Resources and guidance to help fulfill your clients' needs

The new IBM Resource Guide for Consultants and Integrators (EXE, 4.41MB) is designed to simplify access and help you leverage the over 130 IBM cross brand and program resources available to you as a consultant and SI business partner. The IBM Resource Guide provides direct links into either our IBM PartnerWorld program resources or directly to brand information that will make it easier for you to locate IBM information or the resources available to you. The guide is structured to allow you several access paths, built around how a consultant or SI might want to find information to help speed the search for specific information.

IBM Resource Guide July 2009 (EXE, 4.41MB)

IBM Resource Guide July 2009 (ZIP, 4.10MB)

These paths include:

This path guides you through the IBM resource and support solutions available based on the role selected:

• Account executive
• Solution architects
• IT architects
• Developer and delivery consultants
• Marketing professionals

This path quickly locates the type of information needed for sales, marketing and technical requirements. This path is a great way to access resources based on tasks such as:

• Industry solutions
• Understand the market
• Education resources
• Certification, training and roadmaps
• Technical support resources
• And more…

This path views the entire menu of available resources and support options referenced in the guide. Below is an example of the type of detailed information the guide offers:

• Dynamic infrastructure
• Destination z
• Systems College on PartnerWorld University (NEW – July 2009)
• Industry insights
• Key software marketing program plays for 2009
• Market intelligence and planning
• PartnerWorld specialties
• And more…