The document discusses IBM's BLU Acceleration for data warehousing and business intelligence in the cloud. It provides an overview of IBM's cloud offerings including DB2 with BLU Acceleration, Cognos BI, InfoSphere Data Architect, and security features. Examples are given showing how the cloud-based solution could be used for development and testing applications as well as creating agile analytic marts. Deployment options on AWS or SoftLayer are outlined along with trial and purchase options.