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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

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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Apptio Automation Coffee Talk

Join us to learn how Apptio’s go-to-market evolution can unlock new revenue streams and strengthen your tech finance offerings.

As a TD SYNNEX customer, you now have exclusive access to Apptio’s evolving distribution strategy, designed to help you scale faster, sell smarter and deliver measurable financial impact to your customers.

What’s new?
Apptio’s dedicated sales team is working hand-in-hand with TD SYNNEX to support customers like you with strategic insights, co-selling support and targeted enablement. Together, we're making it easier than ever to bring FinOps solutions like Cloudability, ApptioOne and Targetprocess into your customers’ environments.

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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

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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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

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.
All webinars begin at 2pm EST / 1pm CST.

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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Amp up your Enablement! IBM Power 11 & Concert Webinar

Built for IBM Power Resellers Designed specifically for those selling Power, this session is your key to unlocking Concert’s capabilities and growing your business faster—with confidence and clarity.

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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.
All webinars begin at 2pm EST / 1pm CST.

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

Introducing IBM Power Expert Care: AI-Powered Support Built for Power11

Whether clients are running mission-critical workloads or managing core environments, Power Expert Care meets them where they are—with the right combination of AI, automation, and deep IBM expertise.

Two Levels of Service. One Unified Experience. Power Expert Care is offered in two tiers—Premium and Advanced—each pre-bundled to reduce procurement complexity and accelerate time-to-value.

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IBM declaration of plan to change maintenance service levels for select machines

Change of service support level and select service withdrawals: Declaration of plan to change maintenance service levels for select machines - Some new technology or replacement products available. Published: 15 July 2025 I AD25-1133 I Services

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Refreshed Partner Marketing Kit - IBM Support for Oracle Software

IBM Power Expert Care - Power11

Effectively managing your systems should be straightforward and efficient. With Power Expert Care, clients get immediate access to a bundle of the most valuable services trusted by the Power community.

ServicePac for Machine Setup Support
Service Pac Media Retention

Program Number Description
6941-11Q Power Expert Care - Advanced
6941-11R Power Expert Care - Premium

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IBM Power Expert Care for Power11 systems - Premium (TAM)

Enhanced response time
Technical Account Manager (TAM)
Firmware and microcode compatibility analysis

Program number VRM Program name
5771-PAD 1.0.0 Expert Care Premium Adder 1Y
5772-PAD 1.0.0 Expert Care Premium Adder 2Y
5773-PAD 1.0.0 Expert Care Premium Adder 3Y
5774-PAD 1.0.0 Expert Care Premium Adder 4Y
5775-PAD 1.0.0 Expert Care Premium Adder 5Y

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IBM Storage Networking SAN64B-7 with rear exhaust now available with Expert Care

IBM Storage Networking SAN64B-7 delivers the following capabilities:
• High scalability with 64 ports in a 1U switch with double-density optical transceivers
• Acceleration of critical workloads with 64 Gbps links
• Maximized performance of NVMe storage with 50% lower switching latency than Gen 6
• Pay-as-you-grow scalability from 24 to 64 ports for on-demand flexibility
• Simplified troubleshooting by identifying and isolating issues
• Comprehensive telemetry data collection across the fabric to enable powerful analytics
• Data visualization to easily understand the health and performance of the SAN
• Automation of repetitive tasks to save time and eliminate human error
• Safeguard mission-critical workloads from vulnerabilities with Gen 7 integrated security

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Maximize IBM Power11 with IBM Technology Lifecycle Services

Maximize system availability with Expert Care Premium:
IBM TLS Expert Care Premium — IBM’s highest service level designed for mission critical workloads — enables accelerated response with a personalized support experience through the integration of predictive analytics, proactive and actionable recommendations, priority service response, and access to highly skilled IBM engineers including a Technical Account Manager (TAM), all working to keep the Power infrastructure available and optimized for performance.

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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.
All webinars begin at 2pm EST / 1pm CST.

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

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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IBM Systems 2025 Quarterly Partner Calls

IBM Storage Summit Promotion 2025 Register by 8/31

Participate in the IBM Storage Summit Promotion by selling FlashSystems into Select classified end users. IBM BP Firms register to participate in the IBM Storage Summit. Register now until 8/31/25.
Earn Sales and Growth Credits by:
Selling FlashSystem, Storage Defender, Fusion, Scale, Ceph solutions to Select territory clients to earn a Sales Credit
Complete eligible growth activities to earn Growth Credits
All sales & growth activities Jan – Dec 31 2025 recognized

For details see the Siesmic Link:

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3Q Firm Order Guidance- ACT EARLY!

Everyone should now understand IBM’s revised firm order and shipping guidelines. If you need a refresher, the details are on the Storage Landing page in Seismic. This makes the importance of adhering to the last firm dates critical for all to understand and build into their sell cycle. Anything firming past these dates will be worked by the plant on a” best efforts” basis.

Last Firm Dates July Aug Sept
High End 10-Jul 8-Aug 9-Sep
High Volume 17-Jul 15-Aug 16-Sep
Appliance 22-Jul

• High End – Three Week Lead time – DS8K, High End Tape, SAN Directors, ESS/Storage Scale System, Diamondback, Fusion
• High Volume – Two Week Lead time – Flash, LTO, Media, SVC
• Appliance – Six Ten Week Lead time – CEPH Ready Nodes, Defender Nodes, COS Ready Nodes – recently moved to 10 weeks due to challenges with our supplier. This may improve, but please take this into account for your selling plans and your customer capacity requirements.
• End of Month Arrival – If your 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 at least a month in advance.

There is a website where you can check on lead times on specific Machine Type Models and feature codes for up to the date information on any constraints. There is even a way to load your configuration CFR file and have it assessed for constraints. Please use this website for retrieving this information. https://www.ibm.com/servers/econfig/act/pages/workbench

Please contact your TD SYNNEX Sales Rep for any questions.

TD SYNNEX and IBM FlashSystems Operational Resilience Bundle

Join IBM and TD SYNNEX on this informational webinar on the latest IBM FlashSystems Bundle. This Bundle offers a Cyber Resilience solution for your customers. Protect, Detect and Recover. This Bundle provides the components to help your end users implement a cyber solution to quickly recover from data loss.

Join us on August 19th
Time: 11ET
Audience: Business Partner Sales and Technical Teams

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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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Automation
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ESA
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Security
Meredith Abberger

Storage
James Oller

Public Sector
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DTC
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Red Hat
Chris Cantu

IBM Power
Bob Friske

IBM Services
Lisa Fults

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