IBM to Validate Resiliency of Cloud Computing Infrastructures
IBM to Validate Resiliency of Cloud Computing Infrastructures
Will Consult With Businesses of All Sizes to Ensure Resiliency, Availability, Security; Drive Adoption of New Technology
ARMONK, NY, Nov 24, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) --
In a move that could spur the rise of the nascent computing model
known as "cloud," IBM
today said it would introduce a
program to validate the resiliency of any company delivering
applications or services to clients in the cloud environment. As a
result, customers can quickly and easily identify trustworthy
providers that have passed a rigorous evaluation, enabling them to
more quickly and confidently reap the business benefits of cloud
services.
Cloud computing is a model for network-delivered services, in which
the user sees only the service and does not view the implementation or
infrastructure required for its delivery. The success to date of
cloud services like storage, data protection and enterprise
applications, has created a large influx of new providers. However,
unpredictable performance and some high-profile downtime and recovery
events with newer cloud services have created a challenge for
customers evaluating the move to cloud.
IBM's new "Resilient Cloud Validation" program will allow businesses
who collaborate with IBM on a rigorous, consistent and proven program
of benchmarking and design validation to use the IBM logo: "Resilient
Cloud" when marketing their services.
Operating the most data centers in the world, IBM has delivered
remote technology services to clients for decades and has developed
strict standards for service quality -- from infrastructure design to
process excellence. Through its new Resilient Cloud Validation
program, IBM's Business Continuity and Resiliency Services unit will
build on its 40-year history of eliminating downtime in the most
demanding business environments to help cloud service providers meet
the highest standards of resiliency. In addition, IBM Research has
developed end-to-end tools for assessment and discovery within a
customer's configuration, modeling, ROI analysis, optimization and
migration to a highly virtualized cloud environment.
IBM announced today that Allscripts, a leader in delivering
innovation technologies that improve the health of patients and the
bottom line of physicians and other healthcare organizations, is the
first company to begin the certification process. The designation is
expected to enable Allscripts to enhance the current online data
backup service it provides to better serve the needs of the 150,000
physicians who use the company's electronic health records,
e-prescribing and practice management solutions. Next Spring,
Allscripts will release a new online backup service, powered by IBM,
which will provide a simple, easy to deploy remote data protection
service, helping to ensure that sensitive patient information and
medical documentation will be encrypted, securely stored away from the
customer location, and easily recovered at a moment's notice.
"Our physician clients have come to expect that the clinical
information stored by our software solutions is secure, private and
available without interruption around the clock. By partnering with
IBM, we're able to deliver an affordable, enterprise-class data
protection and recovery service through the cloud, to even the
smallest physician practices," said Paul Edge, Vice President of
Solutions Management for Allscripts. "We're dedicated to continuing
to provide highly available cloud services to our clients, and IBM is
a critical partner for us -- we look forward to continued work with
IBM on the Resilient Cloud Proven program."
"Every cloud service provider has the same objective: provide an
uninterrupted flow of information for their business," said Philippe
Jarre, IBM General Manager of Business Continuity and Resiliency
Services. "Since these providers power other businesses, there is a
'network effect' of downtime, it's absolutely critical to build to
the highest standards of resiliency."
Getting Started
IBM's Business Continuity and Resiliency Services have 155 data
centers around the globe, and offer a range of capabilities from
advisory services to fully-managed resilient infrastructures. These
teams are available today to evaluate current cloud architectures
against resiliency best practices, identify, quantify, and prioritize
gaps and risks, then provide the ongoing design assistance and
management expertise to run more resilient infrastructures.
The IBM "Resilient Cloud" program will be available in early 2009.
SOURCE: IBM
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