IBM launches SmartCloud Entry 3.1: A cloud solution for all seasons

Grazed from ZDNet. Author: Ken Hess.

What’s better than a cloud solution? An easy cloud solution. That’s what SmartCloud Entry 3.1 is—an easy cloud solution. It’s a private cloud solution that runs on your infrastructure in the privacy of your data center. Being a private cloud solution means that you can now enjoy the benefits of cloud computing in a secure environment. The best part, in my opinion, other than it being easy, is that it installs into your virtualized environment no matter which vendor’s products you use.

Don’t let the Entry moniker imply any limitations on the SmartCloud Entry solution, because there aren’t any. Entry just means easy, not limited. SmartCloud Entry is a full-blown, full-featured, highly scalable cloud enabling solution for businesses. IBM has just taken the sting out of cloud adoption both in complexity and in affordability…

SmartCloud Entry is an affordable cloud solution. And it’s doubly affordable because you don’t have to purchase a bit of new hardware or rip out and rebuild your current virtualized infrastructure to start using your own private cloud. It’s a cross-platform, multi-platform cloud solution that makes creating, using, and managing cloud resources as easy as a few mouse clicks. If you don’t believe me about the "few mouse clicks," check out this video that shows you how easy it is to deploy a new virtual private server using SmartCloud Entry…

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