https://www.infoworld.com/article/4041727/ibm-cant-afford-an-unreliable-cloud.html
The article discussed "IBM Cloud experienced its fourth major outage since May,"
"These outages couldn’t come at a worse time for IBM. With healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and other industries increasingly depending on AI-driven technologies, companies are focused on cloud reliability. AI workloads require real-time data processing, continuity, and reliable scaling to work effectively. For most organizations, disruptions caused by control-plane failures could lead to catastrophic AI system failures."
"IBM has reached a critical juncture. In today’s competitive market, cloud reliability is the baseline expectation, not a value-added bonus. IBM’s repeated failures—particularly at the control-plane level—fundamentally undermine its positioning as a trusted enterprise cloud partner. For many customers, these outages may serve as the final justification to migrate workloads elsewhere."
"To recover, IBM must focus on transforming its control-plane architecture, ensuring transparency, and reaffirming its commitment to reliability through clear, actionable changes. Meanwhile, enterprises should see this as a reminder that resilience must be built into their cloud strategies to safeguard their operations, regardless of provider."
MY OPINION: I don't think that AK knows Cloud. It is supposed to be his background, but I think he is mediocre, but of course, a good politician and how he got the big gig.
Here's why I say this: If anything should not fail is CLOUD. This is where he can show whether he deserved the big job or not. If he can't get his domain of expertise right, then what can investors expect in terms of Quantum, AI, etc?
He was working on this cr-p years before he got the big job.
Investors: Hey, AK, if you can't figure Cloud out after all these years, how can we trust you with the rest?