IBM Helping Businesses Tackle Cloud, Analytics, Mobile, Social Media

IBM Helping Businesses Tackle Cloud, Analytics, Mobile, Social Media

by Darryl K. Taft

Infrastructure Matters at IBM and Elsewhere

“Infrastructure Matters” was the theme of the IBM Edge 2014 conference in Las Vegas, where Big Blue announced new systems and storage offerings to shore up enterprise infrastructure. The right infrastructure is needed to handle the new data-driven world.

IBM System z

The IBM System z is an engine of progress and is part of IBM’s infrastructure that matters.

IBM Power Systems

IBM’s Power Systems are fueled by the new POWER8 chips to handle cloud and big data workloads.

Embrace New Opportunities

IBM says businesses need to embrace new opportunities in cloud, mobile, big data and analytics, and social.

Check the Data Economics

IBM notes the difference between the data economics of systems of record versus systems of engagement.

IBM Storage Enables New Workloads

IBM storage helps enterprises grow business and reduce costs.

IBM Flash Systems

IBM delivers better data economics with flash storage technology, including new FlashSystem units.

IBM Elastic Storage

IBM introduces software-defined storage for new workloads.

IBM Software-Defined Storage

IBM offers storage services delivered in software.

x86 Workload Optimization

IBM’s Adalio Sanchez, general manager of IBM x86 and PureSystems Solutions, describes how x86 servers are optimized for various workloads.

Flex System X6

An IBM Flex System X6 on the IBM Edge 2014 Solutions Center show floor.

Hybrid Cloud Is the Future

Hybrid cloud offers a flexible choice of delivery models.

IBM’s Cloud Mix

IBM delivers value across a cloud continuum.

Data Is the New Natural Resource

IBM says data is the basis for new value.

Infrastructure Matters Because Business Outcomes Matter

IBM says the right infrastructure helps enterprises tap into unstructured data, deliver services securely via the cloud and more.