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IBM sees part of its future in huge managed datacentres

IBM spends $350m on cloud computing sites

The hardware giant is investing in cloud computing sites in Asia and the US

Written by Janie Davies

Computing, 01 Aug 2008

IBM is investing $360m (£182m) in two advanced delivery centres in Tokyo and North Carolina, to power cloud computing.

IBM plans to install high density computing systems in the US centre, using virtualisation technology, to reduce energy costs by running multiple software applications on the same servers.

The mechanical system design is 50 per cent more efficient than the industry average, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 31,799 tonnes a year, the company claimed.

Kyushu University in Japan will be stepping up its use of cloud computing, said Hiroto Yasuura, dean of graduate school of information science and electrical engineering at the institution.

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