Think it, Build it, Tap into it - IBM's Cloud Strategy

1. BUILD YOUR
OWN CLOUD &
INFRASTRUCTURE
Think it.
Strategise how
to use Cloud to
drive revenue
growth and
efficiencies.
Build it.
Build and run
your private or
hybrid Cloud.
Tap into it.
Utilise Cloud
services delivered
from IBM
SmartCloud.

2. Think it. Not Public or Private.
Dynamic Hybrid is the future
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS. BETTER OUTCOMES.
Maximize return
on existing IT
investments
Meet seasonal capacity
without CapEx
Hit the right balance of
risk to speed
Add new capabilities quickly
Match workloads to
best-fit infrastructure

3. Build it. Are you building the
right Cloud?
What’s the best infrastructure for my Cloud? How do I maintain choice and flexibility?
How do I rapidly deploy & operate my Cloud? How do I manage & secure my hybrid environment?
New client services can be
rapidly developed while
operational costs decrease.
Lower Total Cost
of Ownership vs.
distributed systems
Reduction in cloud
application deployment
times, while lowering
operations costs by 30%
Utilization without
performance degradation
Less reported Security
complaints than others
30 seconds self-service
capabilities to provision
storage servers
months to weeks
reduce time to market
for new services
Clients experience a rich, interactive
experience, increasing revenue and
user satisfaction.
A cost-competitive, highly
responsive solution is quickly
brought to the marketplace.
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Efficiency Matters Resiliency Matters Responsiveness Matters
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4. Tap into it.
Utilise Cloud services delivered
from IBM SmartCloud
IBM SmartCloud Orchestrator
An open and scalable
Cloud platform
An easy to use
orchestrator for Cloud
service automation
A rich set of ready to use
automation packages
A rich set of ready to use
automation packages
IBM SmartCloud Monitoring
Continuous Monitoring & Optimization of your infrastructure
is a key to experience continuous ROI
Continuous Monitoring Continuous Optimization
Health dashboards
Reports
Topology
What-If capacity
planning scenarios
Policy-Based optimization to put
workloads where they’ll perform
best, not just where they’ll fit
Performance Analytics for
right-sizing of virtual machines
Everyone is thinking about Cloud or doing Cloud, its no longer an “if”!
IBM has a strong portfolio, leadership insight, architectural know-how.