IBM Announces Series of New Cloud Software and Services

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IBM has become the latest company to announce a series of new services and software aimed at helping companies make better use of cloud computing.

It has unveiled a number of developments aimed at aiding firms who want to simplify and accelerate the use of the cloud and big data, with storage systems aimed at improving management of this, quicken and simplify the adaptation of firms to hybrid cloud systems and produce "optimised" performance for mid-market enterprises.

Senior vice president for the company's Systems & Technology Group and integrated supply chain Tom Rosamilia said IBM is "uniquely positioned to compete aggressively for public, private and hybrid cloud computing opportunities.

"The new IBM Systems and solutions provide superior efficiency and agility to help clients quickly deploy the right cloud infrastructure that best meet their needs."

Among the new products launched by the company recently is its PureApplication System, which is aimed at smaller configurations of 32 or 64 cores. IBM has said it is adding "new capabilities" to this and a number of other systems.

One of these is the Power System Solution Edition for Service Providers, which is a pre-built cloud solution that comes with OpenStack support for SmartCloud Entry and PowerVC, designed for quick installation.

Such new devices may reflect the increasing use of the cloud by companies, who find it useful as a means of data storage and of providing greater security and accessibility. The latest innovations are arising in response to the varied needs of different firms, whose usage of the cloud might differ from others based on their own size, the nature of the business, the proportion of remote working that may be undertaken and the volume of data generated.

The announcements of new products and services by IBM follow a similar statement by Microsoft earlier this week.

Cloud and enterprise executive vice president at Microsoft Satya Nadella stated that companies will increasingly need their vendors to "deliver multi-cloud mobility through true hybrid solutions".

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