Case Study: IBM SoftLayer scales global hybrid and public cloud while reducing power costs with Digital Realty

Scales Up its Hybrid and Public Cloud Offerings With the Industry Leader Digital Realty

IBM SoftLayer, IBM’s on‑demand cloud hosting and IaaS platform, needed to expand its hybrid and public cloud footprint worldwide while preserving low latency, high throughput, rapid deployments and strict private‑cloud security. The company’s priorities were a data center partner that could provide power, proximity to fiber, large-scale space, proven operations and uptime without introducing third‑party equipment or slowing deployments.

SoftLayer chose Digital Realty and deployed its cloud across Digital Realty’s global data center footprint, taking advantage of the provider’s scale, network‑dense interconnection and favorable power costs. The partnership enabled rapid, multi‑site rollouts, dramatically lower power expenses, higher and more predictable network performance, seamless integration via the SoftLayer portal/API, strong security and compliance, and ample room to grow with 24/7 support.

IBM SoftLayer

Francisco Romero

Chief Operating Officer