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Global Services has two major divisions: Global Business Services (GBS) and Global Technology Services (GTS).
IBM GLOBAL BUSINESS SERVICES IBM Global Business Services (GBS) is professional services arm of Global Services, including Management Consulting , Systems Integration , and application management services. Through IBM's extensive industry experience, business process expertise, and wealth of intellectual capital, GBS delivers business value and innovation to clients. History The beginning of IBM’s involvement in IT services can be traced back at least to 1989 when Eastman Kodak Company and IBM completed an agreement by which IBM designed, built and managed a new state-of-the-art data center for Kodak in Rochester , New York . Also in 1986, IBM introduced Business Recovery Services, an offering that enables a business to continue operations in the event of an unplanned outage or disaster. In 2002, IBM Global Services acquired the Management Consulting and technology services arm of PricewaterhouseCoopers , around the same time the other Big Four accounting firms were selling off their consulting arms (this was from intense pressure to avoid conflicts of interest in light of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act ). PwC's consultancy business was sold to IBM for approximately US$ 3.9 billion in cash and stock. This nearly doubled the number of consultants within IBM Global Services, adding 30,000 consultants in 52 countries. Main Competitors IBM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY SERVICES IBM Global Technology Services (GTS) primarily reflects infrastructure services, delivering value through the Company's standardization and automation. It includes outsourcing services, Integrated Technology Services, and Maintenance. The company offers the industry's broadest portfolio of on demand computing services, delivering pay-as-you-go infrastructure support and business processes over the Internet. IBM provides utility-like computing services to help customers transform their businesses. GTS is the leading e-business on demand™ and hosting services provider, according to IDC , Forrester Research , Gartner / Dataquest and Meta Group ; the leader in providing high-availability services, networking services and storage services, according to Gartner Group and IDC; the leader in the emerging wireless services market, according to IDC. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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