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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