[kictanet] IBM leads cloud innovation
Marie-Ann Kinyanjui
MARIEKIN at ke.ibm.com
Wed Apr 18 15:24:12 EAT 2012
Hi Gilda,
All I will say is that we all know Yawe, he speaks his mind and personally
I like his diverse views. I think we all benefit from these discussions
and hopefully all come out a little more educated - even the lurker
constituency :-)
Though I did feel the headline was a little dire, I'd like to believe that
he wanted to prompt dialogue on this momentous announcement - which he
has... so thanks Yawe!
Back to lurking :-)
From: "Gilda Odera" <godera at skyweb.co.ke>
To: Marie-Ann Kinyanjui/Kenya/IBM at IBMZA
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions"
<kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Date: 18/04/2012 03:07 PM
Subject: Re: [kictanet] IBM leads cloud innovation
Thanks Kui. Glad to get you out of the lurking:).
We needed to hear you. Sorry to put you on the spot but in your view, is
Yawe being unfair or is he an industry player who needs some educating?
Help
us out.
Listers, see- lurkers are out there really reading Kictanet posts.
Long live Kictanet!
Gilda Odera
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marie-Ann Kinyanjui" <MARIEKIN at ke.ibm.com>
To: "Gilda Odera" <godera at skyweb.co.ke>
Cc: "KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 2:56 PM
Subject: Re: [kictanet] IBM leads cloud innovation
>I believe Paul is referring to the article Yawe posted earlier
> (http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/data_centers/232900099),
but
> here is the official announcement for those who are interested:
>
> IBM SETS THE STAGE FOR THE NEXT ERA OF COMPUTING
>
> Deep integration points to new ‘Scale-In’ approach to system design from
> IBM
> Built-in ‘expertise’ makes new family of systems simple to run and
> manage
> Gives enterprises the ability to change the economics of IT
>
> NAIROBI, KENYA and ARMONK, N.Y., April 11, 2012 -- IBM (NYSE:IBM) today
> announced a major step forward in a new, simpler era of computing with
the
> introduction of a new category of "expert integrated systems." This new
> family is the first with built-in expertise based on IBM's decades of
> experience running IT operations for tens of thousands of clients in 170
> countries.
>
> IBM’s expert integrated systems family – PureSystems – is the result of
$2
> billion in R&D and acquisitions over four years, an unprecedented move by
> IBM to integrate all IT elements, both physical and virtual. The new
> systems family offers clients an alternative to today’s enterprise
> computing model, where multiple and disparate systems require significant
> resources to set up and maintain.
>
> The prime challenge facing companies worldwide is the need to spend 70
> percent or more of IT budgets on simple operations and maintenance,
> leaving
> little to invest in innovation. IDC Analyst Matt Eastwood, IDC Directions
> Presentation, 2011 Two-thirds of corporate IT projects are delivered over
> budget and behind schedule, according to a recent study by IBM which also
> found that only one in five corporate IT departments are able to spend
the
> majority of their IT budget on innovation. To join the conversation,
visit
> #IBMPureSystems on Twitter.
>
> With the introduction of the new PureSystems family, IBM is unveiling
> three
> major advances that point to a new era of computing technology that is
> designed to allow businesses to slash the high costs and nagging
> complexity
> associated with managing information technology.
>
> · “Scale-In” System Design: With PureSystems, IBM is introducing a new
> concept in system design that integrates the server, storage, and
> networking into a highly automated, simple-to-manage machine.
> Scale-in design provides for increased density – PureSystems can
> handle twice as many applications compared to some IBM systems,
> doubling the computing power per square foot of data center space.
> Compared utilizing virtualized applications between PureFlex System
> and previous generation BladeCenter HS22V. Specific client
> environments and results may vary.
> · Patterns of Expertise: For the first time, IBM is embedding
> technology and industry expertise through first-of-a-kind software
> that allows the systems to automatically handle basic,
time-consuming
> tasks such as configuration, upgrades, and application requirements.
> · Cloud Ready integration: Out of the box, all PureSystems family
> members are built for the cloud, enabling corporations to quickly
> create private, self-service cloud offerings that can scale up and
> down automatically.
>
> “With its new scale-in design and built-in expertise, PureSystems
> represents an important advance in the evolution of computing,” said
> Anthony Mwai, Country General Manager, IBM East Africa. “By tightening
the
> connections between hardware and software, and adding incomparable
> software
> know-how, PureSystems is designed to help clients to free up time and
> money
> to focus on innovation that many businesses cannot address due to ever
> rising costs and staffing needs in the traditional data center.”
