details.

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Important Update on End of Quarter Shipping and ADI

Please be aware that those deals approved for ADI must meet these deadlines for last order date and must ship by June 30th.

*2Q Last Firm Dates June
High End 9-Jun- DS8k, High End Tape, SAN, ESS/Storage Scale, Diamondback and Fusion
High Volume 16-Jun Flash, LTO, Media, SVC
Ready Nodes 19-May CEPH, Defender, COS

As we move past these key dates, the plant will work orders on a ”best efforts” basis.
• High End – 15-day Lead time – DS8K, High End Tape, SAN, ESS/Storage Scale System, Diamondback, Fusion
• High Volume – 10-day Lead time – Flash, LTO, Media, SVC
• Ready Nodes – 30-day Lead time – CEPH, Defender, COS

Please reach out to your TD SYNNEX Rep for any questions.

IBM announced the new IBM Brocade SAN24B-7 24 port Gen 7 switch on 6/10/25

IBM announced the new IBM Brocade SAN24B-7 24 port Gen 7 switch on 6/10/25. This is a good affordable entry point for partners that want to sell SAN Gen 7 technology for cyber-resilient IBM Flash solutions. It scales from 8 ports up to 24 ports for on-demand flexibility. In some configurations, it's actually priced LESS than the existing Gen 6 (SAN24B-6).
The entry-level SAN24B-7 (8696-P24 ) switch offers enterprise‑level features at a lower cost, providing enterprise class reliability,
performance, and security to ensure continuous availability, optimize resources, and
safeguard the SAN from cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
See the attached document for additional information or contact your TD SYNNEX Rep.

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Sustainability

IBM Asset Lifecycle Management webinar series

Join Us in Winning with Asset Lifecycle Management webinar series! We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new webinar series designed exclusively for IBM partners. Get ready to unlock powerful strategies, sharpen your key skills, and gain access to targeted resources – all focused on real-world Asset Lifecycle Management (ALM) use cases.

Register Here - https://ibm.biz/Bdn2vz

Mark your calendar!

Don’t Miss These First Three Power-Packed Sessions!
Join us on the first Tuesday of each month from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM for focused, one-hour deep dives into key Asset Lifecycle Management topics:
June 3 – Maximo for Data Centers & Managing Renewable Assets
July 1 – The Evolution of TRIRIGA
August 5 – Energy Intelligence with Envizi

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