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AI / WATSONX

enterprise workload

HYBRID CLOUD

enterprise workload

OPENSHIFT

enterprise workload

CONSULTING

enterprise workload

CLIENT

DATA

IBM

SALES PLAN

IBM AI & Hybrid Cloud

Enterprise Sales Growth Plan

Enterprise AI | Hybrid Cloud | Consulting | Business Transformation

2026

ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY

AI SOLUTIONS

HYBRID CLOUD

An integrated commercial model connecting software, infrastructure and consulting to expand AI and hybrid-cloud

workloads across complex enterprise environments.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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Sales Growth Objective

Expand enterprise revenue by combining AI, hybrid cloud, consulting, automation, data and infrastructure into integrated customer solutions.

Expand sales coverage across additional enterprise clients

Increase adoption of AI solutions

Accelerate hybrid-cloud modernization

Expand IBM Consulting engagements

Grow Red Hat and hybrid-cloud opportunities

Develop industry-specific AI solutions

Expand existing customer relationships

Increase cross-segment sales

$17.2B

Q2 2026 IBM

revenue

Reported July 2026

+5%

Q2 software

revenue

growth

Year over year

+11%

Q2 Hybrid

Cloud / Red

Hat growth

Year over year

80%+

Revenue from

clients

transacting

across IBM

software,

consulting

and

infrastructure

2025 annual-report

letter

2026 GO-TO-MARKET SHIFT

IBM says it is expanding sales coverage

across thousands of additional clients

where it sees significant opportunity.

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TARGET ENTERPRISE SEGMENTS

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Priority Industries & Account Profile

Focus on enterprises where AI, modernization, hybrid cloud and regulated workloads create multiple connected buying motions.

FINANCIAL SERVICES

AI, modernization, cybersecurity and data

HEALTHCARE & LIFE SCIENCES

Data, AI, workflow transformation and regulated

cloud

GOVERNMENT

Secure AI, hybrid cloud and modernization

RETAIL

Customer experience, AI and supply-chain

transformation

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Network automation, AI and hybrid cloud

MANUFACTURING

Industrial AI, automation and infrastructure

modernization

ENTERPRISE PROFILE

Complex technology environments

Hybrid or multicloud infrastructure

Legacy systems requiring modernization

Enterprise AI initiatives

Data-management challenges

Automation opportunities

Large consulting requirements

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IBM SOLUTION PORTFOLIO

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Customer Need → IBM Solution

IBM's portfolio combines software, infrastructure and consulting, with Red Hat, watsonx, HashiCorp, Confluent and related offerings aligned to current client demand.

CUSTOMER NEED

IBM SOLUTION

SALES ROLE

Hybrid cloud

Red Hat OpenShift

Modernize and standardize application platforms

Enterprise AI

IBM watsonx

Build, govern and deploy enterprise AI

AI agents

watsonx Orchestrate

Automate work with agentic capabilities

Consulting

IBM Consulting

Assess, design, implement and operate

Data

IBM Data & AI

Unify and activate enterprise data

Automation

IBM Automation

Automate workflows and operations

Application modernization

IBM Consulting + Hybrid Cloud

Modernize critical workloads

Infrastructure

IBM Power / IBM Z / Storage

Support resilient enterprise workloads

Security

IBM Security

Protect data, identities and workloads

AI development

watsonx + Granite

Develop AI applications and models

COMMERCIAL

LOGIC

Need → Data → AI / Cloud

→ Consulting → Outcome

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ENTERPRISE SALES STRATEGY

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Integrated Solution Selling

Lead with the customer's business challenge, then assemble technology and consulting around the transformation outcome.

CUSTOMER BUSINESS CHALLENGE

integrated motion

TECHNOLOGY & AI ASSESSMENT

integrated motion

TRANSFORMATION OPPORTUNITY

integrated motion

IBM CONSULTING ENGAGEMENT

integrated motion

AI + HYBRID CLOUD SOLUTION

integrated motion

IMPLEMENTATION

integrated motion

OPERATIONALIZATION

integrated motion

EXPANSION

integrated motion

SALES PRINCIPLE

Don't sell a single product. Build an integrated solution around the customer's business problem.

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AI-FIRST SALES ENGINE

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AI Opportunity Identification

Use account intelligence and enterprise signals to identify where AI, data, modernization and automation can form a scalable commercial opportunity.

AI transformation initiatives

signal

Large data environments

signal

Legacy application estates

signal

Hybrid cloud requirements

signal

Automation opportunities

signal

AI governance requirements

signal

ACCOUNT INTELLIGENCE

AI OPPORTUNITY

BUSINESS CHALLENGE

IBM AI SOLUTION

CONSULTING + IMPLEMENTATION

DEPLOYMENT

SCALE

ADDITIONAL WORKLOADS

COMMERCIAL AIM

Convert technology signals into business-led transformation opportunities, then expand workloads after deployment.

