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3. It is also a change in the IT industry from selling hardware and software to services

Reply to packman (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 5, 2014, 11:38 AM

Feb 2014

IBM's traditional business is selling hardware, operating systems, and middleware to business customers, along with consulting services to configure and operate businesses data centers and to integrate applications running in businesses data centers.

In the future, businesses will run pre-integrated application on hardware and software in IBM's data centers. This shift to "cloud" will reduce markedly the need for IT employees.

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Poor wages, poor economy packman Feb 2014 #1

It is also a change in the IT industry from selling hardware and software to services FarCenter Feb 2014 #3

"Rebalance our workforce" = Ax workers to fatten executive compensation jsr Feb 2014 #2