Overview of IBM Cloud Services and Academic Initiatives Driving Better Student Outcomes from a Better Cloud and Technology Partner

Lysa Banks Lead Architect and Program Manager for Industry Cloud Solutions IBM Cloud Division ldbanks@us.ibm.com

© 2015 IBM Corporation Reduce and Rationalize IT Capital Expenses [HPC] Compute • Cloud resources are available on demand. Only pay for what you use. Storage • Focus on being an education and research institute not a data center Networking • Switch from capital expense to operating expense. DevOps Platform • Easier to reconcile and manage resources shared by multiple departments Marketplace Cloud Increase Agility • Self serve resources make it easier for departments and individuals to get what Robust Analytics they need when they need it Insights & Discovery • Fuel innovation by lowering the barrier of entry for exploratory computing Cognitive Computing • Dynamic and elastic resources enable you to response and adapt faster Machine Learning NLP Analytics Collaborate and Share Services • Connect with other R&E institutions to exchange ideas, collaborate on research, share innovations and reuse IT assets Connect anytime, • Aggregate demand to shape technology and spread out cost anywhere Hold a super computer in the palm of your hand Expand Reach -- Global Campus Mobile • Pursue international teaching and research partnerships • Deliver services to faculty, students and unconstrained by geographical boundaries. Learn the way you play Adaptive Learning Augment Education Delivery -- “Education-as-a-Service” Video Capabilities • Deliver self paced, self service education Social Collaboration • Reach/teach more students (e.g. working professionals, those off campus) Social • Leverage digital learning content (e.g. video, simulations, etc) • Disrupt traditional paradigms with new methods (e.g. flipped class, MooCs

Protect Equip, Enable and Engage Students Student info • Personalized and adaptive learning HR records • Provide hands-on experience with the latest technologies Research data • Grow skills that are in demand Security • Expose students to real world challenges and use cases

Education Industry Team Adaptive learning platform (IDEAL/WFE) – Video is a key requirement in MOCs, flipped- classrooms, supplemental material, LMSs Cloud Stack

Marketplace of high-value, consumable, Software out of the box apps API Economy as a Service

Compose and integrate services Cloud Platform App development platform Operating as a Service Codename: BlueMix Environment

Research class, optimized infrastructure Software- Infrastructure Defined as a Service Environment

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Flexible, Automated Infrastructure Data Centers and PoPs . Standardized, modular hardware configurations . Globally consistent service portfolio in major geographies . Highly flexible with support for VM or bare metal along with public, private and hybrid deployments Triple Network . Public network for cloud services . VPN for secure management . Private network for communications and shared services IMS (Automation Software) . Bare metal provisioning . Integrated BSS/OSS . Common Management System with robust APIs

The initial cloud SoftLayer® embraces revolution was based on the idea that: assumptions such as:

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IBM SoftLayer stands apart in the market today by challenging common assumptions and providing the customer options. 5 © 2015 IBM Corporation SoftLayer offers a broad portfolio of infrastructure choices to achieve greater agility.

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Any combination of compute, storage, and network available any time. Hourly or monthly. Physical or virtual. Dedicated or shared. All API driven. Securely. With fine-grained access control.

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Network Load balancer security Linux VPN edge MPLS VPN IMS Services Firewall router

Public network Management network Private network * Each system has separate interfaces to each network *

Public network: metered access to public Internet Private network: unmetered access between servers and data centers Management network: Out-of-band management via VPN connection

Continually opening new data centers to meet client needs for choice, compliance and data residency

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VCL supports the provisioning and/or reservation of several different types of compute resources including: physical bare-metal machines, virtual machines hosted on several different hypervisors, and traditional computing lab resources you would normally find on a university campus. Most with ready to use software setups.

SoftLayer will offer VCL services allowing universities to burst into the cloud for basic VMs, HPC clusters, high end software and more.

Two consumption models for SoftLayer • Use existing VCL solution to provision additional computing resources on SoftLayer • Host your entire VCL environment within SoftLayer (and still connect to on campus labs)

Bluemix is an open-standard, cloud-based platform for building, managing, and running applications of all types (web, mobile, big data, new smart devices, and so on).

APIs and Services Go Live in Seconds On-Prem Integration A catalog of IBM, third party, The developer can choose Build hybrid environments. and open source API services any language runtime or Connect to on-premises allow the developer to stitch bring their own. Zero to assets plus other public and an application together in production in one command. private clouds. minutes.

DevOps Layered Security Flexible Pricing Development, monitoring, IBM secures the platform and Try services for free and pay deployment, and logging tools infrastructure (powered by only for what you use. Pay as allow the developer to run the SoftLayer) and provides you you go and subscription models entire application. with the tools to secure your offer choice and flexibility. apps.

Watson is creating a new partnership between people and computers that accelerates, enhances, and scales human expertise. • Eight cognitive services • Available only in Bluemix • What customers are saying:

“we’re able to work with cognitive computing capabilities that we couldn’t dream of creating ourselves - it’s a fantastic opportunity and a real chance to transform our industry”

“…we were able to quickly and easily embed Watson's capabilities into our eyeQ insights platform to provide an even more personalized shopping experience”

University Clients • Conduct strategic academic research • Supply real world use cases and • Hands-on in-classroom education with challenges cloud • Implement/test proposed solutions • Engage both STEM and business • Feedback on how solutions students perform in the field

IBM Business Partners • Faculty awards & subsidized • Access to cutting edge industry access to SoftLayer technology • Technical advisor to work with faculty • Additional research sponsorship and students • Provide faculty and students with • Hire participating students domain expertise

13 © 2015 IBM Corporation Other Academic Initiatives IBM Academic Initiative IBM Academic Initiative is a global program that offers no-charge access to resources (training materials, curriculum guides, software, hardware and cloud computing) to help faculty strengthen their educational programs so their students can compete in the job market of any industry. Become a member today.

University research, collaboration, and awards IBM has a strong tradition of research collaboration with academia in universities around the world. IBM can help you advance your academic research, explore new opportunities, and connect with colleagues and programs worldwide.

IBM Watson With its historic victory on Jeopardy!, IBM Watson ushered in breakthrough technology involving cognitive systems that can transform how organizations think, operate and decide. Prepare your students for this new era in computing.

Students for a Smarter Planet Collation of locally-based/student-led organizations and individuals that collaborate with other student groups, professionals, and policy makers to develop and implement innovative solutions that impact the world around us.

Business solutions for education Meet education's toughest challenges: budget cuts, demand for specialized skills, and complexity created by alternative learning paths. Transform your institution with IBM hardware, software, and services.

Middle East and Africa University The IBM MEA University aims to play a significant role in addressing the skills shortage in Africa by working with universities in the region to train and certify faculty members and students in emerging technologies. This can help the university stay up-to- date with the latest technology from the industry's perspective. The latest IBM software is made available to the universities in Cloud environments to give students hands-on experience and IT skills that are in demand in the job market.

UC Berkeley Masters of Information and Data Science Scaling Up!, a course developed and instructed by IBMers, provides a hands-on introduction to very large-scale data and the practical issues surrounding how the data is stored, processed and analyzed. Students work with Cloud Computing systems, open source software, large data collections and high velocity data streams. 14 © 2015 IBM Corporation Questions?