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Smart Business Development & Test on the IBM Cloud Business Partner Evaluation Program

February 3, 2011


Many customers are struggling with key cloud questions

Could we utilize cloud services?

How would cloud support our organization’s objectives?

What would be the benefits?

Would our current IT infrastructure support cloud delivery?

How can we develop a road map to achieve our cloud objectives?

How do we plan for and get started with Cloud?


Private cloud

IBM implements on client premises

Can be configured to client specific workflows

Client runs/ manages

Private cloud

IBM implements on client / IBM premises

Can be configured to client specific workflows

IBM operated

IBM owned and operated

Enterprise–only access

Dedicated resources

Standardized offerings

Shared facility and cloud management

IBM owned and operated

Enterprise-only access

Shared resources

VPN/VLAN isolation

Standardized offerings

Shared facility and cloud management

Shared resources

End-user access

Enterprise data center

Enterprise data center

Private cloud Hosted private cloud

Managed private cloud

Enterprise

Shared cloud services

A

Enterprise

B

Public cloud services

A

Users

B

IBM Development and Test Cloud 2010 Scope

Deployment Choices: The IBM Cloud Delivery Models


The IBM Smart Business Cloud for development & test and production workloads

What is the service? A dynamic virtual infrastructure service with enterprise-class

capabilities, on the IBM Cloud for development and testing and production workloads – web applications, social media, collaboration/training

What is the client buying? Choice of virtual server configurations Option to add persistent storage charged per usage Network bandwidth charged per usage Choice of pre-configured software images

–Rational Application Lifecycle Management software–Lotus, WebSphere, DB2 and Informix stacks

What payment options are available? Pay-as-you-go option (per VM hour charge) Shared Reserved option

–6 bundles (small, medium, large for 6 or 12 months)–Reserved capacity plus discounted usage rate

What support is available? Web-based forum for users to submit requests Premium support 24X7 *

Learn more:www.ibm.com/cloud/solutions/development

* Availability date TBA


Why is cloud computing important for Development and Test and production workloads?

TraditionalTraditional

High deployment costs to deliver software

Control and governance chaos in software processes

Onramp and on-boarding of teams reduces time to software delivery

•Reduced installation and administration costs

•Lower TCO by improved utilization of software assets

•Better governance through standardized delivery of services

•Preconfigured software embodying best practices

•Tools can be provisioned in minutes. No download, installation or setup.

•Self-administered portal to access to software resources for a globally distributed team


When to Choose IBM Smart Business Development & Test on the IBM Cloud


IBM Global Technology Services

August 2010

The IBM Smart Business Development and Test on the IBM Cloud supports a broad array of workloads.

Application development

New projects or quick deployments

Transient applications– Demo– Training– Proof of Concept– Migration of technology

Multi-site, outsourced development and test– Access from multi-sites, remote locations, etc.– Walled off external and contractor resources

Cloud deployment of Rational Team ConcertTM

– Collaborative development– Process facilitation– Source control– Defect management

Cross organization

Access tools and software images from IBM and IBM Business Partners

A site for collaboration with partners and vendors, outside everyone’s firewall

Testing and quality assurance

Different testing scenarios– Regression– Build and verification– Endurance

Cloud deployment of IBM Rational quality manager

– Test management– Test cases– Test execution and results

Operations and infrastructure

Spillover or burst infrastructure

What if … swapping out components…

Move development and test environments out of data center to free up resources for production use

Cloud accelerates business value across a wide variety of domains.


Characteristics of the IBM Smart Business Cloud

Standardized– Hardware: Processor, Memory and Storage Options– Operating Systems: Red Hat Enterprise Linux & SuSe Linux Enterprise Server

Multi Tenant– All aspects of the physical hardware are shared– Virtual isolation of instances

Non-traditional non functional requirements– 99.5% SLA for VM Accessibility (NOT availability)– Performance of a virtual machine is variable – The Cloud does not explicitly support any regulatory standards or audit

Self Service– IBM does not manage the OS and above (additional/optional services available)– Customer has full access to control their virtual environments

Financial– Zero up front commit– Pay as you go pricing

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Business Considerations

Due to the multiple deployment models, the IBM Public Cloud is not the only offering available. Should it not be a fit for a customer situation, consider:

– Application on Demand– EBHS– Strategic Outsourcing (SO) Options– Private Cloud deployments

The IBM Cloud is not a managed services offering, rather a self service model The SLA for the IBM Cloud is for VM accessibility, not availability or performance. This

is different than the SLAs for most other IBM hosting offerings The functional characteristics and standardization of the IBM Cloud allow for an

attractive, zero commitment contract with pay as you go pricing– Many customers may choose to redesign their applications to take advantage– Certain workloads lend themselves better to this kind of environment than others

Rapid provisioning– Cloud allows for rapid provisioning and deprovisioning of instances– Speed to market may be more valuable than architectural considerations


Technical Considerations

Can my customer work with the OS images and modify to meet their needs?– RHEL 5.4 and SUSE 11– Windows 2003 and 2008– Customer can configure and completely modify the OS – IBM Cloud is limited to these Operating Systems

Is the workload able to be virtualized? The workload also must be abstracted to the OS level

– IBM provides OS images and not hypervisor access– The IBM Cloud is not a bare metal solution

Will the storage configuration of the IBM Cloud suit the workload?– Ephemeral: Fast and inexpensive local disk up to 2TB– Persistent: Network attached with additional cost up to 2TB capacity

Can the application work without a guarantee of bandwidth or response time?– Multi tenant without a guarantee of bandwidth or response time– Shared 1Gb Ethernet– Single point-to-point VPN provides connectivity between enterprise network and

virtual LAN (VLAN) in the cloud (optional and additional charges apply)


About the Evaluation Program


What are we announcing for our Business Partners?

What:

The IBM Smart Business Development and Test on the IBM Cloud Business Partner Evaluation Program provides IBM Business Partners with temporary access to and use of Smart Business on the IBM Cloud services. Participating Business Partners will receive one User ID to access the Smart Business Development and Test on the IBM Cloud service. Each User ID will have the ability to provision up to three concurrent virtual machine instances with the following options:

32- or 64-bit Copper machine configurations Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, or SUSE

Linux Enterprise Server version 11 operating system images one storage unit (256 GB) two reserved IP addresses

Why:

To enable Business Partners to evaluate and learn about the service, and to facilitate customer demonstrations during the evaluation period with the goal of accelerating sales results for the channel.

When:

From January 31 through April 15, 2011.


How does my Business Partner participate?

Visit

https://www-304.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/servlet/ContentHandler/svc_com_sof_sbdtic_program_overview

Download the Evaluation Agreement, sign and return to IBM

Download the Welcome Kit to become more familiar with the service

Experiment with the service internally

Talk about the service to clients

Demonstrate to clients and develop new sales opportunities

Don’t forget to leverage other resources such as

GTS Cloud Services Deal Registration Program

Sales Kit on PartnerWorld

Education modules on PartnerWorld University

Internal use discount for on-going requirements or larger configuration needs