With technology making advances in leaps and bounds, many companies are doing their best to stay ahead of the curve. IBM has a defined plan for its future and has the best minds working around strategy and development.

Jamie Thomas, GM of Strategy and Development at IBM Systems, talked with Dave Vellante (@dvellante) and Stu Miniman (@stu), cohosts of theCUBE, from the SiliconANGLE Media team, during IBM Edge 2016 about IBM’s data strategy.

Collaboration

One of the principles for IBM’s strategy and development department is collaboration, according to Thomas. It’s seen as a vital part of their work process and helps drive “the ability to constantly innovate and change business models,” said Thomas.

IBM’s collaboration with partners and clients has allowed it to create innovative solutions to infrastructure and deliver systems that are creative and “commercially viable for modern workloads,” Thomas stated.

Be open to change

The digital revolution is igniting a change in technology at a pace that can be difficult for businesses to maintain. Everything is about “the new age workload,” said Thomas. IBM’s OpenPOWER architecture delivers a product that not only keeps up with the market but outpaces it, according to Thomas.

IBM’s teams are also encouraged to embrace change. They are always “adopting new ways to develop and we move at a different speed with quality,” said Thomas. IBM delivers a flexible product that gives clients ample agility, he pointed out.

Strong Ecosystems

Another pillar of IBM’s strategy is creating and maintaining a strong ecosystem. Part of doing that meant creating a viable and effective product for the cloud. Its OpenPOWER system “allows people to take advantage of machines that aren’t on premise,” said Thomas, adding that IBM provides an effective processing power for sifting through and managing data.

The IBM ecosystem also revolves around having a strong supply chain. It has partnered with other companies and fine-tuned itsprocess, according to Thomas.

IBM’s strategy for tackling technology of the future starts with managing data today. It works to deliver products that allow for “purchasing flexibility when purchasing infrastructure,” said Thomas.

Watch the complete video interview below, and be sure to check out more of SiliconANGLE and theCUBE’s coverage of IBM Edge 2016.

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