Meet the leading IBM channel partners in ASEAN

Big Blue honours channel excellence across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam

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IBM has honoured leading partners across ASEAN in recognition of channel excellence in helping customers accelerate digital transformation projects amid the backdrop of a challenging 2020.

Revealed during a series of virtual events across Southeast Asia, the IBM Business Partner Awards acknowledged top-performing technology providers and distributors across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam.

Delivered via 57 awards spanning five countries, the regional initiative recognised partners helping customers build competitive advantage through “disruptive technologies” such as artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, blockchain, quantum computing and security.

“This year we are proud to recognise the work of 57 business partners across ASEAN who have provided amazing work and value, helping IBM customers with adopting innovation easily, gaining results rapidly, growing sustainably and optimising their solutions,” said Jee Toon, director of Business Ecosystem across ASEAN at IBM. “We are excited to continue this tradition as IBM Business Partners continue to push future-ready technology.”

Notable partners include four-time honourees Multipolar Technology (Indonesia) and three-time winners Questronix (Philippines), in addition to double acknowledgement for Ingram Micro (Singapore and Malaysia), Tech Data (Singapore and Vietnam), Computer Business Solutions (Malaysia), Metrodata Electronics (Indonesia) and Technopaq (Philippines).

The awards come weeks after Big Blue reaffirmed its commitment to the channel, with a particular focus on Build partners following an overhaul of the vendor’s PartnerWorld program in May 2020.

That’s according to David La Rose - general manager of Partner Ecosystem at IBM - who recently outlined that changes to the PartnerWorld program were a precursor to not only supporting existing ecosystem partners, but also attracting a “different” type of provider.

“These Build partners, you can look at them as systems integrators, you can look at them as classical independent software vendors — ensuring that they see that they're an important part of the ecosystem that we're trying to build,” said La Rose, when speaking to sister publication ARN. “As a result of that, they're looking for a different type of engagement.”

Closer to home, IBM recently partnered up with Samsung Electronics and digital network operator M1 to launch what is being referred to as an ‘Industry 4.0 Studio' in Singapore, designed to be a testing ground for advanced 5G and other emerging technologies.

Broadly speaking, the studio is designed to combine 5G connectivity with AI, hybrid cloud and edge computing capabilities to develop and test innovative Industry 4.0 solutions for enterprises in Singapore and across the region.

According to the companies, the studio simulates operational use cases that demonstrate how businesses can harness the power of hybrid cloud and AI technologies, and advanced 5G capabilities, to transform critical operations and drive new value.

Supported by Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority – as part of Singapore’s 5G efforts – the tech hub is also hosting the country’s first 5G Industry 4.0 trial, testing real-world applications that can be applied in the manufacturing sector.

Meet the leading IBM channel partners across ASEAN in 2020:

Singapore:

Innovation Award:

PMSQUARE
SMECEN
Sopra Steria Asia
SQLNET
ST Engineering

2020 Top Performing Business Partner:

Accenture
NCS
NTT
S & I Systems
Sunway Digital

Top Performing Distributor:

Tech Data
Ingram Micro

Malaysia:

Top Server and Storage Distributor: First Solution
Top Security Distributor: Ingram Micro
Top Cloud, Data and AI Distributor: VST ECS (Pericomp)
Top Server and Storage Partner: Computer Business Solutions
Top Mainframe Protector Partner: HeiTech Padu
Top Cloud Integration Partner: Persys Technologies
Top Public Cloud Partner: Madx Panel
Top Data and AI Partner: Adept Enterprise
Top Embedded Solution Agreement (ESA) Partner: Century Software
Top Security Partner: TechLab
Top Strategic Partner: Beans Group
Top Marketing Excellence Partner - System: Computer Business Solutions
Top Marketing Excellence Partner - Software: Tao.Net

Indonesia:

Top Velocity and Software Distributor: Sinergi Wahana Gemilang
Top Systems, Power, Storage, Data, AI and Software Partner: Multipolar Technology
Top Velocity Hardware Partner: Mitra Infosarana
Top Commercial Business Partner: Multipolar Technology
Top Business Partner - AI Applications: Talian Infodinamika
Top Integration Platform Business Partner - Automation: Metrodata Electronics
Top Security Business Partner: Permata Anugerah Abadi
Best Innovation of Cloud Pak - Hybrid Cloud: Metrodata Electronics
Best Cloud Native Software - Public Cloud: Kastara Naga Jingga
Top GTS IS Business Partner: Astra Graphia Information Technologies
Top GTS TSS Business Partner: Blue Power Technology
Best Marketing Program: Multipolar Technology
ESA Partner of The Year: Simians Solutions
Partner of The Year: Multipolar Technology
Top Growth Business Partner: Astra Graphia Information Technologies