5. Bo Gebbie, Evolving Solutions

IBM is kicking off the new year by replacing the longstanding PartnerWorld program with IBM Partner Plus. Big Blue’s new program is the manifestation of IBM’s focus on expanding its ecosystem.

One partner that participated in developing IBM Partner Plus, Evolving Solutions, has benefited from the company’s increase in specialized and technical resources.

“IBM’s program really allows us to help our sellers, upskill and enhance their skills, [and] it does the same for our technical teams with their abilities,” said Evolving Solutions president Bo Gebbie. He made waves stating that “it really helps us expand our focus around hybrid cloud and where our technology ecosystem is going as a company in support of our clients.”

Get more from Jeffrey Schwartz’s reporting about the program here.