The cloud journey

There should be no mystery to cloud adoption. Cloud readiness assessment, ROI and migration strategies should be clear as you embark on the cloud journey. IBM offers a host of services such as IBM Strategy and Change Services for Cloud Adoption and IBM Strategy and Design Services for a Cloud Infrastructure to help clients develop a cloud roadmap. Assess and build a security roadmap with IBM Professional Security Services – cloud security assessment and cloud security strategy roadmap.

Industry innovation

Cloud is transforming industries. IBM Cloud Service Provider Platform (CSP2) accelerates and simplifies deployment of a complete cloud services environment. CSP2 enables rapid ROI by expediting the launch of cloud-based infrastructure and platform services.

IBM’s solution for collaborative care gives physicians and patients access to information they need to improve the overall quality of care, without investing in new infrastructure.

Collaboration in the cloud

BM cloud computing enables communication and cognition. With IBM LotusLive you get world-class social networking services and online collaboration tools -- all through your Web browser. IBM LotusLive iNotes™ enables the entire enterprise with secure, cloud-based service for email, scheduling and contact management. LotusLive Integrated Apps helps companies of all sizes, in every industry, work more efficiently and effectively with integrated solutions from our business partners. Visit www.lotuslive.com/en/ to learn all that LotusLive can do for your business.

Assess and deploy the optimal cloud delivery model for unified communications with IBM Converged Communication Services for unified communications as a service.

Real time business insight

Insight is competitive advantage, and with the IBM Smart Analytics System you get the most complete analytics solution in the industry with deep business analysis, dashboards, data mining and analytics. For the large enterprise, the IBM Smart Analytics Cloud will access and analyze multisource data while reducing business intelligence delivery costs.

Anytime, anywhere access to applications, information and resources

With the IBM Smart Business Desktop on the IBM Cloud you get a resilient and secure standards based desktop environment as a fully managed subscription service - or installed behind your firewall - to provide access to applications, information and resources.

Enable new business services for the cloud

With IBM Application Development Services for Cloud, build applications that exploit the benefits of cloud computing for delivering services via software-as-a-service models.

Innovative information management

Manage massive information demands, enable enterprise-wide file sharing and reduce costs with the IBM Smart Business Storage Cloud. A great platform for building cost-effective disaster recovery and business continuity solutions.

Challenges with information archiving? The IBM Information Archive is the ultimate system for retaining all types of business information while ensuring compliance with record retention mandates.

Cloud is secure and resilient

Protecting your data and applications should be top priority. IBM offers a suite of cloud services to help ensure your environments are secure, resilient, and threats are identified.

IBM Information Protection Services – managed backup cloud is a cloud-based service that enables security-rich, managed protection of your critical business data available as onsite or offsite data backup.

Business Continuity and Resiliency Services (BCRS) help keep your business operating under virtually any condition, comply with regulations and the ability to recover from disasters. Helps you assess, design, plan, implement and test your resilient business infrastructure.

IBM Managed Email and Web Security - Cloud-based security services protect you from spam, viruses, worms, spyware, and unwanted content while eliminating infrastructure costs.

Hosted Security Event & Log Management - Manage risk while reducing costs with this security and compliance service. Delivers protection from threats by collecting, analyzing and reporting security and network events.

IBM Vulnerability Management - Cloud-based security solution delivers vulnerability discovery, prioritization, remediation, dynamic protection, verification and customizable reporting.

Infrastructure and platform services

Need more computing power? IBM Computing on Demand (CoD) offers a highly flexible computing infrastructure on a “pay for use” basis. Access the power of IBM System x, BladeCenter, System p and Storage.

Tivoli Live Monitoring Services - Monitor and manage the performance of your IT infrastructure while reducing costs with this SaaS solution. Features IBM Service Management in monthly subscription based service delivered from the IBM cloud.

Rapidly implement service management automation in a virtual environment with IBM Service Delivery Manager.

Fast path to private cloud adoption

From the stability, availability and integrity of the System z mainframe, to the virtualization and service delivery capabilities of IBM Power Systems – IBM systems let you deploy powerful cloud workload solutions while reducing costs.

Ensure applications are secure

Identify security and privacy risks for cloud applications in production or development with IBM Application Security Services for Cloud.

Gain a competitive edge with your software development

Accelerate your software application development and test efforts with the IBM Smart Business Development and Test on the IBM Cloud. This affordable alternative on IBM’s cloud computing platform provides rapid provisioning resulting in faster time to value. Lower development costs and enjoy enterprise-class performance on the IBM cloud, featuring IBM Rational Software Delivery Services for Cloud Computing.

Also available as a private cloud installed behind your corporate firewall. Enjoy self-service provisioning to realize cost savings and faster time to value in your secure cloud environment with the IBM Smart Business Development and Test Cloud.

With the IBM Integrated Development and Test Environment, leverage an integrated set of tools, processes and infrastructure to drive testing earlier in application development.

Interested in a pre-configured system for your development and test efforts?

With IBM CloudBurst 2.1™, built on the IBM BladeCenter® and Power Systems platforms, you get a prepackaged and self-contained service delivery platform that can be quickly implemented in a data center. In addition to application development and testing it allows the data center to accelerate the creation of service platforms for all types of workloads. Featuring self-service portal, core service management capabilities, built-in metering and more.

Consulting services to help you maximize your development and testing in the cloud

With IBM Testing Services for Cloud - business value assessments, understand the compelling business value of migrating testing to a cloud-based environment with a strategic roadmap and business case. Identify cost reduction opportunities and realize faster time-to-market.