Steve Mills Quotes (23 Quotes)

In the last five years, we accumulated the stuff that we needed to do this. We knew that the big issue in business would be how to address the use of information to transform businesses.

It's all about business value. Why do customers want end-to-end integration It's about speed. It's all about return. It's all about creating great business revenues.

By combining our software and consulting expertise, IBM is helping clients unlock the real value of their business information.

The role we're trying to play in the ASP world is principally selling to companies that want to be ASPs. We'll sell hardware, software and services expertise to help make businesses successful.

As they dive into this area directly, there are lessons to be learned around community standards. Money never wins. It's not about money--it's about ideas and contribution.

I don't think Jim has any regrets about the contract with Allan. He deserved it. We felt good about what he delivered as a basketball player, as well as a person. In pro sports, having players who stand for positive things, that's worth something to your business.

Homes in central London could have this sort of technology installed for a few thousand pounds.

We don't generally think that defensive plays are all that satisfying, because they tend to be somewhat short-lived, ... You get myopic when you decide you have to do something that's purely defensive in nature.

We are seeing a 40- to 60-percent improvement in the total cost of user productivity.

The simple logical substitution of running Linux on less expensive hardware does not play out on the client. Businesses don't look at the client and say they want to make a 100 percent crossover from client to client, unless I can do something to improve the workflow and lower the cost of execution and the cost of ownership. Some of the simple models that drove server adoption will not drive client adoption.

The ecosystem surrounding all applications vendors, be it Oracle or Microsoft or any other vendor, is many times larger than the revenue of those applications, often a factor of 10 times bigger.

These women are often short in stature and they've got cup sizes of I and J. It's just unbelievable,

We're always looking at acquisitions. The need for integration is an endless opportunity.

It's what businesses are looking for today.

The ecosystem adjusts itself and for every action there is a reaction,

The results I'm getting have been phenomenal, ... Patients with chronic conditions are now seeing improvement. And the treatment allows the patient to make fewer visits to the doctor.

Next to people, information is a company's greatest asset, but its value can't be realized if it's not effectively managed and delivered to the right people, business applications and processes.

IBM could be a loser in the deal. The company has a longstanding partnership with Siebel, hosting its on-demand software, which also runs on the DB2 database platform. IBM senior VP Steve Mills acknowledged in a conference call last week that Oracle won't be warm to that arrangement, but IBM hasn't said whether it will ditch its relationship with Siebel. Mills downplayed the impact on IBM, saying there are thousands of apps vendors looking to align themselves more closely with the company. The ecosystem readjusts itself, ... For every action, there is a reaction.

We believe that we're in a world now that is much more process-led, not technology-led.

While there's no shortage of individual piece-part products out there to help manage, search, secure and store information, companies drowning in data need a holistic approach if they have any hope of using their information for real business advantage.

It's one of those things that's part of being in New York, ... I always felt bad for him because he was perceived to be a part of a problem than had nothing to do with his contract. I wish fans understood how much pain he played through and what he was doing to get back.

About 99.9 percent of everything the customers call in on is an existing problem and you can give them the answer you have already come up with for that particular issue.

We believe things have shifted and businesses have shifted to real time, and in order to get increased success they have to take new approaches to management. Businesses leveraging information as an asset do a better job driving incremental ROI and therefore incremental shareholder value.