IBM Sees 2015 Growth in Cloud, Security and Systems
January 24, 2016
Grazed from eWeek. Author: Darryl K. Taft.
IBM’s strategic initiative led the way in 2015, with cloud now a $10 billion business and security a $2 billion unit. Systems and analytics also grew. Despite another quarterly revenue slide, IBM sees a silver lining in its strategic imperatives as these key focus areas—cloud, analytics, mobile, social and security—show significant growth and indicate Big Blue is committed to succeeding in its transformation.
In the fourth quarter of 2015, IBM saw its revenue decline 9 percent to $22.1 billion; however the company’s strategic imperatives revenue grew 26 percent (adjusting for currency and the System x divestiture) to $28.9 billion and now represents 35 percent of the company’s overall revenue…
For all of 2015, IBM’s total cloud revenue grew 43 percent to $10.2 billion. Cloud delivered as-a-service revenue grew 50 percent to $4.5 billion, business analytics grew 7 percent to $17.9 billion, mobile revenue more than tripled and security revenue grew 5 percent…
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