IBM & SoftLayer One-Year Later: Leader in Data Centers, Cloud and Big Data

Almost exactly one year ago today, IBM acquired the cloud company (SoftLayer) and ever since has become one of the front-runners in the data center world.  Keep in mind, IBM was the “dark horse” in the data center  and cloud race – when other companies like Amazon and Facebook were building huge citadels devoted to the storage of data – or using already built data centers like Fortrust or Equinix – IBM held back, and the move worked br
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