Solution Capabilities of IBM Smart Business

IBM Smart Business aims to simplify the way businesses buy, manage, and build upon their IT solutions. The IBM Smart Cube comes pre-integrated (hardware, software, and business applications) and requires no manuals to install, run, and maintain.

Key elements of IBM Smart Business

IBM Smart Cube

offers a complete application platform with all the required hardware and middleware pre-configured and ready-to-use with no manuals required. In a few easy steps, businesses can be up and running with a complete IT solution including the operating system, integrated middleware, and back-office functionality including e-mail, calendaring and backup and recovery, combined with the business application they acquired.

IBM Smart Desk

offers an easy-to-use dashboard through which solutions are always connected for autonomic management, security patches and updates, and new application deployment and releases. Businesses can set up their system to allow updates to occur automatically or on demand through subscription-based services.

IBM Smart Support

IBM Smart Business offers a single point of support for the complete solution that is deployed on the Smart Cube. The support center provides the answers or services that you need to stay focused on managing the business rather than your equipment. Support for all applications, including non-IBM vendors, are part of the complete business solutions on IBM Smart Market. Online communities allow customers to read blogs, ask questions in forums, and contribute to wikis, in addition to accessing knowledge bases maintained by IBM.