IBM opens $42mn cloud centre in Canada

TORONTO, CANADA: IBM unveiled its first cloud delivery centre in Canada, the IBM Compute Cloud Centre.

The new $42 million IBM centre complements IBM's existing network of 17 data centres across Canada. It will offer a pay-as-you-go service providing customers with access to a Canadian commerce portal where usage charges for virtual servers, selected software images and storage capacity will be available on a per-hour basis.

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The centre has already ropped in two customers for its centre, namely VisionMax, a Canadian-based custom software development firm offering IT solutions, and Buchanan Technologies, an IBM Canada business partner and IT professional services firm:

"This is an innovation investment in Canada that will help Canadian businesses capture the promise of new computing models to drive productivity and increase competitiveness," said Bruce Ross, president, IBM Canada. "IBM's breadth of global expertise in cloud computing will provide Canadian organizations with an unparalleled level of service and reliability as they drive innovative business transformation."