IBM has introduced what it says is a game-changing technology for cloud computing.
Dubbed 'Baby Cloud', this delivery platform has been rolled out for the first time in Lagos, Nigeria. The company says it is the first mobile cloud offering to be brought to market the world over.
“Put simply, Baby Cloud is a standalone cloud computing structure in a box, and only requires access to a standard 220v electrical output in order to run.
“It features a number of business-relevant technical accelerators (TAs) powered by IBM software and technology, which allow the user to easily run IBM-approved data centre platforms such as Infosphere Data Warehouse Suite, Cognos, portal and collaboration solutions and Tivoli Storage Manager, among others,” IBM says.
The company says the vast majority of advancements in cloud computing have been confined to major technical hubs in the first world, leaving developing nations to continuously play catch-up on the technology seeping its way out of the US, Europe and Asia.
It says it has been working hard to ensure Africa is not left behind in its contribution towards progressions in cloud computing.
Baby Cloud is physically made up of a Blade Chassis S, which allows for up to six blades, with SAN storage, is pre-loaded with customised CloudBurst 2.1 technologies, and is housed in a fully portable encasing.
It also automatically provisions, manages and runs any of the pre-loaded TAs through an intuitive user interface and resets the system for the next scheduled request, IBM adds.
“Significantly for IBM and technological development in Africa, Baby Cloud was designed and built by the Technical Exploration Centre and Software Solutions Lab team in Johannesburg.”
More countries are to follow suit, the company says. It has also targeted other growth nations such as Pakistan, Dubai, Poland and Bulgaria as partners in this initiative.
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