The Financial Times reports that IBM is to revamp it’s Cloud computing strategy. Having worked in IBM, handing such an area of business over to IBM Global Services will not be a fix to it developing an impetus to it’s Cloud computing business.
One interesting comment made by their head of Cloud computing business- Erich Clementi, was that there were as many opinions about their Cloud computing strategy as there were people.
IBM Global Services is a major outsourcer, and in my humble opinion, having to handle a Cloud Computing strategy alongside their existing business model is too contentious.
The IBM Software business has created SaaS products such as LotusLive, but this does not seem to be making an impact in the market place yet.
Whereas in previous era’s IBM has realigned itself just in time to continue to be a major force in the market. I worry that in this new rapidly (not fast, but rapid) moving Cloud computing space, if they cannot sort out a cohesive strategy soon they may be usurped by new players.
Microsoft got the message in time and again in my opinion, realigned their business to meet the threat of disruptive market players like Google, head on.
I wonder what IBM customers must be thinking right now?
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