New IBM services target security and disaster recovery

IBM’s Cloud Virtualized Server Recovery (VSR) will keep virtualized instances of your most critical applications and data in the SoftLayer cloud, regardless of whether your services are run primarily in SoftLayer or in your own data center or private cloud.  These services are designed for SoftLayer customers, but IBM has also announced a series of general cloud recovery services including Cloud Managed Backup, Cloud Data Virtualization, Cloud Application Resiliency and Cloud Virtualized Server Recovery.

When companies are looking for ways to get into the cloud, they have various concerns and issues. IBM is attempting to address these concerns with these series of products and services, while finding ways to make the cloud more attractive to anyone who doubts it.