Who exactly does IBM still have credibility with? I don't know about the rest of the world but here in Australia they're an absolute laughing stock. They're the company you call to mind when you want an example of laughably bad, Dilbertesque corporate behaviour.
Six, seven years ago my circle of friends had all heard rumours about how bad it was. None of us believed it; then one of the circle got a gig at IBM and the report back was "it's worse than you've heard". Still - even with intel from a trusted source - the rest of us said no, it can not be.
Then another one got a gig. "It's worse than the first one said", said he. And again, the rest said, no, this is impossible.
Then it was my turn. And I swear to you it was worse than the guy who said it was worse than the guy who said it was bad was. Or whatever that sentence is meant to look like, I don't know.
Perhaps if you buy mainframes or Watsons from IBM they're half-decent, but for professional services I have never seen anything like it in my life. Woefully poor.
Six, seven years ago my circle of friends had all heard rumours about how bad it was. None of us believed it; then one of the circle got a gig at IBM and the report back was "it's worse than you've heard". Still - even with intel from a trusted source - the rest of us said no, it can not be.
Then another one got a gig. "It's worse than the first one said", said he. And again, the rest said, no, this is impossible.
Then it was my turn. And I swear to you it was worse than the guy who said it was worse than the guy who said it was bad was. Or whatever that sentence is meant to look like, I don't know.
Perhaps if you buy mainframes or Watsons from IBM they're half-decent, but for professional services I have never seen anything like it in my life. Woefully poor.