IBM Blue Cloud

WHITE PAPER: This white paper focuses on storage as an essential cornerstone to a private cloud environment and proposes the key elements to successful implementation. It describes the IBM XIV Storage System as a highly strategic general purpose storage solution for private cloud environments.

Posted: 29 Nov 2011 | Published: 29 Nov 2011

WEBCAST: Learn the essentials of IP Address Management and how it can help you create an ideal network.

Posted: 23 Jan 2012 | Premiered: 23 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper discusses how IP Address Management can help organizations take control of their IP address and name space to achieve many network benefits.

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 | Published: 12 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: IT spending is often an issue for any organisation, but especially in harsh economic times it is even more important to see what benefit IT brings to the business. This report looks at the degree to which UK organisations understand what IT is doing for their business, and in particular how some companies measure this and benefit from it.

Posted: 20 Oct 2011 | Published: 20 Oct 2011

EZINE: As cloud continues to evolve, IT managers are looking for better integration of cloud platforms with existing tools, greater control and management, improved self-service and greater portability among cloud environments. This e-zine takes a look at trends in cloud computing, using open source software, moving applications to the cloud.

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 | Published: 10 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: IBM reduces the complexity of managing cloud environments by offering a complete portfolio of automated solutions for managing data and storage infrastructure, enabling better efficiency for business resiliency, and helping to reduce costs and improve security.

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 | Published: 10 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: Cloud computing can potentially be a disruptive change to the way an enterprise’s IT services are delivered. We propose that examining a candidate cloud solution provider’s reference architecture should be a standard element of a CIO’s cloud vendor evaluation strategy. Learn more now.

Posted: 03 May 2011 | Published: 03 May 2011

ASSESSMENT TOOL: This resource details how a cloud adoption advisor can help customers identify the Cloud Entry Point(s) most appropriate for them, help sellers work with clients to identify the Cloud Entry Point(s) and provide basic guidance on adoption next steps.

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 | Published: 15 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: Considering implementing cloud?  See how other companies have approached cloud with the results of this IBM Academy of Technology survey. 

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 | Published: 15 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: Is your organisation ready to explore the benefits of cloud computing? Read this white paper from IBM and discover how an enterprise architecture approach can help you take the first critical steps to success with Cloud.

Posted: 19 Sep 2011 | Published: 19 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Cloud computing is a flexible, cost-effective and proven delivery platform for providing business or consumer IT services over the Internet. This whitepaper discusses the who, what, when, why and how of cloud-based security services.

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 | Published: 01 Jul 2011

EBOOK: Cloud computing has been growing and evolving at an incredibly rapid pace over the last few years, but how can it help a business see measurable cost savings and better ROI? This e-book can help you understand the potential benefits of cloud computing as a platform for more effective software delivery.

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 | Published: 10 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: Cloud computing has made a name for itself in the enterprise computing industry today and it is likely to gain traction in the future. This does not mean the end for IT departments but their roles and responsibilities will certainly be changing. Check out this white paper to learn more about what to expect from IT in the post-cloud era.

Posted: 10 Feb 2012 | Published: 10 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: Learn about the stages of deploying private clouds and how IBM can help.  As we know, Cloud computing continues to dominate the discourse at every level of the IT industry, and the cloud concept is gaining increased visibility with mainstream business leaders and even consumers.

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 | Published: 15 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this paper to learn how IBM has developed a cloud computing adoption framework which establishes common definitions for cloud computing delivery models and services, illustrates the key capabilities to consider when developing cloud computing strategies, and identifies key aspects required to successfully execute that strategy.

Posted: 24 Sep 2010 | Published: 24 Sep 2010

WHITE PAPER: If you are looking for smarter ways to approach file sharing in your commerce environment, you are probably thinking about outsourcing or moving to the cloud. This evaluation from IBM, supported by research from Vanson-Bourne, can help by showing you critical factors to consider.

Posted: 27 Jan 2012 | Published: 27 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: The true promise of cloud isn’t just about advancing IT; it’s about reinventing business. Leading companies are unlocking the deeper potential of cloud as a way to manage not just their IT but also their businesses. They’re discovering that cloud can help them create new marketplaces, smarter business services and profitable new revenue streams.

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 | Published: 15 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: IBM reduces the complexity of managing cloud environments by offering a complete portfolio of automated solutions for managing data and storage infrastructure, enabling better efficiency for business resiliency, and helping to reduce costs and improve security.

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 | Published: 01 Jul 2011

VIDEO: Review a portfolio of videos about IBM's cloud strategy and approach. 

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 | Premiered: 15 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: Nearly all CEOs are adapting their business models to cope with IT infrastructure challenges, and cloud adoption can support these changing business dynamics.

Posted: 18 May 2011 | Published: 18 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses hybrid computing, an approach that aims to support the heterogeneous nature of modern computing environments in a simplified way. Learn how this technology supports existing and new applications with less complexity, better performance and at a lower cost.

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 | Published: 12 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: The growth of cloud computing has fueled the need to integrate cloud applications with each other and with applications that continue to reside on premise. Traditional integration approaches are evolving into more complete offerings called integration platform as a service (iPaaS) solutions. Read this paper and learn about this technology.

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 | Published: 03 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper discusses the relevance and value of a Storage Hypervisor, and focuses on what users need to get started building and implementing a storage hypervisor vision. It summarizes market dynamics which are driving to more organizations implementing a Storage Hypervisor strategy.

Posted: 11 Jan 2012 | Published: 11 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper discusses recommendations for embarking on a fact-based approach for selecting servers for hosting modern applications based on workload attributes. In addition, learn about hybrid cloud computing, a technology aimed at addressing the various challenges encountered in scaled out distributed computing implementations.

Posted: 12 Jan 2012 | Published: 12 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper offers a rapid, flexible and simple approach to connect your enterprise and cloud applications in mere days.

Posted: 03 Jan 2012 | Published: 03 Jan 2012