>
> Scale-In Design Marks New Path for 21st Century Technology
> PureSystem’s scale-in design integrates and optimizes all of the critical
> components required in today’s data center – system networking, storage,
> compute, management, etc. -- and provides for a single-view management
> system. The result is a system that is intuitive to set up and can be far
> less expensive to maintain and upgrade. For example, PureSystems can go
> from its single shipping crate to being up and running in one-third the
> time as compared to other IBM technology. Compared to previous generation
> blade servers. Specific client environments and results may vary.
>
> PureSystems can automatically and quickly scale compute resources,
> networking and storage.
>
> Bottling Expertise – ‘Patterns’ Package Know-how
> At the center of the PureSystem is new software capability – “patterns of
> expertise” -- that enables operational know-how and knowledge to be built
> directly into the systems. This first-of-a-kind approach converts
> technology expertise into reusable, downloadable packages. Patterns are
> available in three categories:
>
> · IBM Patterns: Built-in at the factory and created based on knowledge
> gleaned from IBM’s smartest IT managers, engineers and technology
> experts, these sets of patterns are designed to automate
> time-consuming tasks such as configuring, deploying and upgrading
> applications -- applications that used to take days to deploy can
now
> be rolled out in hours, for example.
>
> · ISV Patterns: IBM has teamed with more than 125 independent software
> vendors to offer applications that are certified “PureSystems
Ready.”
> A new online catalogue of ISV Patterns, PureCentre, radically
> simplifies how applications are purchased, deployed and managed. For
> example, a customer relationship management program that used to
take
> three days to deploy can now be deployed in under one hour. [See
> separate press release]
>
> · Customer Patterns: IT organizations can package the knowledge of
> their own handcrafted applications into a Pattern. As a result, a
> company that is interested in expanding into new markets can do so
> even when skills are not readily available in new regions or
markets.
>
> Cloud Ready Systems
> With PureSystem, IBM is taking the unprecedented step to completely
> integrate all of the technology components needed to stand up a private
> cloud system in minutes. By combining the virtualized servers, storage
and
> networking found in PureSystems with cloud management software, IT
> organizations have a ready-to-go “cloud system in a box” -- giving them
a
> foundational private cloud environment that can be expanded. The
> PureSystems cloud is delivered with built-in security, with no single
> point
> of failure.
>
> To significantly accelerate the use of the cloud, IBM has included a
cloud
> self-service and provisioning interface directly into PureSystems. An
> application developer, for example, can use the self-service feature to
> configure a cloud environment application without any help from the IT
> department. PureSystems will sense and respond to the needs of the
> running
> applications and services and make decisions on how best to deploy IT
> resources while ensuring maximum efficiency, performance, and control.
>
> PureSystems integrates the same foundational technologies and software
> used
> in IBM’s public SmartCloud Services offerings. As a result, by sharing
> common capabilities and interfaces, application developers can use IBM
> SmartCloud Services to create and test new applications.
>
> Pricing and Availability
> The first two models of the PureSystems family – PureFlex System and
> PureApplication System -- start shipping to customers this quarter.
> PureSystems support POWER processors and Intel processors.
>
> Credit-qualified clients that elect financing can see immediate benefits
> with PureSystems while deferring their first payment for 90 days.
> Flexible
> financing options provided by IBM Global Financing IBM Global Financing
> offerings are provided through IBM Credit LLC in the United States and
> other IBM subsidiaries and divisions worldwide to qualified commercial
and
> government clients. Rates and availability are based on a client’s
credit
> rating, financing terms, offering type, equipment and product type and
> options, and may vary by country. Non-hardware items must be one-time,
> non-recurring charges and are financed by means of loans. Other
> restrictions may apply. Rates and offerings are subject to change,
> extension or withdrawal without notice and may not be available in all
> countries. make it simple for clients to acquire PureSystems, while
> enabling them to manage budgets more easily with predictable payments.
IBM
> Global Asset Recovery Services can buy back servers, including those made
> by HP and Oracle, for clients migrating to IBM PureSystem.
>
> For more information on IBM PureSystems: www.ibm.com/press/pure,
> http://www.expertintegratedsystemsblog.com and
> http://www.youtube.com/user/expertintegratedsys.
