IBM SmartCloud Enterprise+ Review

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Product is an on-premise solution.

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Autotrader, Danone, DBS Bank, Guidewell, McKesson

About IBM SmartCloud Enterprise+

IBM SmartCloud Enterprise+ is cloud hosting software designed to run workloads like Oracle and SAP applications. The platform provides user with multiple levels of isolation, flexible configuration options and is available on multiple operation systems including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Microsoft Windows, and IBM AIX 6.1.

The software offers a set of standard, pre-defined CPU, memory and storage configurations, as well as the option of including both IBM and non-IBM software such as IBM WebSphere MQ V7.0 and Apache Tomcat V5.5 in the service catalog. Additionally, the platform provides users with a self-service web portal and optional managed services including application monitoring and patch management.

About the Company

International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Armonk, New York.

IBM SmartCloud Enterprise+ Key Features

Networking capabilities allow for deployment of web applications
Elastic scalability and geographic reach reduce risk of uncertain capacity needs for web applications
Enterprise-class IBM AIX and Linux platforms allow for cost-optimized architecture
More cost-effective than investing millions of dollars for a workload-optimized infrastructure tailored specifically to the requirements of the application
Infrastructure resources available as you need them with the ability to vertically scale through a single virtual machine and to scale horizontally
High performance architecture that includes AIX, 10 gigabyte local area network and IBM XIV® Tier 1 storage
Production-class infrastructure
Match of production environment for applications running in IBM SmartCloud Enterprise+
Backup and snapshot features
Custom networking elements allow IBM SmartCloud Enterprise+ environments to connect to existing on-premises environments
Automation of service activation reduces time to establish a new environment
Elasticity allows for applications to be load tested and scaled for performance