A. IBM’s two most important business units are Global Technology Services and Global Business Services.
B. IBM primarily focuses on B2B business, on the other hand, Microsoft primarily focuses on B2C business.
C. IBM has U.S. offices in Armonk, New York, New York City, New York and Santa Clara, California.
D. Even though IBM is a well-recognized brand, most people don’t know much about its products or services for many reasons, including that it focuses mostly on B2B products and services, that its products and services are highly technical, and that it doesn’t explain its well-known products, such as Watson, to the public.
E. IBM’s two most important business units are the following Global Technology Services and Global Business Services.
F. IBM was forced to lay off roughly 15 percent of its North American employees, however, that does not indicate a decline in revenues.
G. IBM’s top executive team includes the following individuals; Virginia M. Rometty, CEO, Steven A. Mills, Senior VP and Group Executive of Software & Systems, Robert C. Weber, Senior VP of Legal & Regulatory Affairs and General Counsel, and John E. Kelly III, Senior VP and Director of Research.
H. IBM faces several major challenges; it’s so large that it’s difficult to lead and manage, it faces stiff challenges from cloud providers, and it’s not well equipped to deal with growing demand for rented software and computer systems.
I. The top vendors for enterprise social networking platforms are IBM, Jive, Microsoft, Cisco, and Salesforce.
J. I originally wanted to apply for a job at IBM: however, I ended up deciding to apply at Cisco.