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Think 2024, Cloud Reservations, ESG Leadership

Key Points

  • The upcoming think 2024 conference (May 20‑23 in Boston) will showcase IBM’s AI‑for‑business journey, offering best‑practice sessions, immersive demos, and guidance on building AI‑ready, hybrid‑cloud strategies for maximum ROI.
  • IBM introduced “IBM Cloud reservations” for Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) virtual servers, allowing customers to lock in one‑ or three‑year pricing, secure capacity, and achieve predictable budgeting with monthly payments.
  • Reservations provide flexibility with fast, minutes‑long provisioning while guaranteeing availability in specific IBM Cloud zones and data centers.
  • IBM and its Invisi ESG Suite were named market leaders in B‑Analytics’ 2023 Green Quadrant Enterprise Carbon Management Software report, highlighted for AI integration and top scores in data acquisition, management, and aggregation.
  • The announcements underscore IBM’s focus on AI‑driven enterprise solutions, cost‑controlled cloud services, and leadership in sustainable technology management.

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# Think 2024, Cloud Reservations, ESG Leadership **Source:** [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc2edZvNCZE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc2edZvNCZE) **Duration:** 00:03:43 ## Summary - The upcoming think 2024 conference (May 20‑23 in Boston) will showcase IBM’s AI‑for‑business journey, offering best‑practice sessions, immersive demos, and guidance on building AI‑ready, hybrid‑cloud strategies for maximum ROI. - IBM introduced “IBM Cloud reservations” for Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) virtual servers, allowing customers to lock in one‑ or three‑year pricing, secure capacity, and achieve predictable budgeting with monthly payments. - Reservations provide flexibility with fast, minutes‑long provisioning while guaranteeing availability in specific IBM Cloud zones and data centers. - IBM and its Invisi ESG Suite were named market leaders in B‑Analytics’ 2023 Green Quadrant Enterprise Carbon Management Software report, highlighted for AI integration and top scores in data acquisition, management, and aggregation. - The announcements underscore IBM’s focus on AI‑driven enterprise solutions, cost‑controlled cloud services, and leadership in sustainable technology management. ## Sections - [00:00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc2edZvNCZE&t=0s) **Kickoff to IBM Think 2024** - The host welcomes listeners to a new IBM Tech Now episode, wishes a Happy New Year, and outlines the upcoming Think 2024 conference in Boston—emphasizing its AI‑for‑business focus, hybrid cloud strategies, immersive experiences, and open registration. ## Full Transcript
0:00think 2024 IBM Cloud reservations and 0:04verd dantics green quadrant all on this 0:07episode of IBM Tech now what's up y'all 0:09my name is Ian and I am back to bring 0:12you the latest and greatest news and 0:13announcements about IBM technology even 0:16though Larry David would argue that it's 0:18too late to do so I want to wish 0:19everyone a Happy New Year and say that 0:21we're thrilled to be back with you on 0:23IBM Tech now to kick off the first 0:25episode of the New Year we're looking 0:27ahead to think 2024 which is is taking 0:30place from May 20th to 23rd in Boston if 0:33you've never been think is IBM's annual 0:36conference and this year promises to be 0:38a unique and engaging experience that 0:40will guide you on your AI for business 0:42Journey no matter where you are on the 0:44road from building AI Readiness with a 0:47thoughtful hybrid Cloud approach to 0:49scaling AI across core business 0:50functions and Industry needs to 0:52embedding AI into the heart of your 0:54Enterprise strategy you'll hear best 0:56practices see them come to life and 0:58connect with the technology experts and 1:00business Pioneers to help you succeed at 1:03think 2024 you'll be able to hear 1:06directly from IPM clients and ecosystem 1:08Partners about best practices for AI 1:11Readiness and scalability go deep into 1:13immersive experiences to see how an open 1:16trusted targeted and empowered Ai and 1:18hybrid Cloud Foundation leads to scale 1:21across core business functions in 1:22Industry needs and begin building your 1:24blueprint to becoming a company that 1:26leads with AI for maximum Roi 1:29registration is open now so click the 1:31link in the description of this video to 1:32learn more about think 1:342024 next up as organizations work to 1:37reduce spending within Enterprise Cloud 1:39environments they often face the 1:41challenge of one-size fits-all payment 1:43options through their Cloud providers 1:45that's why we're excited to introduce 1:47IBM Cloud reservations on IBM Cloud 1:50virtual servers for VPC which can help 1:52minimize spending risk throughout the 1:54year and create more predictable 1:55budgeting environments with IBM Cloud 1:58reservations you can reserve virtual 2:00servers in a specific IBM Cloud 2:02availability Zone and data center and 2:04enjoy the benefits these include locked 2:07in cost efficiency through your one or 2:09threeyear term improv budgeting and 2:11forecasting with consistent monthly 2:13payments guaranteed capacity and 2:15availability of your virtual server 2:17flexibility in provisioning and fast 2:19deployment in minutes to learn more 2:21about IBM Cloud reservations on IBM 2:24Cloud virtual servers for VPC hit the 2:26link below to wrap things up today we're 2:29thrilled to announce that banxs has once 2:32again named IBM and invisi ESG Suite as 2:35a market leader in their report entitled 2:37green quadrant Enterprise carbon 2:39management software 2:412023 IBM stands out as the first of only 2:44three vendors whose ability to leverage 2:46AI is highlighted in the report invis 2:49earned the highest scores for its data 2:51acquisition data management and data 2:53aggregation within vertic capability 2:56Dimension the report highlights the 2:58growing market for carbon management 2:59software driven by organization's 3:01voluntary and Regulatory commitments in 3:04this evolving landscape the IBM Andis 3:06ESG Suite empowers companies around the 3:09world to address their greenhouse gas 3:11data capture calculation and Analysis 3:14needs and to streamline the reporting 3:16and disclosure requirements to learn 3:18more and read the report hit the link 3:20below thanks so much for joining me 3:22today for this episode of IBM Tech now 3:24if you're interested in learning more 3:25about the topics I've covered make sure 3:27you explore the links in the description 3:29of this video and again please don't 3:31forget to subscribe to our channel to 3:32stay up toate on what's going on in Tech 3:40now