Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure Platforms and Services

Deploy, manage and consume infrastructure across on-premises, colocation and cloud environments with flexible as-a-service options

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Optimize with Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure

IBM hybrid cloud infrastructure platforms and services provide scalable, resilient solutions for mission-critical workloads across on-premises, cloud and distributed environments. Built for AI, they combine automation, AI-assisted operations and security to support AI, data, ERP and enterprise applications through private IaaS, managed infrastructure services and hybrid cloud operations.

IBM hybrid infrastructure supports four core workload approaches:

AI application: Build and deploy AI-powered solutions closer to your data with scalable infrastructure that supports advanced analytics.

Data management: Modernize data platforms to improve accessibility, resilience and governance while keeping data where it delivers the most value.

Enterprise resource planning (ERP): Run mission-critical systems with consistent performance, availability and control across environments.

Other enterprise applications: Support a broad range of enterprise applications with flexible deployment options that simplify operations and optimize cost.

 

Benefits

Efficiency & Economics

Subscription & consumption models for improved management and cost
Expertise & Skills

Managed solutions to simplify and free up talent
Security & Control

Provides protection, compliance and data residency
Deployment Choice

To best fit workload, be it on premises, co-location or cloud

Products

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Extend on-premise environments into the cloud
Cloud-based infrastructure as a service (IaaS) solution for running AIX, IBM i, and Linux workloads. Deployed on IBM Cloud or in a client’s data center.
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Run and maintain modern infrastructure for AI and containers
A fully integrated, turnkey platform for running and maintaining all of your on-premises watsonx.data and Red Hat® OpenShift® applications in hybrid cloud environments.
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Highly scalable, reliable, and agile unified storage
Software-defined cloud storage solution that unifies object, block and file data, delivered as a cloud storage experience on-premises.

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Resources

What is XaaS?

Learn how XaaS (Anything-as-a-Service) can bridge data in a hybrid cloud framework to deliver AI services.
Navigating the XaaS Landscape

Discover how businesses can optimize costs, modernize applications, and secure data while unlocking the full potential of their IT infrastructure.

Transform IT with XaaS

See how hybrid cloud and XaaS solutions enable automation, scalability, and workload optimization.
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The control imperative

Learn why security, sovereignty and AI governance matter in a hybrid world.
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Hybrid infrastructure unlocks efficiency

See how hybrid infrastructure enables predictable economics, operational agility and AI affordability
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Harnessing XaaS to reduce costs, risks and complexity

Discover how XaaS can drive fast-paced innovation as enterprises are under increasing pressure to redesign their IT estates in order to lower cost and risk and reduce complexity.
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Enhance data security and compliance

As XaaS and AI adoption accelerate, strong data security is critical for success—and can simplify compliance requirements.
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Embrace distributed hybrid infrastructure

The future of cloud computing lies in adopting distributed hybrid infrastructure, bolstered by XaaS.
Take the next step

Want a hybrid infrastructure that provides scalable and resilient solutions designed for optimal security, performance and reliability? Connect with us to find out more about how IBM can address your needs.