10 New Competencies
Competencies demonstrate specialization which allow you to differentiate your business, showcase expertise and open new client opportunities.
- A unified framework across Build, Service and Sell
- 10 new competencies for a total portfolio of 17 Build and Service
- 7 Service and 3 Build across hybrid cloud and AI:
- Migrate and modernize, Automate, Hybrid Cloud infrastructure, Predict, Secure
A new Skills experience
Skills is an essential element in achievement of competencies to affirm your expertise and increase market credibility.
- Clear alignment between skills and competencies
- Role-based and solution-based training
- Competency checklists to guide you
- Clear learning pathways leading to industry-recognized credentials
- API integration to bring IBM Training to your learning management system (LMS)
Migrate and modernize
Migrate and modernize competencies indicate expertise with re-platforming legacy applications and workloads onto hybrid cloud for scale and performance benefits.
NEW Service: Migrate SAP to IBM Cloud
Related offering: IBM Cloud (Public) Certified by SAP
Service: VMware Workload Migration
Related offering: IBM Cloud (Public)
Service: Application Modernization
Related offerings: IBM Cloud (Public), IBM Cloud Pak for Applications
Innovate on Hybrid Cloud
Demonstrates a partner’s ability to deliver distributed solutions—often with an industry focus —that embrace the power and agility of hybrid cloud without sacrificing compliance.
Build: Regulated Workloads
Related offerings: IBM Cloud (Public)IBM Cloud Paks (including Applications, Integration, Data, Automation, Multicloud Manager and Security)
More Hybrid Cloud competencies coming soon
Automate
Identifies partners that can streamline and infuse intelligence into the customer and employee experience, helping to make these interactions more meaningful and relevant
NEW Build: AI Powered Automation for IT Ops
Related offerings: IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps, IBM Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management, IBM Observability with Instana
NEW Build: AI Powered Business Automation
Related offering: IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
NEW Service: AI Powered Automation for IT Ops
NEW Service: AI Powered Business Automation
Related offering: IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation
Hybrid cloud infrastructure
Available to partners that show expertise in the installation, deployment and management of both on-premise and public cloud resources.
NEW Service: Be Anywhere with IBM Cloud Satellite
Related offerings: Run Workloads on IBM Public Cloud or Deploy at least one Satellite location
NEW Service: Deliver IBM Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure
Related offerings: IBM Storage Infrastructure, IBM Power Servers, IBM Power VS
Predict
Recognizes partners that demonstrate expertise in helping clients drive data-driven culture to accelerate their journey to AI and unlock the value of data to predict and shape future outcomes.
NEW Build: Accelerate the Journey to AI
Related offering: IBM Cloud Pak for Data
NEW Service: Accelerate the Journey to AI
Related offering: IBM Cloud Pak for Data
Secure
For partners able to solve complex cybersecurity problems—particularly those surrounding cloud and digital initiatives—and able to create security strategies that accommodate a client’s unique risks.
NEW Service: Zero Trust Security
Related offerings: IBM Cloud Pak for Security, IBM Security Guardium, Guardium Insights, IBM Security Verify
More Secure competencies coming soon
Industries
Allows partners to showcase deep expertise in industry verticals, allowing them to understand the needs, trends, problems and technology opportunities of customers in those specific markets.
Build: Banking & Financial Services
Related offerings: IBM Cloud (Public) IBM Cloud Paks (including Applications, Integration, Data, Automation, Multicloud Manager, or Security)
Build: Industrial and Manufacturing
Related offerings: IBM Cloud (Public) IBM Cloud Paks (including Applications, Integration, Data, Automation, Multicloud Manager, or Security)
Service: Banking & Financial Services
Related offerings: IBM Cloud (Public), IBM Cloud Pak for Applications
Service: Industrial and Manufacturing
Related offerings: IBM Cloud (Public), IBM Cloud Pak for Applications
Sell
Business Operations
Cloud
Data and AI
- Data Science and Business Analytics Competency
- Financial Crimes Competency
- Hybrid Data Competency
- Unified Governance and Integration
- Regulatory Compliance and Governance
- Watson Foundation
IBM Global Financing
Security
- Digital Trust Competency
- Threat Management
Services
- Infrastructure Services
- Technology Support Services
Sterling
IBM Sterling Competency
Systems
- IBM Z
- LinuxOne
- Power Systems
- Storage Systems
- Spectrum Storage Software