Trends Report

Brief: IBM Big Data Cloud Services Are A Big Bet

Try Out IBM's Tools, But Demand More Before You Commit

May 9th, 2014
Brian Hopkins, VP, Emerging Tech Portfolio
Brian Hopkins VP, Emerging Tech Portfolio
With contributors:
Holger Kisker, Ph.D. , James Staten , Abigail Komlenic

Summary

On April 28th, IBM made a series of announcements that began bringing together its big data and cloud strategies. As firms plan to meet age-of-the-customer demands for agility and cost effective big data solutions, IBM's moves make sense. But how is it executing? We examined IBM's announcements in detail, logged on to its cloud developer portal, and looked at its services. We found that while IBM has industry leading big data software, its cloud implementation is in its very early stages, and IBM's big data services were extensive but still just for play. The report provides details across IBM's various announcements and provides guidance for kicking the tires on its expanding set of big data services in the cloud.

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