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IBM Commits $1.2 Billion to Expand Global Cloud Footprint

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Builds a Massive Network of Local Cloud Hubs for Businesses Worldwide with 40 Data Centers Across Five Continents

ARMONK, N.Y. – 17 Jan 2014: IBM today announced plans to commit over $1.2 billion to significantly expand its global cloud footprint. This investment includes a network of cloud centers designed to bring clients greater flexibility, transparency and control over how they manage their data, run their business and deploy their IT operations locally in the cloud.

This year IBM plans to deliver cloud services from 40 data centers worldwide in 15 countries and five continents globally, including North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. IBM will open 15 new centers worldwide adding to the existing global footprint of 13 global data centers from SoftLayer and 12 from IBM. Among the newest data centers to launch are China, Washington, D.C., Hong Kong, London, Japan, India, Canada, Mexico City and Dallas. With this announcement, IBM plans to have data centers in all major geographies and financial centers with plans to expand in the Middle East and Africa in 2015. (more…)

Small and midsize companies in the cloud reap security, privacy and reliability benefits

By Guest PostJune 11, 2013Technologyadrienne hall, british standards institution, bsi, cloud, cloud controls matrix, cloud security alliance, cloud users, community credit union, csrt, data security, dhcu, it environment, matt mccombs, microsoft office 365, microsoft study, midsize companies, privacy protection, small, smbs, systems, US

Microsoft study shows 94 percent of small and midsize companies gain security advantages — contradicting perceptions that hold others back from adoption.

REDMOND, Wash. — June 11, 2013 — A study released today reveals that, in addition to time and cost savings, small and midsize businesses (SMBs) in the U.S. that use a cloud service gain significant security, privacy and reliability advantages compared with companies that have not adopted the cloud. The study, commissioned by Microsoft Corp., shows that perceptions of the cloud held by nonusers directly contrast with the real experiences of cloud adopters.

“There’s a big gap between perception and reality when it comes to the cloud. SMBs that have adopted cloud services found security, privacy and reliability advantages to an extent they didn’t expect,” said Adrienne Hall, general manager, Trustworthy Computing, Microsoft. “The real silver lining in cloud computing is that it enables companies not only to invest more time and money into growing their business, but to better secure their data and to do so with greater degrees of service reliability as well.” (more…)

IBM Addresses Security Challenges of Big Data, Mobile and Cloud Computing

By Guest PostOctober 18, 2012Technologyaudit data, automate compliance, big data, brendan hannigan, cloud, cloud based, cloud computing, cloud security, cloudera, data security, Environment, flemish government, framework, hadoop, ibm, infosphere biginsights, initiatives, interoperability protocol, it risk, key management, kmip, management, mcbc, mobile, mobile security, multi perimeter, organization, platform, protect data, qradar, relational data, securit, security inhibitor, security intelligence, smartcloud, united states, wim martens

Largest set of security software capabilities announced to date

ARMONK, N.Y. – 18 Oct 2012: In a move designed to reduce the biggest security inhibitors that organizations face in implementing cloud, mobile and big data initiatives, IBM today announced a broad set of security software to help holistically secure data and identities.

IBM’s new software capabilities help clients better maintain security control over mobile devices, mitigate internal and external threats, reduce security risks in cloud environments, extend database security to gain real-time insights into big data environments such as Hadoop, and automate compliance and data security management. Along with IBM Security Services and IBM’s world-class research capabilities, this set of scalable capabilities supports a holistic, proactive approach to security threats spanning people, data, applications and infrastructure. (more…)

New Exchange Addresses Changing Landscape of Security

By Guest PostSeptember 24, 2012Technology2012, data security, exchange conference, harris, infographic, information, interactive poll, mec, Microsoft, new exchange

Harris Interactive poll highlights change in how information is shared, supports need for balanced approach to data security.

REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 24, 2012 —Today marks the kick-off of Microsoft Exchange Conference 2012 (MEC), the first time in 10 years that Microsoft has held the event.

To take a look at how the communications landscape has evolved in the last decade, Microsoft worked with Harris Interactive to conduct a study of 450 IT pros. The infographic below provides a look into some of the most interesting results from the survey. Among them, IT pros report the need for better compliance and security as their companies expand, the variety of devices used in the workplace grows, and security attacks become more sophisticated. (more…)

IBM Takes Action to Improve Cloud Security

By Guest PostOctober 20, 2010Technology2010 global it risk study, arcelormittal sistemas, brazil, cloud computing, cloud environments, corporate, data breach, data security, encryption, generic model, henrique matiole, ibm, information technology, it, security initiative, steve robinson, Technology, virtual doorman, watson and zurich research labs

ARMONK, N.Y., – 20 Oct 2010: IBM (NYSE: IBM) today unveiled a new security initiative focused on making cloud computing safer. IBM aims to help both users and providers of cloud computing more easily navigate security challenges through new cloud security planning and assessment services, managed services to help clients secure their clouds, and the introduction of several technology innovations from its global research labs. (more…)

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IBM Commits $1.2 Billion to Expand Global Cloud Footprint

Small and midsize companies in the cloud reap security, privacy and reliability benefits

IBM Addresses Security Challenges of Big Data, Mobile and Cloud Computing

New Exchange Addresses Changing Landscape of Security

IBM Takes Action to Improve Cloud Security