[rogerthis]

Once I worked in a project which IBM was also involved. And everything in IBM related to that project was slow, very slow.

[NDizzle]

Yep. Same here. IBM contract in one of our huge data centers. (This was for a large accounting firm.)

The process to get a new blade installed in one of our chassis took 6 months.

[astrodust]

It's a gigantic organization that makes hardware, software, and does consulting. Does one anecdotal story really characterize it?

[codingdave]

It is not just one anecdotal story. I used to work for IBM, then have them as a client, then was a business partner, and have worked on their software for over 20 years.

Based on all my experience, they are slow and expensive, and over-build their teams. They do deliver the final product and it will work, which is why people hire them, but they do not do it efficiently.

[ibmthrowaway271]

Exactly, it's why I held out on posting my single counter anecdotal story.