Roberto “Bobby” Romulo began his professional career with IBM Corp. in New York City in 1965. He eventually went back to the country to become president and general manager of IBM Philippines.
Only five percent of respondents in the Philippines reported using a single private or public cloud in 2021, down from 51 percent in 2019 – establishing hybrid cloud as the dominant IT architecture.
Aileen Rodriguez, a former software chief of IBM Philippines, will take the post left vacant by the departure of industry old hand Ryan Guadalquiver who is now the country advisor of AI firm LivePerson.
IBM Philippines announced on Tuesday, Feb. 16, partnerships with the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP), Department of Education (DepEd), Analytics Association of the Philippines (AAP), and Project Inclusion Network (PIN) to further IBM’s global education efforts to help close the digital skills gap and enhance socioeconomic development.
IBM Philippines chief technologist Lope Doromal Jr. cited a survey, which showed that organizations are able to get 2.5 times the value in investment by using hybrid cloud compared to the use of single cloud or a single vendor infrastructure.
Tech titans PLDT and IBM have teamed up to offer bundled cloud-based services that are aimed to be a "targeted solution" for small and medium-sized businesses to large enterprises.
BIG COLLABORATION. IBM Philippines chief Mariels Almeda Winhoffer (right) and DOST Sec. Mario Montejo exchange copies of the MOU establishing the first ?Philippine Systems and Technology R&D Laboratory? in the country. The signing ceremony, held in Malaca?ang on Thursday, was witnessed by Pres. Noynoy Aquino and Sen. Edgardo Angara (hidden).
