Let's face it, Jim Whitehurst is bound by a Non-Compete Agreement and there's a reason for it. IBM has him recharging his batteries to take over IBM in the near future. He saved Delta and Red Hat, he's going to attempt to do that again at IBM. .. — read more 

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna told CNBC’s Sara Eisen at the Aspen Ideas Festival that about 20% of the tech company’s U.S.-based workers are back in the office three days or more, and he never thinks that will return to anything near... — read more 

This is a major announcement as Infor has 15% of the I series install base. That’s a lot of porting going on to Intel https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/29/infor_ibm_iseries/

https://newsroom.ibm.com/IBM-Reacts-to-the-U-S-Supreme-Court-Ruling-on-Roe-vs-Wade "IBM has for decades included coverage for reproductive health services in our U.S. medical plans. That coverage will continue, as will our long-standing policy of... — read more 

Yet more competition for Power, especially scaleout product sets https://finance.yahoo.com/news/hpe-greenlake-adds-open-source-150000916.html

IBM set to complete the Watson Health sale to Francisco Partners on June 30. Execs will be axed.

https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/27/ibm_age_discrimination_emails/ Just days after being ordered to provide messages, Big Blue opts out of public trial Less than a week after IBM was ordered in an age discrimination lawsuit to produce internal... — read more 

We continue to work in an absolutely toxic work environment. It's so easy to see that the leadership learned exactly nothing from all the negative publicity that came with the many age discrimination revelations. I guess until they face some severe... — read more 

From the IBM website: "New Creators are the visionaries applying technology in innovative ways to drive progress in business — and the world. See how their creativity is changing everything, from the way we learn to the food we eat." I've had a... — read more 

Additional signatories include the CFOs from PepsiCo Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., HP Inc., International Business Machines Corp. , Yum! Brands Inc. and Johnson & Johnson. The companies didn’t immediately comment or declined to comment beyond the... — read more 

In this case, just like the Langley lawsuit in Texas, the IBM attys will be running up the stairs to the courthouse trying to settle. I hope Schenfeld doesnt so the whole world can see the true IBM. They don't want these documents out. The Lohnn v... — read more 

Qantas is parting ways with IBM and Fujitsu, in addition to Telstra, under a major technology modernisation program. The "natural" end of the airline's large and long-running IT relationships was accelerated by the pandemic, which encouraged Qantas... — read more 

Any layoffs today?

Do some managers sabotage their best employees?

And who will be the next CEO? It's time for some change.

Patryk says IBM typically develops software using the so-called waterfall method, which means approaching a project stage by stage. Certihash, in contrast, practices agile development. He acknowledges IBM’s intent to learn from Certihash. “To... — read more 

Is that office still open ?

Going to be a bloody day this Thursday at IBM. Over 10k will get their notice.

I thought that I would be very happy the day I finally give notice and that I would do it with a smile. But I'm actually very sad. Anyone else? I am sad primarily because I think this was a great company and that it could have been much better... — read more 

this is for all folks who thought that excessive unicor total comp packages were here to stay... The Economy Resets: The end of a Fairy Tale by Bill Gurley (Benchmark... — read more 

How many media exposes and investigations did we have so far regarding age discrimination at IBM? Each of them determines that, yes, IBM is discriminating based on age but that's where the things end. Nothing ever comes of it. No consequences, no... — read more 

Thoughts?

https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/13/ibm_discrimination_email/ Infamous 'Dinobabies' memo comes back to haunt Big Blue again In one of the many ongoing age discrimination lawsuits against IBM, Big Blue has been ordered to produce internal emails... — read more 

Among Saporito’s recent successes was the August 2021 launch of IBM’s 7nm Telum, its first chip with AI inferencing acceleration. Just continuing to bleed-out top talent to the... — read more 

Anyone who believes that an RA is not imminent is delusional. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/06/11/silicon-valley-cuts/ Veteran venture capitalists and CEOs are predicting an economy-wide recession. By: Gerrit De Vynck and Rachel... — read more 

Sounds a lot like WH.

I think IBM will continue to shrink. The question is just how fast?

https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/06/10/everyone-talking-about-stock-good-long-term-ibm/ This nets out the current picture pretty nicely. By buying Redhat, IBM bought their way into a new business model that feeds the machine. (1 dollar... — read more 

I'm sorry if this is a stupid question, but I'm not sure where else to ask. Do employees who have been here for less than a year receive any kind of a severance? I know recent hires are often sacrificed during layoffs to make them seem more diverse... — read more 

Sounds like preparation for an RA. By: Lauren Ohnesorge – Senior Staff Writer, Triangle Business Journal Jun 8, 2022 https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2022/06/08/why-ibm-red-hat-are-ready-for-the-next-recession.html In a recession, “no... — read more 

Right after graduating from university, Niu started working for IBM in 2014, where he earned a salary of $74,000 and received a signing bonus of $5,000, he told Business Insider. Working at IBM is a starter job at... — read more 

Is anyone else as confused by IBM’s lack of actual products and software? Have you ever tried to purchase software from IBM? The UI is purposefully confusing and if you’re lucky you’ll be linked out to some bootleg looking site like:... — read more 

Big Bleu spending a lot time in the courtroom. . . https://www.pionline.com/courts/retiree-sues-ibm-alleging-shortchanged-benefits

https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/08/ibm_ceo_arvind_krishna_explains/ AK: "you're going to need doctors and nurse practitioners to speak to the buyers of Watson Health. That's not the IBM go-to-market field force, so there's a misalignment. Ditto... — read more 

Now that Russia is getting shut down, what other countries can we get rid off instead of always forcing American employees out? This shows that it's possible, so I don't see a reason why we shouldn't continue. Not that I expect to see it happen, but... — read more 

https://www.axios.com/2022/06/08/ibm-russia-layoffs

https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-your-coworker-manages-to-fail-up-corporate-ladder-at-work-11651075999 I don't know why but first thing popped in my mind is "IBM". Comment away to help the reporter, make sure to not blow up the site by doing it... — read more 

That's what i thought when reading The Register: https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/07/ibm_russia_closes/ Can't make wry comments: "Axing workers under 40 must feel like a novel concept for Big Blue" LOL

We need an extensive update from Deep Throat.