Signal 79% say ecosystem partners speed technology adoption

Summary

IBM argues that ecosystem integration multiplies scale whether or not an organisation is advanced in quantum. In its survey, 79% of executives credit ecosystem partners with helping them adopt new technology faster. Seventy-seven percent say that data received from those partners improves their business results. Other items show that 89% credit partners with limiting the impact of disruption. IBM gives examples such as battery material design and trading, where quantum systems draw on data from research institutions, manufacturers, exchanges and news providers. The signal presents partnerships as a general accelerator of technology adoption.