ARMONK, N.Y., April 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM
(NYSE: IBM) today announced the opening of four new IBM Cloud data
centers in the United States to
support growing enterprise demand for cloud infrastructure that can
provide access to services like IoT, blockchain, quantum computing
and cognitive.
IBM Cloud's global network includes cloud data centers in key
local markets around the world so clients can run their data and
applications locally to meet performance and regulatory needs. With
data centers across 19 countries and six continents, enterprises
can provision cloud infrastructure when and where they need. The
new cloud data centers in the U.S. can provide clients with
infrastructure to manage and gain insight from their data while
also taking advantage of IBM's advanced cognitive services with
Watson on the IBM Cloud.
The opening of two new facilities in Dallas, Texas, and two new facilities in
Washington, D.C., is a key part of
IBM's investment to expand its global cloud footprint in 2017.
As enterprises increasingly turn to AI to generate value from
their data, demand for public and hybrid cloud infrastructure will
continue to grow. According to IDC, worldwide spending on public
cloud services and infrastructure will reach $203.4 billion by 2020, a 21.5% compound annual
growth rate – nearly seven times the rate of overall IT spending
growth. [1]
"IBM is making major investments to expand our global cloud data
centers in 2017 and provide the infrastructure necessary for
enterprises to run their cognitive, big data, blockchain and IoT
workloads," said John Considine,
general manager for cloud infrastructure, IBM. "IBM's growing
global cloud footprint gives enterprises the flexibility and scale
to run their most complex workloads when and where they need."
The new U.S. facilities can help enable companies to digitize
business and operations and drive cognitive innovation through the
IBM Cloud. Clients of all sizes are already taking advantage of the
benefits of the IBM Cloud including Bitly and Halliburton.
IBM's Expanding Global Cloud Footprint
IBM now has
more than 55 global cloud data centers in 19 countries spanning six
continents to help enterprises manage and gain insight into their
data no matter where it resides. The opening of additional
facilities in Dallas, Texas, and
Washington, D.C., marks 22 IBM data centers across the
U.S.
The news reinforces IBM's commitment to expand its cloud
presence around the world in 2017 and builds on strong global
momentum from 2016. In 2016, IBM opened the industry's first cloud
data center in the Nordics as well as a new cloud data center
located outside of Seoul in
South Korea. Additionally, IBM
announced in November that it is tripling its cloud data center
capacity in the U.K. with four new facilities.
Each of the four new facilities now open in the U.S. has the
capacity for thousands of physical servers and offers a full range
of cloud infrastructure services, including bare metal servers,
virtual servers, storage, security services and networking. With
services deployed on demand and full remote access and control,
customers can create their ideal public, private or hybrid cloud
environments.
IBM's cloud infrastructure is cognitive at the core and geared
for big data workloads. IBM operates a large fleet of bare metal
servers, which are ideal for high performance cloud applications.
IBM also offers the latest NVIDIA® GPU accelerators – including the
Tesla® P100, Tesla K80 and the Tesla M60 – to help enable
enterprises to quickly and efficiently run compute-heavy workloads,
such as AI, deep learning and high performance data analytics.
About IBM Cloud:
For more information, visit:
http://www.ibm.com/cloud-computing.
[1] IDC: Worldwide Semiannual Public Cloud Services Spending
Guide, February 20, 2017
Media Contact:
Sarah
Murphy
IBM Media Relations
336-337-7584
srmurphy@us.ibm.com
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