ARMONK, N.Y. - 27 Apr 2012: IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced today that
it has been named a leader in the IDC MarketScape Worldwide
Business Consulting Services 2012 Vendor Analysis report.
IBM was also the only vendor named as a leader in both the
Data Center Transformation and Enterprise Architecture
consulting assessments.
According to the report, IBM is seen as the most capable of
all firms at applying proven methodologies/tools and at
delivering innovation in the project. IBM is also seen as
the most capable of all firms at integrating its project
team with the client's and at helping clients drive
innovation.
"Our assessment indicated that IBM is seen as among
the most capable at providing a full spectrum of business
consulting services, and among the most innovative at
helping clients create a more effective business and
implementing options for growth," said Cushing Anderson,
author of the IDC MarketScape Worldwide Business Consulting
Services report (IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Business
Consulting Services 2012 Vendor Analysis, Cushing Anderson,
Doc# 233425, March 2012).
IBM's business consulting services are delivered
through global practices in every major industry, as well
as its industry leading Business Analytics and Optimization
practice, and service lines dedicated to Strategy and
Transformation consulting, Enterprise Resource Management
and its Application Innovation Services practice, which
includes web and interactive expertise.
IBM's prowess in Data Center Transformation and Enterprise
Architecture Consulting were also highlighted in IDC
MarketScape assessments which named IBM a leader in both
categories.
According to the Data Center Transformation assessment (IDC
MarketScape: Worldwide Datacenter Transformation Consulting
2012 Vendor Analysis; Ali Zaidi and Gard Little, Doc
#233919,): "IBM is seen as strong in providing
functional technical and industry insights, and complements
its Data Center Transformation consulting services with a
strong suite of infrastructure consulting offerings, and is
also seen as strong at delivering innovation to
clients." IBM provides Data Center Transformation
consulting services across 18 vertical industries using a
global delivery model.
The IDC Enterprise Architecture MarketScape report (IDC
MarketScape: Worldwide Enterprise Architecture Consulting
2012 Vendor Analysis, Ali Zaidi, Gard Little, Doc # 233918)
highlights IBM's consulting capabilities in the areas of
business, application, information and infrastructure
architecture. The report specifically calls out IBM's
innovation, breadth of skills, and methods and tools as
strengths in these areas. IBM's Enterprise
Architecture consulting services are handled primarily by
the Technology Strategy, Business Analytics and
Optimization, and Application Innovation Services groups
within IBM Global Business Services.
"These evaluations reflect the value IBM provides
clients at the intersection of business strategy and IT
consulting," said Marc Chapman, IBM Global Business
Services Managing Partner, Strategy & Transformation.
"Especially as we watch trends like big data and social
media transform the nature of every CXO profession, this
ability to understand what the most advanced technologies
are making possible has never been more important to our
clients."
The comprehensive MarketScape Reports, which IDC has
published for four years, provide an overview of the
competitive fitness of Information and Communications
Technology suppliers in a given market. The IDC Worldwide
Business Consulting Services 2012 MarketScape report, which
analyzed 10 vendors, is based on IDC analysis of IBM input
and feedback from more than 300 joint IBM and IDC clients.
The Data Center Transformation and Enterprise Architecture
Consulting Assessments were based on evaluations of the 10
largest global IT consulting firms and eight largest
enterprise architecture consulting vendors respectively.
IDC analysts base individual vendor scores, and ultimately
vendor positions in the IDC MarketScape reports, on
detailed surveys and interviews with the vendors, publicly
available information, and end-user experiences in an
effort to provide an accurate and consistent assessment of
each vendor's characteristics, behavior and
capability.
For more information on the IDC MarketScape Worldwide
Business Consulting Services 2012 Vendor Analysis of IBM,
please visit. http://idcdocserv.com/233425e_IBM
About IDC MarketScape
The IDC MarketScape vendor analysis model is designed to
provide an overview of the competitive fitness of ICT
(information and communications technology) suppliers in a
given market. The research methodology utilizes a rigorous
scoring methodology based on both qualitative and
quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical
illustration of each vendor's portion within a given
market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which
the product and service offerings, capabilities and
strategies, and current and future market success factors
of IT and telecommunications vendors can be meaningfully
compared. The framework also provides technology buyers
with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and
weaknesses of current and prospective vendors.
About IBM
For more information on IBM Global Business Services, visit
www.ibm.com/gbs