If you didn't happen to follow the Q2 financials last week from IBM, you really missed out. To sum it up, IBM is kicking butt and taking names.

Here's one bit of revenue growth that stood out (at least for me) from the results, which were presented by Mark Loughridge, IBM's Senior VP and CFO: "Our Strategic Outsourcing revenue was up 13 percent. Driven by prior year signings and continued growth in our base accounts."

So I ask you this: With outsourcing playing a major role in IBM's growth this quarter, and Power Systems looking strong for the future, is it possible that outsourcing could be the savior of the i? *Read more...