ARMONK, N.Y., Aug. 29,
2014 /PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that
Gartner, Inc. has once again recognized IBM as a leader, placing
the highest for ability to execute, in the newly published "Magic
Quadrant for Data Center Outsourcing and Infrastructure Utility
Services" reports for North
America(1) and Europe(2).
IBM's cloud leadership, as well as its focused strategy on
mobile, social and security – which are further fueled by extensive
R&D and technology investments in analytics and automation –
are key differentiators that enable the company to seamlessly
integrate and orchestrate infrastructure services across hybrid
environments spanning both cloud and traditional IT models.
Gartner evaluates the top providers of data center outsourcing
(DCO) and infrastructure utility services (IUS), which are often
enabled by remote infrastructure management (RIM) services and
increasingly include cloud computing components. Gartner includes
in its evaluation cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and
platform as a service (PaaS) offerings that are part of IUS and
data center managed services.
"As clients look to grow their business with innovative
technologies such as cloud, analytics and mobile computing, they
are looking for a trusted partner to help them integrate the new IT
solutions with their existing investments," said Philip Guido, General Manager, IBM Global
Technology Services, North
America. "We believe this recognition from Gartner reaffirms
IBM's market leadership in assisting clients to evolve their IT
infrastructure and meet their business demands."
IBM delivers a full spectrum of infrastructure services that
enable organizations to capitalize on the transformative power of
cloud and hybrid IT environments. The company draws upon its vast
technical resources and global delivery network – spanning 330
delivery services data centers; 40 cloud data centers, including
new SoftLayer data centers in Toronto and London; 11 security operations centers; and
145 business resilience centers – to provide clients with fast,
reliable, security-rich data center services.
According to Gartner, "growth in data center services has
shifted from traditional to new models, such as cloud IaaS and
PaaS, reflecting a shift in competitive delivery models. Gartner
predicts it will deliver a global compound annual growth rate of
12.4% for the period 2012 through 2018." The research firm
also "predicts the key business indicators of data center service
providers will improve significantly during the next five years and
make them a more competitive outsourcing choice."
(1) Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Data Center Outsourcing and
Infrastructure Utility Services, North
America, William Maurer,
David Edward Ackerman, Bryan Britz, July 31,
2014
(2) Gartner, Magic Quadrant for Data Center Outsourcing and
Infrastructure Utility Services, Europe, Claudio Da
Rold, Gianluca Tramacere, Frank
Ridder, DD Mishra, Gregor
Petri, July 16, 2014
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technology users to select only those vendors with the highest
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particular purpose.
About IBM
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http://ibm.com/sourcing
Contact:
Leslie
Monreal-Feil
IBM Media Relations
720.430.8902
lmonreal@us.ibm.com
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