IBM intros software to automate

"These new technologies deliver a definitive step forward in simplifying the way IT staff can manage the cloud," said Ric Telford, vice president, Cloud Services, IBM. "They come at a critical time for businesses as the demand for computing resources and new services are becoming near insatiable, in spite of generally stagnate budgets."

The capabilities of Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7

IBM as well expanded the capabilities of Tivoli Provisioning Manager 7.2 to help organizations manage virtual computing resources easily by automating best practices for data centre provisioning activities.