IBM IaaS Cloud Computing Offerings!

IBM unveiled its Cloud Computing Offerings on 7th April, 2011.
– IBMSmartCloud Enterprise:
a- VPNCubed Integration
b- Ideal for test and development activities
c- Public-private vLAN connectivity
d- Purchase Options
d1- Reserved Capacity
d2- Pay as you go
e- API available
f- IBM Tivoli Monitoring integrated
g- Multiple IP addresses per instance allowed (UPTO 4 either on internet, VPN, or MIX)
h- KVM based
i- Sharing of private images not allowed
j- Datacenters in US, Canada, Germany, Japan, and Singapore
k- 2-16 VPUs, 4GB-16GB RAM, 60GB-2048GB Storage (Ephemeral)
l- EBS like persistance storage availabe i.e. small (256GB), medium (512GB), and large (2048GB)
m- one VPN service is allowed in a single cloud delivery center (region)
n- Example cost calculatioin (5 RHEL5.5, 1 256GB persistant storage, 100GB data transfer IN/OUT both, 10 IPs, 1 VPN, NO premium support ==== 1,165 USD)
o- 1 reserved-capacity unit (NONE PAY-AS-YOU-GO) ==== (64 vCPUs, 96GB RAM, 9600GB storage, 6 (1,850 USD) or 12 (1300 USD) months commitment period)
p- Can build custom virtual images using ICCT (IBM Image Construction and Composition Tool) (http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/cloud/library/cl-buildcloudimageICCT/)
q- Check technical articles in technical library at http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/cloud/

IBM will be launching IBM SmartCloud Enterprise+, lets see what new things that will bring.
Apart from this IBM also provide two other offerings in the managed domain called IBM Managed Backup Cloud, and IBM Smart Business Storage Cloud.
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Verizon-Terremark Cloud Computing Offerings!

Verizon-Terremark:
Cloud Products:

1. vCloud Express

a- Pay as you go
b- Get started with a credit card
c- scalable development platform

2. Enterprise Cloud TM

a- Robust Security Suite
b- Dedicated resource pools
c- Integration with Private Networks

3. vCloud Datacenter

a- Hybrid Cloud Compatible
b- Dedicated resource pools
c- Manage with vCloud Director

Terremark Enterprise Cloud TM
a- vmware enabled, clustered hypervisor, HA,
b- Yearly subscription based, means NOT pay-as-you-go
c- Basic package contains 5 GHz and 10 GB RAM
d- Multiple NICs allowed
e- Switches can be created, bridge and routing facility
f- All the functionalities of vCloud Express included
g- Maximum server size allowed is 4 VPUs and 16 GB RAM
h- VMware .vmdk files cannot be exported from private network to Enterprise Cloud (Not yet supported)
i- LAN-LAN connection from private network to Enterprise Cloud can be made
j- Integrated HA firewalls availabe, Private vLANs
k- Infinicenter Management Console
l- No auto-scaling as in AWS (readers! please confirm)

vCloud Express:
a- API access available (RESTful)
b- Web interface, CLI interface
c- Virtualization technology is VMware + clustered hypervisor with VMware vSphere and VMware HA
d- Up to 8 Virtual processor units, upto 16GB virtual ram
e- Hardware load balancing
f- Persistant storage available—just like Amazon’s EBS
g- Horizontal (add servers) and vertical (add RAM) server scaling
h- Blank server available to install OS from ISO
i- Only 1 NIC is allowed. (http://bit.ly/kYBf7o)
j- IPSec and PPTP supported

vCloudExpress Architecture

vCloud DataCenter
a- Enterprise-class solution
b- Hybrid Cloud
c- VMware vCloud Director Integration
d- Local VMware VMs can be run on this service
e- Available in limited beta
f- Would be an extension of Terremark Enterprise Cloud

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