IBM adds 11 new data centers around the world to enhance cloud computing services

Source: Internet
Author: User
Keywords Cloud computing IBM data center data center
View the latest quotes Sina Science and technology Beijing time December 18 Morning news, IBM announced this week, is working with Equinix to build 8 data centers, and in Germany, Japan and Mexico City since the construction of 3 new data centers, for the global users to better provide cloud computing services. IBM's 3 data centers are now online, part of a $1.2 billion investment plan that IBM announced earlier this year. Through collaboration with Equinix, IBM's SoftLayer Cloud computing services will be able to achieve better coverage. These data centers are located in Amsterdam, Dallas, Paris, North Carolina State, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. This October, IBM announced a partnership with Tencent to expand its cloud computing business in the Chinese market. Angel Diaz, IBM's vice president for open standards, Angel Diaz that IBM has found that while more and more companies have deployed private clouds, they are still focusing on public cloud services. IBM is facing fierce competition in the public cloud market. Companies such as HP and Red Hat are targeting the market, and VMware, Microsoft and Amazon AWS are already leading the market. Owners Cloud computing services providers build more data centers around the world. Amazon recently opened a data center in Germany, and Microsoft is also working in the region. Germany has become a key battleground because of the size of the market and the stricter rules on citizen data protection relative to other countries. (Lili)
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