>
>
> Forever lurking :-),
> Kui
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Marie-Anne (Kui) Kinyanjui
> External Relations Specialist, IBM Growth Markets Unit
> Geographic Expansion/General Business
>
>
>
> Phone: +254 20 2834315 | Phone: +254 721 676543
> E-mail: MARIEKIN at ke.ibm.com
>
> Nairobi
>
> Kenya
>
>
>
>
>
>
> From: "Gilda Odera" <godera at skyweb.co.ke>
> To: Marie-Ann Kinyanjui/Kenya/IBM at IBMZA
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Date: 18/04/2012 01:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] IBM leads cloud innovation
> Sent by: kictanet-bounces+mariekin=ke.ibm.com at lists.kictanet.or.ke
>
>
>
> Paul,
>
> Can you share the article with listers if you have it?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Kukubo
> To: godera at skyweb.co.ke
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 1:23 PM
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] IBM leads cloud innovation
>
> Robert's headline contradicts the articles actual substance and may send
> the wrong tone.
>
> And if as some on this forum would suggest he did it to be sensational
> then it is unfortunate that we must be negatively sensationalist or
> dramatic for effect. Perhaps a factual sensationalistion would better
> deserved.
>
> What the article details is innovation that makes it possible for
business
> to deploy cloud better. IBM have been in cloud for a long time. Indeed
our
> government data centre is an IBM machine and the efforts are now about
how
> to make that a true cloud offering for government. (a discussion for
> another day).
>
> The facts as I read them in the article are that it will be easier to
> provision cloud services via this model that IBM proposes.
>
> Also one interesting fact that comes through is how IBM works with ISVs,
> essentially channel partners with specialist expertise, as part of its
> delivery of services. Something they and other multinationals are doing
in
> Kenya and one way for local companies to leverage international Global
R&D
> companies to create jobs and provide services.
>
> I happen to know Rod Atkins quoted in the article from his visit to Kenya
> last year and our subsequent visit to IBM. It is prudent to suggest that
> we need to stand on the shoulders of these global companies for our local
> firms to deepen skills and expertise and dominate Africa. There are many
> emerging Kenyan firms that have skilled up to be channel partners for
> global firms across various areas. Indeed many of our largest ICT firms
> are large because of this reseller model.
>
> ICT investors both local and international must get the right messages
> about this market. And sentiment is part of messaging and is a very
strong
> driver of investment decision making especially in Africa.
>
> For those who may not read the article (and I suspect some will not
have),
> it not as it is stated in Robert's headline, about the demise of the
> company.
>
>
> Paul Kukubo
> CEO Kenya ICT Board
>
>
> http://www.opengovpartnership.org/On Wednesday, April 18, 2012, Odhiambo
> Washington wrote:
> Hi Robert
>
> I personally believe in freedom of expression. This forum, IMHO, is open
> to all members to express their views/opinions by way of proposition,
> opposition and support of views expressed - but within the confines of
> this very platform/forum. Whoever called you is some coward who is
afraid
> of expressing himself publicly.
>
> Oh, just tell the person they are burrreeeeeeee kabisa! :-)
>
> On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 08:49, robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
> wrote:
> Hi Listers,
>
> I have just received a phone call from a very respected member of this
> community, who shall remain unnamed for purposes of his reputation as
> in this case he is acting as a gun for hire.
>
> He indicated that the post below is negative and I need to have a more
> positive approach to my posts.
>
> Mine is to present my case and accept judgement in the court of peer
> opinion, so I ask is this post negative?
>
> In the conversation it was said that most list members avoid
> contributing for fear of being flamed mainly by me, to encourage all
to
> participate I promise not to respond to any post that relates to this
> issue either now or in the future.
>
> Moderator, in the event that the majority indicate my post of the
> successful launch of a cloud solution by IBM is negative please delete
> the post and suspend my posting privileges for 1 month or any other
> period deemed appropriate to the extent of cancelling my membership.
>
> Regards
>
>
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
> Kenya
>
> Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696
> From: robert yawe <robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk>
> To: robertyawe at yahoo.co.uk
> Cc: KICTAnet ICT Policy Discussions <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke>
> Sent: Wednesday, 18 April 2012, 8:19
> Subject: [kictanet] IBM is dead!
>
> Hi All,
>
> I always said that my short lived mini computer skills will serve me
> again soon, the big boys are back in the game and at the front of the
> pack is old Blue.
>
> http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/data_centers/232900099
>
> Cloud is the death knell for the PC Servers and the rebirth of the
> mainframe team, it is good to be back home with total and absolute
> control.
>
> Regards
>
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