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Research Publication Date: 20 November 2007 ID Number: IBM Moves Toward a Cloud Computing Infrastructure David W. Cearley, Tom Austin IBM’s Blue Cloud is not a cloud computing service itself, but a set of infrastructure technologies with which to build one. © 2007 Gartner, Inc. and/or its Affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction and distribution of this publication in any form without prior written permission is forbidden. The conclusions , projections and recommendations represent Gartners initial analysis. As a result, our positions are subject to refinements or major changes as Gartner analysts gather more information and perform further analysis. Gartner disclaims all warranties as to the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of such information. Although Gartners research may discuss legal issues related to the information technology business, Gartner does not provide legal advice or services and its research should not be construed or used as such. Gartner shall have no liability for errors, omissions or inadequacies in the information contained herein or for interpretations thereof. The opinions expressed herein are subject to change without notice. NEWS ANALYSIS Event On 15 November 2007, IBM announced Blue Cloud, a set of technologies that enable development of a cloud computing infrastructure. The initial offering includes an IBM BladeCenter hardware platform running Xen and Linux on x64 and Power blades. It also includes Apache Hadoop, an open-source implementation of Google’s MapReduce parallel computing environment. The targeted release date for Blue Cloud is 2Q08 with a beta available during 1Q08. Pricing has not yet been determined. Analysis IBM announced in October 2007 that it would partner with Google to deliver a cloud computing environment to assis