IaaS: Secure and ready for business
IBM SmartCloud Enterprise is an agile cloud computing infrastructure as a service (IaaS) that is designed to provide rapid access to secure, enterprise-class virtual server environments. Well-suited for development and test activities as well as other dynamic workloads, IBM SmartCloud Enterprise is the ideal solution to help IT and application development teams deliver cloud-based services, systems and software to meet the needs of your business.
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All Clouds Are Not Created Equal
A logical approach to cloud adoption in your company
White paper: Choosing a Provider
What to look for in a cloud service provider
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Webcast: Beyond IaaS
IBM SmartCloud Enterprise 2.0
Achieve greater control over accounts and transparency of user information
Manage the security of your virtual environments
Cloud reflections
"IBM is enterprise. When a technology trend comes along and IBM says it's okay, that's what makes it real for the enterprise. Cloud computing can effectively change the fundamental cost structure of IT management."
—Patrick Kerpan,
President and CTO CohesiveFT
Thought leadership
IBM Cloud Services—Balancing compute options: How IBM SmartCloud can be a catalyst for IT transformations
IBM Cloud Services—How IBM is shortening the gap between customers and development value
Security and high availability in cloud computing environments
Software licensing
Using assets from IBM's catalog of operating systems and software applications requires that the appropriate licenses are in place. And since every organization has different licensing needs and preferences, IBM gives you a choice of models.
Pay as you go
Pay by the hour to use licensed software
Bring your own license
Use cloud provided software using your own previously purchased licenses
Bring your own software and license
Install software you own or for which you hold a valid license
Bring your own Microsoft License
Use cloud provided software using Microsoft’s License Mobility through Software Assurance program
Development use only
Use the software for development at no charge as an eligible Independent Solution Vendor or Systems Integrator
Pre-release
Use on a temporary basis for test use only at no charge
Explore software licensing