Access IBM cloud computing capabilities for enterprise Development and testing

Setting up and maintaining the IT infrastructure for application development and test requirements is challenging. Upfront capital expenditures and operating costs are high, but the infrastructure is often inefficient and it is difficult to share between projects. One of the factors contributing to the rising cost is the arduous task of acquiring, configuring and maintaining the software and hardware environment. Also, because most of these tasks need to be done manually, the risk of a test error increases due to improper configuration. Ultimately, depending on the local and global team of developers, you need to come up with a highly secure solution to support team-based application development and testing. Cloud computing can help you meet these challenges and reduce cycle time, enabling faster application deployment.

With IBM Smart Business Development and test on the IBM, you can access development and test resources more quickly and pay only when needed. Because there is no infrastructure to maintain, you can save upfront capital expenditure and reduce overall operating costs. You can also set up a new test environment in minutes rather than weeks, while improving test quality by reducing configuration errors. Using the cloud approach, IBM's software development organization has saved about 50% of its operating costs and improved its quality by 30%. 1 Our standard cloud infrastructure is designed to support the needs of the enterprise and provide a more secure, reliable and supportive development and testing environment for team collaboration.

Leverage enterprise-class IBM cloud environments to help reduce costs

IBM provides affordable, remote, and highly secure access to enterprise environments to help save costly infrastructure and staff costs while significantly reducing software licensing costs. Enterprise-class cloud services are easy to use and offer simplified ordering procedures, Pay-as-you-go monthly invoices and reserved feature options with preferential rates.

Faster returns with quicker setup and shorter cycle times

The IBM cloud provides self-service portals that support fast access to virtual machines, as well as other options for persistent storage and features such as operating system, middleware, and development tool selection. In the portal site, simply select the software image and server configuration you want from the directory, and then the automated provisioning system will provide Ready-to-use server virtual instances in minutes.

The image catalog includes IBM software images from lotus®, websphere®, db2®, informix®, tivoli®, and rational, as well as various licensing options, including "Take Out your own licenses" and "Pay-as-you-go" with hourly rates. Use the linux® operating system, RedHat, or Novell SUSE to provide virtual machine instances. The server configuration includes 32-bit and 64-bit virtual machines with one to 16 virtual processors. The virtual server instances provided by IBM are limited to you and can be tailored to your liking. You can install applications and tools, configure ports, and adjust security settings on standard images and operating systems. If you are satisfied with the server instance, you can save it as a "standard image" in a private cloud directory and provide a new instance of it as needed. With this level of automation and standardization capabilities, our services help you promote critical applications faster and enable fast business benefits. At the same time, with optional hands-on services, you can help developers customize their accounts and get a perfect start.

Simplify the process of improving team and quality with tools and standardized configuration

Ibmsmart Business Development and test on the IBM helps to team up with decentralized development and testers who have IBM application development and testing tools. Using these tools, you can improve your development and test management processes to improve quality and reduce risk. At the same time, using a standardized infrastructure and preconfigured software images can help significantly reduce configuration errors.

Why IBM?

Our products include specially built features and features designed to meet the needs of enterprise customers, including the retention of functional pools, account administrator functions, virtual Private Network (VPN) connections, and 24-hour advanced support options. IBM cloud capabilities are based on years of management, operational security, and reliable global enterprise data center skills, experience, and best practices. Our solutions use proven IBM architecture, management tools, and assets, and are consolidated through multiple customer onsite cloud activities and IBM internal cloud implementations to help deliver the quality, reliability, and security capabilities required by the enterprise. As a result, IBM is now able to provide the broadest range of deployment options for developing and testing cloud environments from customer onsite to IBM cloud. ”