IBM private cloud technology

IBM® private cloud technology provides the environment for deploying IBM InfoSphere® Information Server Enterprise Hypervisor Edition.

Cloud computing is a computing platform where you can access data and services from anywhere through your connected devices. The data and services are located in data centers. Applications can use the cloud for added value, such as storage, queuing, and hosted applications. The applications can also be hosted in the cloud. The infrastructure that supports the cloud is not apparent to you when you are using the applications and services.

Cloud computing platforms are defined as public or private:

A public cloud is a cloud computing environment in which the standardized resources are owned and managed by a service provider. Subscribers access the resources on a pay-per-use basis.
An on-premise or private cloud is a cloud computing environment in which your company owns the infrastructure and has unlimited exclusive access to the cloud. Your company controls its own data center, and the cloud can be accessed over your intranet.

Private cloud computing provides these advantages:

You control the resources and remain independent of other sources.
You control the security of the system.
You can run multiple instances of an application, such as InfoSphere Information Server, simultaneously on the same hardware and achieve higher levels of resource usage.
You can optimize your existing infrastructure to dynamically handle changing resource requirements.
You can better control the costs that are associated with installing and maintaining InfoSphere Information Server.
You can manage the software from a single location.

IBM PureApplication® System provides the IBM private cloud technology to deploy IBM InfoSphere Information Server Enterprise Hypervisor Edition.