Way companies use IT resources changing, IBM asserts

The short timeframes businesses have in which to compete successfully against one another in the increasingly connected and digital world of business is driving them to reengineer their operations to create agile business systems that can respond rapidly to transient opportunities, says information technology (IT) systems multinational IBM World Wide Client Technology Centres distinguished engineer Frank De Gilio. Business assets that include operational processes and workflows developed over time can be leveraged and turned into born-in-the-cloud applications (apps). These apps can then be used as virtual services, rather than being anchored to specific hardware.