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IBM has launched four new IBM cloud data centers in the US, an attempt to satiate the rising demand for cloud-based infrastructures. This initiative accounts for a significant share of the companys investment towards cloud infrastructure expansion in 2017.

The global network of IBM Cloud comprises of several cloud data processing centers positioned at strategic local markets across six continents and 19 countries. These data centers enable clients to run their applications and data functions locally, thereby helping them with their monitoring and performance needs. The newly established cloud data centers will deliver clients the much-needed framework to successfully manage and derive actionable insights from their own accumulated data. In addition, the centers will also let them leverage the cognitive services of IBM along with IBM Watson.

The requirement for a hybrid and public cloud infrastructure is at an all-time high, as more and more enterprises start depending on AI to derive value from data. In such circumstances, the new IBM cloud facilities can help companies to digitize their operations and promote perceptive innovations.

"IBM is making major investments to expand our global cloud data centers in 2017 and provide the infrastructure necessary for enterprises to run their cognitive, big data, blockchain, and IoT workloads," said John Considine, general manager for cloud infrastructure at IBM, in a release. Emphasizing the value of these strategic cloud infrastructure expansions, he further highlighted that the companys increasing global footprint in the sector will give enterprises the required flexibility and capability to execute their most intricate workloads, wherever and whenever required.

All the new cloud data facilities in the US have the capability to support thousands of physical servers and offer an assortment of cloud framework services including storage, virtual severs, bare metal servers, networking, and security services. These IBM administered centers deploy services on the basis of requirements, and offer the liberty of remote accessing. Thus, leveraging these infrastructures, enterprises can develop highly scalable hybrid, private or public cloud environments.

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