Smarter Computing

Integrate

Build an efficient IT infrastructure

The journey can start with the desire to streamline, simplify and drive down costs by building a more efficient IT infrastructure. In this step we see organizations consolidating and virtualizing their infrastructure - servers, storage and networking - and implementing systems management. By improving the efficiency of your existing infrastructure you can help reduce operating and capital expenses while establishing a firm foundation for cloud delivery.

• Consolidate and virtualise servers, storage and networking
• Reduce operating and capital expenses
• Streamline systems management

Case study

Zucchetti Group (US)

• IT Solutions provider in Italy
• Reduced energy costs by 97 percent and increased processing capacity by 20 times
• Turn key solution including IBM BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud, IBM XIV Storage Systems and IBM Systems Director

Automate

Improve speed and dexterity

Automation enables organizations to build on an integrated foundation to improve speed and dexterity and reduce application development cycles. Simplifying administration through self-service provisioning and automated IT service deployment frees your team from mundane, manual tasks to focus on high value projects that accelerate business value.

• Deliver self-service provisioning
• Automate IT service deployment
• Simplify administration

Case study

China Telecom (US)

• 80 percent reduction in service delivery time
• Shanghai communications provider
• Automated the delivery of services to enterprise customers through a Cloud platform that reduced management costs by 20 percent

Orchestrate

Deliver IT without boundaries

Seamless orchestration of heterogeneous servers, storage and networks can allow you to deliver more with less by bringing diverse resources under a single point of management control. You’ll also be able to improve reliability, availability and security of service to help guarantee SLAs. At this stage you’re ready to deliver IT without boundaries, break down traditional silos and simplify information access to increase productivity and speed innovation.

• Deploy IT services more rapidly
• Increase agility by managing multi-tenant environments
• Speed innovation through seamless orchestration

Case study

Marist College (US)

• Private liberal arts college in New York state
• Heterogeneous cloud providing 8 distinct services to a broad community