
IBM buys itself a cloud integration toolbox
IBM bought Cast Iron Systems because it simply had nothing in its huge Websphere toolbox that could do cloud integration. I just heard the company’s SVP of its software group Steve Mills admit this in today’s IBM press briefing, talking about the acquisition. While IBM has a massive catalog of technologies for integrating applications within […]

IBM acquires Cast Iron Systems: Cloud Services integration for Enterprise
I got up early this morning for an invite only breakfast with WebSphere GM Craig Hayman. Turns out IBM just acquired Cast Iron Systems. What’s the big idea? Take companies onto the cloud. That’s right folks- its a cloud onboarding play. The firm has 75 employees, was founded 2001, and has a stellar list of […]