mark bowker
Senior Analyst

IBM’s Practical Approach to Cloud Computing

Opinion
Jun 29, 20091 min

cloud

Bob Laliberte and I recently attended the IBM Cloud Computing Meet the Experts event in Littleton, MA. While other companies are talking about the future of cloud computing, IBM has been actually delivering cloud services to enterprise customers and is now offering packaged solutions. Though just recently announced publicly, IBM has been refining its service offering through actual engagements over the past few years. IBM’s focus is on solving business problems by enabling a new consumption and delivery model for Enterprise IT organizations. See a full description of IBM’s recent announcements and ESG analysis here.

mark bowker

Senior Analyst Mark Bowker focuses on all things related to virtualization and cloud computing. Mark researches cloud and virtualization technologies and evaluates the impact the solutions have (or will have) on IT strategy and the broader marketplace. His other research areas include data center management, application workload deployment in next-generation data centers, and the external influences driving adoption of data center technologies. Prior to joining ESG, Mark ran the IT organization for a business consulting and technology services company.

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