Benefits of hybrid cloud + IBM

Unmatched security

Organize data and workloads with 100% data encryption at-rest and in flight. With no impact on performance, you can be nimble whenever you need to.

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Reliable continuity

To avoid downtime, you need dependable availability and resiliency. You get that with the leading-edge compute, storage and OS options from IBM.

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Scale easily, securely, and affordably

Strive for 100% compliance with a platform known for its security. Adapt and grow with a pricing and consumption model that's right for you.

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Long-term financing

With access to the #1 captive IT financier in the world ¹, plan your long-term IT spend, adapt to disruption and extend the value of your investments.

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Hybrid multicloud strategies for your enterprise

IDC surveyed 2,200 organizations to learn how they are using hybrid multicloud solutions to accomplish their mission-critical goals. Read the InfoBrief to put these insights to work for your organization, and discover how to realize the key benefits of hybrid multicloud environments.

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By the numbers

The data shows why IBM is the right partner for your hybrid multicloud strategy

Top banks use IBM

44

44 of the top 50 banks run IBM Z hardware to support day-to-day data security needs ²

Scale that's hard to match

2M+

Two million docker containers can run a single IBM z15/LinuxONE III, giving you scale that's hard to match ³

Virtually no downtime

99.999

IBM z15 is designed to deliver 99.999% availability for reliability and resiliency on which you can depend ⁴

Hybrid cloud infrastructure customer stories

Bradesco

A hybrid cloud environment enables always-on, mobile banking services and redefines banking in Brazil for 1.5 billion transactions and 36 million customers every month.

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TES Enterprise Solutions

Enterprise solutions company helps clients realize the potential of IBM Z, IBM LinuxONE and IBM Storage technologies, demonstrating their power as part of an open hybrid multicloud IT strategy.

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Advanced Technology Services Group (ATS)

ATS launched workload migration and disaster recovery services using IBM Spectrum® Virtualize for their public cloud software.

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Security

Even as you move mission-critical data to the cloud, you can keep your data safe from vulnerabilities and sophisticated cyberattacks, wherever it goes.

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Flexibility

Get the easy-to-scale hybrid cloud servers you need in order to grow, with hardware and software that work together for diverse workloads.

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Reliability

Transform your application and data portfolio with mainframe solutions and multi-layered storage for your hybrid cloud infrastructure.

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Footnotes

¹ Source: IBM Global Financing (IGF)

² Source: IBM internal financial analysis plus list of banks at https://www.relbanks.com/worlds-top-banks/assets (link resides outside of ibm.com)

³ 2M+ disclaimer: Performance result is extrapolated IBM internal tests running in a Z15 LPAR with 1 dedicated IFL and 16 GB memory 980 NGINX Docker containers. Results may vary. Operating system was SLES12 SP4 (SMT mode). Docker 18.09.6 and NGINX 1.15.9 was used.

⁴ Source: Global Reliability Survey Mid-Year Update, ITIC, 2019 (PDF, 1.4 MB)

*99.999% disclaimer: Internal data based on measurements and projections was used in calculating the expected value. The z15 servers must be configured in a parallel sysplex using z/OS 2.3 or above; GDPS management of data and middleware recovery across Metro distance systems and storage, including GDPS Metro Multi-site Workload and GDPS Continuous Availability; and DS888X with IBM HyperSwap. Necessary resiliency technology must be enabled, such as System Managed CF Structure Duplexing, Sysplex failure management and Capacity Provisioning Manager. Other configurations may provide different availability characteristics.