IBM unveiled a cloud computing center (CCC) in Bengaluru. This joins other
new CCCs in Korea, Vietnam and Brazil that have also been announced.
IBM's CCCs host computing activities for clients or provide access to
expertise and infrastructures for clients to design and deploy their own cloud
environments.
The company is already collaborating with partners, government and academia
in other emerging countries to facilitate innovation supported by a cloud
infrastructure. In India, clients such as mid-market vendors, academic
institutions, telecommuni-cation companies and government bodies will be able to
access the center for the resources they need to pilot cloud infrastructures and
applications, and deliver new services to their customers.
Prof Sanjay G Dhande, Director, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur said,
"Cloud computing enables server-centric virtualiza-tion which helps IT ecosystem
to achieve smaller footprint, efficient resource utilization and server
consolidation. Enterprises are looking at alternate ways to support their
dramatically increasing computing needs, one that will allow for massive
scalability while providing an energy-efficient and resilient infrastructure.
Technology collaboration between IIT Kanpur and IBM India will drive new
developments in computing to support academic advancement and economic
development in India."