2026 IBM Partner Plus Awards

Submissions have now closed.

Thank you to all our incredible partners who drive innovation and deliver transformative solutions that make a real difference through the power of partnership. Geography winners will be announced in March 2026, with Global winners revealed at Think 2026 in May.

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Overview
Joint achievements. Shared success.

The IBM Partner Plus Awards celebrate the collaborators who come together to make the world work better - those who join forces to find new solutions to old problems, turn insights into impactful ideas, and link up to create something truly illuminating. Innovation isn’t easy, and no one does it alone. So here’s to the team players who push us all forward.

Awards categories The IBM Partner Plus Awards recognize bright ideas and brilliant innovations achieved through partnership. Nominations for the 2026 awards will be accepted in the following categories:
Agentic AI – Pioneering autonomous business transformation

Celebrating those who are harnessing the power of trusted, self-governing AI systems to create new efficiencies and opportunities for business.

AI for Business – Reinventing the way business gets done

Celebrating those who are leading the way forward by building, scaling and accelerating the impact of trusted AI for businesses.

AI for Workforce Productivity – Unlocking the power of people

Celebrating those who are capitalizing on AI and data-driven insights to create new levels of employee productivity and accelerate paths to innovation.

Automation – Increasing performance through automation

Celebrating those who are delivering new levels of performance with speed, scale and security, enabling systems, business processes, and people to be more efficient.

Hybrid by Design – Transforming businesses with hybrid cloud

Celebrating those who help clients structure, secure and maximize their hybrid, multicloud IT estate as the foundation for achieving key business priorities and scaling AI.

Modernization – Accelerating innovation through infrastructure

Celebrating those who are driving business outcomes with secure, compliant and resilient infrastructure to maximize performance and productivity, freeing businesses to build the future.

Sustainability – Turning sustainability ambition into action

Celebrating those who are using data to help build more sustainable businesses that grow in more responsible ways.

How it works
Who can enter

Silver, Gold, Platinum and Blue partners who engaged in a project leveraging IBM solutions are eligible to submit a self-nomination.

Multiple entries

Partners may submit unique entries in multiple categories but may only submit one entry per category.

Judging

A dedicated panel of judges will review the nominations anonymously and score them on set criteria that includes expertise, partnership, impact, innovation, and storytelling. The scores will be combined with key metrics related to the partnership pulled on behalf of the partner to select award winners at the regional level. One Global winner will be selected for each category from the Geography winners.

Timeline

Nominations were accepted September 1, 2025 through November 15, 2025. Regional winners will be announced in March 2026, and Global winners will be revealed at IBM Think 2026.

Rewards

Regional and Global winners will be awarded with global recognition at IBM Think 2026 and more.

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Past winners

2025 and 2024 IBM Partner Plus Awards winners

See the winners in 2024 See the winners in 2025
Tips and FAQ

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