7 Sales and Marketing Myths Leading you Astray

These seven popular myths – which are allegedly the most effective ways to sell and market to prospects – just might be leading you astray when it comes to developing and delivering your messaging. Discovering the truth behind these myths, and embracing their alternatives, will convince your customers to say “Yes” to change and “Yes” to you!

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What’s in the IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack Toolkit?

Last month I wrote about IBM’s latest big data solution, this month I want to talk about what’s new for IBM in the cloud. IBM has provided the SmartCloud product offering for some time now, but as the shape of the cloud has evolved, so the shape of that solution has changed too. Today cloud infrastructure architectures are stabilizing, and IBM recently announced a retooling of their cloud offering around OpenStack, the open source cloud computing platform currently emerging as a major player in this market. So, what used to be IBM SmartCloud is now IBM Cloud Manager with OpenStack.

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