Staging the deployment of private clouds with IBM SmartCloud Foundation

IBM is in a strong position to facilitate the deployment of private clouds. A key component of IBM’s cloud solutions is SmartCloud Foundation, an integrated set of technologies for deploying private and hybrid clouds. These hardware and software technologies are built on a common architecture, giving customers a smooth upgrade path as they advance along the maturity curve of deploying private clouds.
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OpenStack® Technology Breaking the Enterprise Barrier

This book explains how cloud computing is a solution to the problems facing data centers today and to highlight the cutting-edge technology (including OpenStack cloud computing) that HP helped bring to the current stage. Once you more fully understand this relatively new technical approach, we believe you too will see that it’s the right choice for the future of cloud computing.

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From Idea to Production in Minutes: IBM DevOps for Bluemix Short-circuits Development Headaches

IBM DevOps for Bluemix provides an integrated set of DevOps services in the IBM Bluemix PaaS, for individuals and teams building mobile and cloud applications (‘systems of engagement’) that enable teams to shrink the application delivery cycle time, and consistently deliver software with speed, quality and accuracy. This session provides an overview of IBM DevOps services on Bluemix, focusing on quickly getting started with new projects and collaborative development with agile tracking and planning.
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PaaS Built for Development: IBM Bluemix Solves a Range of Infrastructure and Middleware Challenges

IBM's new Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offering, IBM Bluemix, delivers the speed and flexibility of the cloud to allow developers to more quickly compose and build enterprise-grade applications for by providing access to IBM's vast software portfolio as composable services. This powerful PaaS/services combination, built on open standards and taking advantage of Cloud Foundry, enables developers to avoid vendor lock-in while leveraging their existing application development assets and skills, which is essential for building hybrid clouds.

IBM is providing developers an open, flexible cloud environment connecting the enterprise and born-on-the-web developers using their choice of tools, whether IBM, third-party, or open technologies, in a scalable environment. This session provides an overview of IBM Bluemix capabilities.

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Strategic BPM in the Cloud

Optimize your business processes in the cloud with a next generation BPM strategy — an intelligent Business Platform (iBP) that implements an on demand, “service as you need it” model. Take advantage of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) for pure technology, including processing, storage, networks and other fundamental computing virtual resources, with payment based on usage. Develop and manage business processes using the BPM Platform as a Service (BPMaaS), providing the BPMS tools supported by cloud services. Work with live business processes used by customers, suppliers, employees and trading partners, using Business Processes as a Service (BPaaS).
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Solving for “Total Cost” in the Cloud

It’s a simple question: How much is it going to cost to move an application to the cloud? But the answer is not simple, and many businesses suffer costly surprises when they make the move. What’s needed is a holistic view of TCO that includes not only obvious hardware costs but also the human costs of managing apps in the cloud.

This paper helps you understand the total cost of migrating applications to the cloud, including frequently overlooked itemized charges. We also explore hidden costs related to the level of automation provided by cloud platforms, which is a critical factor in minimizing TCO.

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Path to designing a cloud-based, always-on system

A case study in the financial services industry demonstrates the IBM cloud-enabled data centerapproach to designing highly resilient systems. Intended for senior-level architects with cloudcomputing backgrounds, the article outlines a methodical approach to providing continuouslyavailable digital-channel services.
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Hybrid Cloud Backup Delivers More for Less

In this technology brief, research firm Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) shares their perspective on the increasing importance of a hybrid approach which combines on-premise and cloud capabilities to meet today's data protection requirements.
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Cloud Storage is strategically inevitable

Cloud computing can deliver storage services more effectively while saving both time and cost - but only if an organization first establishes an efficient data storage infrastructure. IBM can help by providing efficiency, automation and optimization capabilities.
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Clabby Analytics: IBM System z – When Failures and Breaches Are NOT Options

This Research Report has been written for new generation IT executives, managers and administrators who have had little exposure to mainframe technology. It describes how and why mainframes are different from other server architectures in the areas of micro-processor characteristics, systems design and related software – and it shows how these differences help make the mainframe the “go-to” architecture when it comes to securing data and avoiding breaches.
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Reducing Risks from Opensource

Open source software is a game-changer in helping development organization herd their application security risks. But they can also introduce risk when employed without adequate precautions. However, by following a few strategies, your organization can gain the full benefits of open source and the cloud without compromising the security of your applications.
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Cloud Services for Dummies ebook

Cloud computing is becoming an integral part of many companies’ business and technology strategies. There are many different delivery models. But two foundational services are essential for cloud computing to become a strategic part of the overall computing infrastructure: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) for access to compute and storage resources in an on-demand model and Platform as a Service (PaaS), which sits on top of IaaS and enables you to build applications to support the business.

For business leaders, cloud computing is a cost-effective way to leverage IT resources to prototype and implement strategic change. For your IT organization, the cloud allows it to be significantly more proactive and responsive when it comes to supporting strategic business imperatives. Learn how to take advantage of IaaS and PaaS to create flexibility for your business. Read the ebook “Cloud Services For Dummies” now.

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Success in the Cloud:  Why Workloads Matter – Observations from IBM’s own Cloud Transformation

As IBM has learned through its own cloud transformation, the actual value cloud computing can deliver depends on the applications you choose for migration. When matched to the right workloads, cloud can deliver game-changing value. When applied to the wrong workloads, cloud’s comparative value can be reduced or even lost completely. Read this white paper to find out which workloads are best suited to the cloud, and how you can make that knowledge work for you.
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