IBM is buying SoftLayer to try to go head up with AWS. It's not going to work.
Personally I won't buy an IBM product because I know it's just like Oracle: software entrapment. Nothing wrong with that business model it's just not one I want to be involved with.
In other news, great job by SoftLayer to exit as pricing pressure from AWS and GoogleAppEngine was going to steadily erode their margins over time. I feel the same way about Rackspace which I think has to be in the sights for Oracle now.
So my opinion is: great job SoftLayer; questionable play by IBM.
Personally I won't buy an IBM product because I know it's just like Oracle: software entrapment. Nothing wrong with that business model it's just not one I want to be involved with.
In other news, great job by SoftLayer to exit as pricing pressure from AWS and GoogleAppEngine was going to steadily erode their margins over time. I feel the same way about Rackspace which I think has to be in the sights for Oracle now.
So my opinion is: great job SoftLayer; questionable play by IBM.