IBM has recently announced plans to make more than 1,2 billion dollars to significantly expand its global cloud presence."IBM continues to invest in areas with high growth rates" he said Erich Clementi, head of IBM Global Technology Services. "Last year, IBM made a major investment, adding the acquisition of SoftLayer, against 2 billion dollars, to its existing, high-value cloud portfolio. The current announcement is another big step in promoting the international expansion of IBM's presence in cloud and helping customers transform them. "
IBM's new investments in this area will enable business customers to position and control their data on a global scale. IBM SoftLayer provides customers with the ability to choose the environment and cloud site that best serve their business needs by "providing visibility and transparency of where data is located, as well as security and security the placement of the data. "
Η IBM SoftLayer states that it is able to offer high-performance services globally throughout the SoftLayer network. The combination of distributed, local data centers and a global network allows customers to place data where needed when needed, enabling them to consolidate or aggregate data as needed. This allows for optimized application performance and responsiveness. The unique network architecture of SoftLayer allows customers to optimize global performance using a private network without being subject to the uncontrolled nature of public networks and the internet.
"Cloudant's international expansion is boosted by our commitment to uninterrupted operations towards our customers," said Derek Schoettle, Cloudant's CEO, IBM's trade partner. "Our mission is to be the data-level standard for Web applications and mobile devices. This mission requires us to promote application data across the network in as many possible positions as possible. Expansion beyond IBM SoftLayer's current footprint will provide significant value to our business. IBM's investment in expanding its global presence will not only help boost our growth, it will also boost the growth of thousands of Cloudant users worldwide. "
In today's fast response world, with the proliferation of mobile and social data networks, this type of automation and speed of data access with high availability and control makes IBM SoftLayer cloud infrastructure an ideal resource of capabilities for business customers worldwide.
"Cloud represents a growing business investment sector" said Ann Winblad, Co-founder and Managing Director of Hummer Winblad Venture Partners. "Investing in the cloud ecosystem, IBM does not just make it easier for businesses to adopt the cloud and boost innovation, but it also helps new companies of all sizes grow faster," said Winblad.
IBM SoftLayer is the basis of IBM's growing cloud portfolio
The acquisition of SoftLayer represents another major investment for IBM customers. Since its acquisition, 2013, IBM SoftLayer has been offering its services to almost new 2.400 cloud clients.
In fact, IBM plans to make SoftLayer the foundation of its extensive cloud portfolio. SoftLayer's infrastructure will provide a scalable, secure foundation for the global delivery of cloud services that include IBM's broad range of middleware and software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions. SoftLayer's flexibility and global network will also facilitate faster development, implementation and delivery of mobile solutions, analysisdata and social networking as customers adopt the cloud as a platform for delivering IT operations and managing their businesses.
Recently, IBM made a significant investment by founding the IBM Watson Group, a new business unit dedicated solely to the development and marketing of cloud-based technology and Big Data innovations. As part of this initiative, IBM will also implement Watson in SoftLayer.
Σχετικά με τις λύσεις cloud computing of IBM
IBM is the global leader in the cloud, with an unparalleled portfolio of open cloud solutions that helps customers think, create or leverage its capabilities. No other company has the ability to integrate the unique expertise in the economy with its unparalleled cloud capabilities, having already helped more than 30.000 customers worldwide. Today, IBM has more than 100 SaaS cloud solutions, thousands of skilled professionals with in-depth knowledge of different industries, helping customers transform their businesses, and a network of 40 data centers worldwide.
From 2007, IBM has invested more than 7 billion dollars in 15 acquisitions in order to accelerate its cloud initiatives and create a high-value cloud portfolio. IBM has pioneered 1.560 patents in the cloud sector focusing on promoting innovation. Indeed, IBM was at the top of the annual list of top US patent recipients for 21 consecutive year. IBM processes more than 5,5 millions of customer transactions on a daily basis through the company's public cloud.
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