IBM takes the path of open arch for cloud

IBM has selected open cloud architecture for its cloud computing services and software. IBM says this move will ensure that innovation in cloud computing is not hampered by locking businesses into proprietary islands of insecure and difficult-to-manage offerings. Due to need heavy interconnection between multiple cloud computing systems IBM goes for open standards. IBM has unveiled a new private cloud offering based on the open sourced OpenStack software. “History has shown that open source and standards are hugely beneficial to end customers and are a major catalyst for innovation," said Robert LeBlanc, IBM senior vice president of software. “Just as standards and open source revolutionized the Web and Linux, they will also have a tremendous impact on cloud computing. IBM has been at the forefront of championing standards and open source for years and we are doing it again for cloud computing. The winner here will be customers, who will not find themselves locked into any one vendor -- but be free to choose the best platform based on the best set of capabilities that meet that needs." IBM SmartCloud Orchestrator supports different cloud services without developing any specific interfaces. IBM says the new IBM SmartCloud Orchestrator allows users to perform the following: Build new cloud services in minutes by combining the power of pattern-based cloud delivery, with...