Did you know IBM Technology Zone is available to Business Partners for free?

Exponential technologies, powered by data, are creating the next-generation business model. Organizations are facing an unprecedented convergence of technological, social, and regulatory forces. As artificial intelligence, automation, Internet of Things, blockchain, and 5G become pervasive, their combined impact will reshape standard business architectures.

IBM Technology Zone is the single destination for our go-to-market teams and Business Partner ecosystem to easily provision technical ‘Show Me’ live environments, Proof-of-Technologies (POTs), Proof-of-Concept’s (POCs), prototypes, and Minimal Viable Products (MVPs), which can then be customized, shared with peers and clients to experience IBM Technology. Our strategy is to leverage our available IBM Cloud capacity to create a “hands-on” culture where everyone builds technical skills and changes the customer experience through Proof-of-Technologies (POTs), Proof-of-Concept’s (POCs), prototypes, and Minimal Viable Products (MVPs).

Once logged in to IBM Technology Zone, business partners can search, favorite, bookmark, and share over 400 collections that have ready-to-use curated hands-on content that spans IBM’s Software and Hardware portfolios. Find each collection branded with Bronze, Silver, or Gold based on the level of collection quality and accessibility, plus Live Demos “Platinum” content that has been extensively reviewed, tested, and certified for IBMer and Business Partner use with alignment to lead-with or growth offerings and Technology Decision Points (TDPs). Additionally, of those 400+ collections find over 1,700 demo resources that are available to show you how to run the demonstration and over 200 live environments that can be reserved (with a valid opportunity code provided) and furthermore customized and shared with your clients to demonstrate hands-on. Infrastructure and environment options available today span IBM Cloud, Red Hat OpenShift, IBM Z, Power, Storage systems, Skytap, AWS, and Azure.

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Put simply…

IBM Technology Zone is:

· A single destination accessible to both GTM teams and Business Partner ecosystem.

· A crowdsource site to Use, Create, Contribute, & Share demo content and live environments.

· A place to find live environments accompanied with content to support showing the value of IBM Technology to your clients, all free of cost.

· A place to get access to infrastructure/environments to customize for their own technical 'Show me' live environments for POTs, POCs, MVPs, and prototypes with a valid opportunity provided at reservation.

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Business Partner Access Disclaimer: To access IBM Technology Zone, please ensure your IBMid has been associated with your company partner profile within IBM Partner World. Steps to resolve and ensure proper account setup are documented in this github here.