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A New Era is Here
The role of information technology is changing rapidly, and now forms an invisible layer that increasingly touches every aspect of our lives. Power grids, traffic control, healthcare, water supplies, food and energy, along with most of the world's financial transactions, all now depend on information technology. In 1984, 1,000 devices were connected to the Internet; by 2015, this number will grow to a staggering 15 billion, leading to unprecedented pressures on IT systems worldwide.
Two legacy computing models continue to dominate information technology - the time-tested centralized mainframe model, and the more recent client-server model. Now a third model - cloud computing - has evolved to address the explosive growth of Internet-connected devices, and to complement the increasing presence of technology in our lives and businesses.
Cloud computing focuses on the user, and offers highly efficient acquisition and delivery of IT and information services. Cloud computing is defined and characterized by massive scalability, superior user experience, and new, Internet-driven economics.
IBM Smart Business
For IBM, this much is clear: cloud computing represents a true paradigm shift in the way IT and IT-enabled services are delivered and consumed by businesses. Built on the foundation of a dynamic infrastructure, IBM Smart Business solutions are business-driven and workload-centric cloud solutions. They are designed to improve agility, reduce costs, and enhance the user experience.
The IBM Smart Business cloud portfolio helps clients turn complex business processes into simple services. IBM Smart Business brings sophisticated automation technology and self-service to specific digital tasks as diverse as software development and testing, desktop and device management, and collaboration.
IBM Smart Business Services
Standardized services on the IBM cloud or private cloud services, behind your firewall, built and/or run by IBM. Expense reduction, service quality improvement, or exploration of innovative business models are all possible with IBM Smart Business Services
IBM Smart Business Test Cloud
Provides the unrivaled security and flexibility of a private cloud, while preserving the core cloud benefits of cost reduction and agility. Learn More
Smart Business Development and Test on the IBM Cloud
A full-featured development and test environment enhanced with application life cycle management tools from Rational. A complimentary technology preview of this public cloud, which is designed to significantly accelerate your development and test cycles, is now available. Sign up now
IBM Smart Business Desktop Cloud
Transforms your distributed client installation into a cost-effective, secure, always-on environment. Desktop Cloud provides a high degree of elasticity, enabling you to quickly add or remove virtual workstations to meet changing requirements. Learn More
LotusLive!
Online collaboration solutions for the working world. Learn More
IBM Smart Business Systems
Integrated service delivery platforms that include hardware, storage, networking, virtualization and service management software. Workload-optimized systems deliver new levels of services at reduced cost.
IBM CloudBurst
Jumpstart or grow your private cloud environment with IBM CloudBurst, a comprehensive cloud delivery platform that includes IBM hardware, software, and services. Learn More
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