ARMONK, N.Y., June 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM
(NYSE: IBM) today announced that Cloudsoft, a provider of
hybrid cloud application management software, will run its flagship
product, Cloudsoft Application Management Platform (AMP), on the
IBM Cloud. This allows Cloudsoft to expand its global
footprint while maintaining privacy and control over its
clients' data.
As part of the agreement, Cloudsoft and its customers can now
deploy and manage applications in IBM Blue Box OpenStack-powered
private clouds in IBM Cloud Data Centers in the Americas,
Europe and Asia-Pacific, helping clients meet their
regulatory and compliance needs. Cloudsoft AMP policies can control
precisely which components run where—giving clients even more
choice and control over where their data is processed. This is key
for clients in regulated industries, as it allows them to keep
their data in country.
Additionally, by tapping into IBM's global network of Cloud Data
Centers, Cloudsoft provides its customers with faster software
downloads and better application performance via IBM's private,
high-speed network. Cloudsoft AMP on IBM Cloud gives customers a
dedicated cloud infrastructure that enables them to run
business-critical applications and services worldwide with greater
transparency and efficiency.
"Implementing Cloudsoft AMP on IBM Blue Box across IBM Cloud
Data Centers will allow us to meet the increased demand from
customers for hybrid cloud solutions built on OpenStack," said
Duncan Johnston-Watt, CEO, Cloudsoft
Corporation. "The combination of Blue Box's best-in-class OpenStack
service and IBM Cloud's global footprint and unique private network
will enable us to model, deploy and manage our customers' business
critical applications and services worldwide."
Cloudsoft AMP blueprints can target multiple IBM Cloud Data
Center locations running Blue Box clouds, simplifying the
deployment and management of distributed applications. Use cases
include blockchain networks, multi-site database replication and
globally load balanced offerings with shared backend services.
Cloudsoft is also leveraging IBM Blue Box to create a Federated
Keystone Identity Server, giving the company a singular, integrated
view of its global cloud deployments for clients and simplifying
the internal sign-on process.
"Over the past two years, we've helped Cloudsoft scale its
footprint from one data center in the U.S. to three locations in
major financial regions worldwide," said Jesse Proudman, IBM Distinguished Engineer, IBM
Cloud. "We've also improved the offering by introducing features
like Federated Keystone identity management, supporting hybrid
cloud implementations through simplified management across multiple
global data centers."
About Cloudsoft
Cloudsoft is the leading hybrid cloud
application management company. We are also the company behind the
open source Apache Brooklyn project, and Clocker, the Docker cloud
maker. Headquartered at CodeBase, the largest tech incubator in the
UK. Cloudsoft is led by seasoned executives, and backed by an
experienced board.
For more information about Cloudsoft, please
visit www.cloudsoft.io.
About IBM Blue Box
In June 2015, IBM acquired Blue Box,
a company that provides businesses with an easy to consume private
cloud as a service platform. With this acquisition, only IBM Blue
Box delivers a private cloud infrastructure with the simplicity of
a public cloud that will meet the expectations of users and provide
the pathway forward to hybrid cloud. IBM Blue Box is powered by
OpenStack and can be delivered to clients through IBM Cloud data
centers around the world on dedicated SoftLayer infrastructure or
locally in client data center of choice – providing the options and
scale clients need to address their unique requirements.
For more information about IBM Blue Box, please visit
http://www.ibm.com/cloud-computing/uk/en/infrastructure/index.html.
About IBM Cloud
For more information,
visit: http://www.ibm.com/cloud-computing.
Contact:
Betsy
Rizzo
IBM Media Relations
Betsy.rizzo@us.ibm.com
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