IBM Fellow Reviews 'Private Cloud' Benefits at Impact 2010 
A co-creator of IBM's cloud initiatives says private cloud is reaping big and measurable benefits for customers. Jerry Cuomo, CTO of IBM WebSphere and an IBM Fellow now working on cloud, will detail 6 ways private clouds solving big pain points for customers at Impact 2010 May 2-7 in Las Vegas, Nev.
One of the co-founders of IBM’s cloud initiatives says that today’s practical solutions largely are driven by private cloud options.
“Private clouds are well within the appetite of our customers,” Jerry Cuomo, CTO of IBM WebSphere and an IBM Fellow. “And, why is that so? Well largely because they [customers] have a set of practical issues they want to solve within their enterprise.”
Many of those issues and pain points are long-standing ones that have to do with the efficiencies of IT resources and personnel, and the ability of both to driven more business-directed results, Cuomo added.
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Among them:
- Reduce Long Lead Times for Projects
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- Avoid Hardware Sprawl
- Reduce Complexity
- Let Business Focus on Core Competencies
- Reduce IT Costs (CapEX, OpEx)
At Impact 2010, IBM’s SOA and BPM conference in Las Vegas May 2-7, Cuomo will be among a huge number of connectivity and cloud experts from IBM that will discuss how Big Blue is working with customers to drive real results, and not exploration from cloud efforts.
“At Impact this year, we really want to focus on how customers can establish shared environments to solve a wide range of problems,” Cuomo told IDN. The key to problem-solving in the cloud is simplicity and control, and at Impact IBM will explore both in great depth with its WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance and WebSphere Hypervisor Edition.
Cuomo introduced the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance at last year’s impact as a simple-to-use yet powerful “coke machine,” where the hardware/firmware factor can simply “dispense a set of cans, or cartridges.” The benefits of the approach can be remarkable. “With CloudBurst, we can help automate the provisioning of [a customer’s] WebSphere-based middleware environment in a virtualized form. This approach, Cuomo added, “provides customers instant value.”
As one example, Cuomo described how IBM internal engineers used WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance to build a test cloud for WebSphere version 7, and saved significant time in testing because the IT team wasn’t forced to “chase demons,” that can often appear while provisioning testing resources. “There’s no more installing. There is just copying,” Cuomo said.
That’s just one approach to cloud on the Impact 2010 agenda. IBM engineers, product leads and customers will participate in discussions, labs and 1-on-1s on various practical approaches on the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance, as well as other topics related to public-private-hybrid clouds, as well as a powerful new set of technologies for WebSphere eXtreme Scale aimed at helping customers be more efficient and performant with high-value applications, such as transaction processing and customer-based portals, Cuomo said.
Sample of Cloud / Application Infrastructure
Opportunities at IBM Impact 2010
Here is a sample of the hundreds of cloud / application infrastructure sessions at IBM Impact2010, many of which are interactive, and all are designed to promote information sharing between attendees, presenters and IBM experts.
Building Private Clouds with WebSphere CloudBurst (IBM Use Case)
Learn how IBM’s internal WebSphere team built a large private cloud using automation features offered by WebSphere CloudBurst. Speakers share how to quickly provision (in minutes), improve hardware utilization, simplify management and maintain cloud infrastructure.
WebSphere Extreme Scale Deployment and Integration at Aetna
Aetna will discuss the deployment and integration of WebSphere Extreme Scale (WXS) into a large enterprise SOA environment. Learn about Aetna's initial testing, validation of deployment and process options, and WXS integration with current SOA and BPM projects.
Lab: Working with the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance
Work hands-on with the WebSphere CloudBurst Appliance to create your own WebSphere application environments in a cloud. The lab will guide you through how to create, deploy and manage WebSphere virtual systems in a private cloud.
WebSphere and the Public Cloud
An in-depth look into WebSphere's support for the public clouds (e.g. Amazon, IBM, etc.). There will also be a discussion on the best practice recommendations on workloads which are suitable for Public Clouds.
WebSphere Virtual Enterprise & WebSphere Real Time
Learn how WebSphere can speed response time and compliance with SLAs. Session describes how to build always-on applications using WebSphere infrastructure.
Best Practices for IBM WebSphere and Virtualization Platforms
Learn the most effective virtualization options for your datacenter to deliver best ROI and lowest TCO. Best practices for designing and deploying a virtualized datacenter with top platforms (VMWare, zVM, PowerVM).
