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IBM Offers New Software For Managing Virtualization, Cloud Systems: Page 2 of 2

IBM is introducing new software to create virtual server images in minutes and to automate the management of virtual environments and hybrid cloud systems. The software is also designed to help better protect data in the cloud. The software giant says this management software will become critical for enterprises, citing an industry forecast that the number of virtual machines under management is expected to grow tenfold between 2008 and 2012.
March 04, 2011

Lastly, IBM introduced Tivoli Storage Manager for Virtual Environments, which delivers backup and recovery, online database and application protection, disaster recovery, stored data reduction and archiving and retrieval capabilities. Tivoli Storage Manager integrates with VMware's vStorage APIs for Data Protection and VMware's Changed Block Tracking for data backups. Storage Manager also has the capability to offload backup workloads from virtual machines and VMware ESX host servers to vStorage backup servers.

Virtualization is a necessary component of any cloud environment and is a growth opportunity for IBM and other technology companies. IBM pointed to IDC research that spending on cloud-related technology is expected to reach $45 billion by 2013, up from $17 billion in 2009.

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