IBM: Managed Services for Storage

Abstract

Introduction

Customers’ storage requirements are expanding rapidly as they attempt to cope with massive amounts of data. These demands are putting strains on IT’s ability to predict, provision, and manage the enterprise’s storage needs. Managed services vendors offer the chance to outsource enterprise storage to the experts. Vendors such as IBM also offer cloud-based storage services.

Features and benefits

• One of a series of reports on competitors in the managed storage services market.
• Considers the scope, strengths, and weaknesses of a leading provider of managed storage services.

Highlights

IBM has a comprehensive portfolio of managed storage services aimed at both large and mid-market enterprises. We identify what IBM does well and what it does less well. Customers should read this and other Managed Services for Storage reports to identify who they should include on RFP short lists.

Your key questions answered

• What storage services can IBM deliver and what does it do well?
• Should you consider IBM as a supplier of managed storage services? Does your enterprise match its target markets?
• How credible is IBM as a mid-market and storage cloud supplier?