IBM Added 70,000 People To Its Ranks In 2015, And Lost That Many, Too (businessinsider.com)

Posted by BeauHD on Saturday February 27, 2016 @03:34PM from the look-at-the-numbers dept.

walterbyrd writes: IBM is very particular in hiring for the hot new skills where IBM is expanding like machine learning, big data, mobile, and security. However, even with adding 70,000 people to their payroll in 2015, IBM actually ended the year with a slightly lower headcount than when it started, according to a SEC filing. IBM is always very careful when talking about its global headcount, which has been going through major shifts for years. It won't say how many people it lays off each year, or how old they are or in what areas they work. It only talks only about "resource actions" or "workforce rebalancing" in terms of the total amount of money it spends on them. It spent $587 million on such things in 2015 (and nearly $1.5 billion in 2014), it said.

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Re:What does IBM do? by __aaclcg7560 · 2016-02-27 15:51 · Score: 3, Funny

I am at a loss at knowing/understanding what IBM does.
IBM makes mainframes and provide services. You can never go wrong with IBM.

Why would I buy an IBM computer now as opposed to a Linux box of no pedigree.
The newer mainframes can run 2,000+ instances of Linux.