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HYBRID CLOUD GROWTH STRATEGY

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From Existing Infrastructure to Expansion

Create an account-expansion path that connects modernization, AI, automation and additional IBM workloads.

EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE

growth stage

HYBRID CLOUD ASSESSMENT

growth stage

RED HAT OPENSHIFT

growth stage

APPLICATION MODERNIZATION

growth stage

AI INTEGRATION

growth stage

AUTOMATION

growth stage

CLOUD OPTIMIZATION

growth stage

ADDITIONAL WORKLOADS

growth stage

CROSS-SELL OPPORTUNITIES

Data

Automation

Security

Consulting

Infrastructure

Application modernization

ACCOUNT EXPANSION MODEL

A hybrid-cloud engagement can become the platform for additional AI, data,

automation, security, consulting and infrastructure workloads.

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IBM CONSULTING SALES STRATEGY

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Consulting-Led Sales Motion

IBM Consulting connects business transformation to technology selection, implementation and ongoing optimization.

BUSINESS PROBLEM

CONSULTING ASSESSMENT

TRANSFORMATION ROADMAP

TECHNOLOGY SELECTIONIMPLEMENTATION

MANAGED OPERATIONSCONTINUOUS OPTIMIZ

80%

Approximate share of IBM AI

bookings IBM says IBM

Consulting fuels.

2025 annual-report letter

160K

Consultants described by IBM

across its global consulting

organization.

IBM public materials

KEY CONSULTING OPPORTUNITIES

• AI implementation

• Application modernization

• Hybrid cloud transformation

• Business process transformation

• Data transformation

• AI governance

• Industry-specific solutions

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ENTERPRISE OPPORTUNITY PIPELINE

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Pipeline Dashboard

A structured enterprise funnel turns account coverage into measurable opportunity progression and expansion.

TARGET

Identify enterprise

account

QUALIFIED

Confirm business

opportunity

DISCOVERY

Assess technology

environment

ASSESSMENT

Identify AI/cloud

requirements

SOLUTION

Build IBM solution

PROPOSAL

Present commercial

proposal

BUSINESS CASE

Demonstrate value

NEGOTIATION

Finalize scope and terms

COMMIT

Confirm expected close

CLOSED WON

Complete agreement

EXPANSION

Identify additional

workloads

PIPELINE METRICS

Qualified opportunities

Pipeline value

Opportunity conversion

Deal velocity

Average contract value

New accounts

Expansion opportunities

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STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS & ECOSYSTEM SALES

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Ecosystem-Led Enterprise Growth

IBM uses strategic partnerships to extend technology and consulting reach, create joint solutions and open additional routes to market.

IBM

CORE PLATFORM

RED HAT

STRATEGIC PARTNER

AWS

STRATEGIC PARTNER

MICROSOFT

STRATEGIC PARTNER

SALESFORCE

STRATEGIC PARTNER

SAP

STRATEGIC PARTNER

ORACLE

STRATEGIC PARTNER

INTEGRATED ENTERPRISE SOLUTION

Customer Need → IBM + Partner Solution → Joint Engagement →

Implementation → Expansion

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2026 SALES ACTION PLAN

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Execution Roadmap

Prioritize account coverage, AI demand, hybrid-cloud modernization, consulting-led selling and ecosystem expansion.

PRIORITY

ACTION

BUSINESS OBJECTIVE

ACCOUNT EXPANSION

Increase coverage across additional clients

Grow addressable pipeline

AI SALES

Target enterprise AI opportunities

Increase AI bookings

HYBRID CLOUD

Expand Red Hat opportunities

Grow hybrid-cloud adoption

CONSULTING

Lead with transformation services

Create larger engagements

CROSS-SELL

Connect software, infrastructure and consulting

Increase account value

INDUSTRY SOLUTIONS

Develop sector-specific propositions

Improve relevance

PARTNERSHIPS

Expand ecosystem selling

Increase market reach

CUSTOMER EXPANSION

Identify additional workloads

Grow existing accounts

2026 GO-TO-MARKET SIGNAL

IBM says it is expanding sales coverage across thousands of additional clients where opportunity is significant.

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ENTERPRISE REVENUE GROWTH FRAMEWORK

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IBM ENTERPRISE GROWTH ENGINE

An integrated flywheel linking AI demand, hybrid-cloud modernization, consulting, implementation and expansion across IBM's software, infrastructure and

consulting portfolio.

TARGET ENTERPRISE

BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

AI OPPORTUNITY

HYBRID CLOUD OPPORTUNITY

IBM CONSULTING

INTEGRATED IBM SOLUTION

IMPLEMENTATION

AI & CLOUD ADOPTION

ADDITIONAL WORKLOADS

ACCOUNT EXPANSION

REVENUE GROWTH

KEY GROWTH FORMULA

AI + Hybrid Cloud + Consulting + Infrastructure + Data + Automation = Integrated Enterprise Value

IBM states that more than 80% of revenue comes from clients transacting across its software, consulting and infrastructure segments, illustrating the cross-segment flywheel.

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