Donn Atkins

IBM's unwavering focus -- from one end of our organization to the other -- is on delivering open, on demand read more

IBM's unwavering focus -- from one end of our organization to the other -- is on delivering open, on demand solutions and services that are channel-ready, as well as offering partner programs that truly stimulate an ecosystem of growth, collaboration and innovation. We are dedicated to being the IT industry's partner of choice and we are honored that the Business Partner community selected IBM as the company they most want to partner with.

I don't think we need to radically change incentives and financial programs. It's more about coverage and enablement than anything read more

I don't think we need to radically change incentives and financial programs. It's more about coverage and enablement than anything else. We are not interested in creating a lot of stacking. We are protecting the investment our current partners have made.

With such a concentration of opportunity, customers and partners, having a second BPIC is a winning strategy. Customers can come read more

With such a concentration of opportunity, customers and partners, having a second BPIC is a winning strategy. Customers can come and rather than hear about a solution, they can see it.

This is going to impact a lot of competitors. There are a lot of partners doing business with other companies, read more

This is going to impact a lot of competitors. There are a lot of partners doing business with other companies, but I am not going to focus on [names].

It has proven to be a very effective [model]. It is a single point for education, enablement--what I call kicking read more

It has proven to be a very effective [model]. It is a single point for education, enablement--what I call kicking the tires.