Cloud computing provides a flexible infrastructure to enable service delivery
The demand for people to be connected globally, to do business transparently, and to take computing to new frontiers, combined with the proliferation of smart devices and connected objects, will generate massive amounts of data. Turning that data into insight creates the opportunity to make organizations, industries and our world more intelligent and dynamic.
Making this insight actionable and solving real world problems with technology and skills is IBM's great strength. Cloud computing can serve as the "connective tissue" among the foundational building blocks of technology and skills that IBM has defined and delivered for years. These building blocks are designed to enable the success of clients that:
Cloud computing provides a flexible infrastructure to enable service delivery
A “cloud” is an IT delivery infrastructure with:
Virtualization of hardware & software
A simple interface for scheduling & provisioning resources
Support to create optimised service level policies
Standards for defining, managing & inter-operation of multiple clouds
