IBM launches new storage hardware, software and services

New Delhi : IBM announced its launch of new storage hardware, software

and services that will enable businesses, governments and other institutions to

transform static data into more

dynamic information that is accessible in a cloud computing environment. The

company is planning to invest $2 billion over three years.

According to IBM, with the proliferation of the mobile web, the average

individual's information footprint-the digitization of entertainment,

healthcare, security, social networking, retail preferences will grow from 1

terabyte per year to more than 16 terabytes by 2020.

"As India goes through a radical shift away from the decades-old

client/server model to a radically more efficient Internet-style architecture,

we have taken a giant leap to address foreseen customer challenges with the new

information infrastructure launch. With our future investments and key

acquisitions throughout the last 24 months we have cemented our strategy to

provide information on demand," said Shashi B Mal, Director-Systems and

Technology Group, IBM India/South Asia.

"Infrastructures need to adapt to meet this demand, and in response, IBM

today is delivering critical elements for an information infrastructure as part

of its new enterprise data center strategy. These elements focus on the

availability, compliance and retention, and security pain points for clients as

they re-design their data centers. More than 30 new, upgraded products and

services are being introduced across the IBM portfolio to meet these critical

needs," added Shailesh Agarwal, VP-Business Systems, Systems and

Technology Group, IBM India South Asia.

IBM also announced the global opening of the New Enterprise Data Center

Leadership Centers.