Darren Hardman

How the IBM TechXchange Sticker Hunt Reveals the Power of the Partner Ecosystem? The Sticker Scavenger Hunt at IBM TechXchange offered a powerful lens into IBM’s partner ecosystem. With a water bottle featuring 24 empty hexagons, I spent 2.5 hours engaging with IBM Partners across the sandbox. Each sticker collected told a unique story of collaboration, specialization, and co-innovation. I explored technology like Red Hat and HashiCorp, both acquired by IBM, other solution providers such as Preset and Superset, industry specialists, and service innovators. All working alongside IBM to extend capabilities and deliver complete solutions. Along the way, I earned 1500 points, advanced to 4th place on the leaderboard, and walked away with real insights into 20+ partner integrations. Beyond the hunt, I participated in a hands-on lab on automating watsonx.data intelligence using the Watson Data API. The lab demonstrated how automated data lineage, metadata enrichment, and cataloging can streamline data management, enhance transparency, and empower business users with access to trusted data. This is where IBM’s partner ecosystem plays a critical role, providing the integrations and services that turn data intelligence into action I also attended key sessions including Deloitte’s “The AI Adoption Journey: Insights from the Front Lines,” Dell Technologies’s “IBM and Dell’s Future Computing Today,” and had a great conversation with Visa about their partnership with IBM. I’ll share more from those in an upcoming recap newsletter. The biggest takeaway? IBM is not only a technology provider, bus an orchestrator of an ecosystem. Today's announcement of IBM's partnership with Anthropic to integrate Claude AI into IBM's software portfolio exemplifies this approach perfectly. Partners fill capability gaps, accelerate delivery, bring deep industry knowledge, and co-create solutions that no single vendor could deliver alone. The sticker hunt went beyond collecting badges, mapping the future of enterprise innovation one partner at a time. Learn more about IBM Partner Plus:  https://obvs.ly/helen-yu22  Here is the anthropic partnership press release:  https://obvs.ly/helen-yu23 #IBMPartner #Ecosystem #IBMTechXchange To stay current with the latest trends in #Technology and #Innovation, Subscribe to 👉 #CXOSpiceNewsletter here https://lnkd.in/gy2RJ9xg Or 👉 #CXOSpiceYouTube here https://lnkd.in/gnMc-Vpj

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Presidio has acquired transACT Technology Solutions, expanding globally and strengthening digital leadership in the UK and Ireland! transACT brings expertise in cloud and digital transformation that increases our ability to deliver high-impact technology solutions to accelerate innovation and drive strategic outcomes for our clients in the UK and beyond. Welcome to the team, transACT, we’re excited about the opportunities ahead and what we can achieve for our customers together. Read more: https://bit.ly/46roo63

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🎙️ Episode 1 Now Live Modernising the Backbone: From Mainframe to Modern Architecture   What does it take to modernise decades-old systems without compromising mission-critical operations? In the premiere episode of McLaren Strategic Solutions’ podcast series, we break down the complexity behind COBOL transformation and share what truly works in the real world. 🔹 Host: Bill Goodridge – Chief Operating Officer, McLaren Strategic Solutions 🔹 Guests: Seshadri Nathan Sundaram – Senior Partner, McLaren Strategic Solutions Reena David – Mainframe Practice Lead, McLaren Strategic Solutions   Together, they explore: ✔ Why “lift and shift” often fails ✔ McLaren’s IMAGE Framework for AI-led modernization ✔ The shift from legacy silos to intelligent enterprise architecture ✔ How to build transformation momentum—from strategy to execution   Watch the full episode on YouTube – link in comments   🎥 In collaboration with DAGGERS MEDIA | Video Production Company Anoj Pillai, Dimple Valentina George, Sajan Pillai, John Vilina, Milind Joshi, Vijo John, Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, ISS, Vishal Desai, Ramakrishna Ganesh, Shreedevi Roogi #MainframeModernization #DigitalTransformation #EnterpriseIT #ModernArchitecture #McLarenStrategicSolutions #PodcastLaunch #TechLeadership

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From Migration to Modernization, SAP Customers Win with #AWS. Watch as Andy Steer, VP & Chief Partner Officer, NTT DATA Business Solutions, discusses the AWS Partner Network and how our key partnership with AWS has enabled us to accelerate #SAP customers journey to the cloud helping companies not only move but modernise, fuelling AI adoption and greater business agility. https://hubs.la/Q03zWYCy0

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