Cloud computing is enabling a more cost effective, agile and flexible consumption of IT and is transforming the way companies do business. To realize these benefits companies are investing in data centers that are enabled for cloud and transforming their business processes.

1. IBM Global Financing Cloud Computing
Solution Brief
Cloud financing
IBM Global Financing spurs the value of Cloud
Computing
Cloud computing is enabling a more cost effective, agile and f lexible
Highlights consumption of IT and is transforming the way companies do business.
To realize these benefits companies are investing in data centers that are
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Minimize up-front payments and better enabled for cloud and transforming their business processes.
align project cost outlays with anticipated
benefits
In a world where budgets are tight and constantly scrutinized, dealing
Financing can accelerate a cloud
with these up-front investments is a challenge, and accelerating the time
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project’s cash flow break even point
to value is critical. IBM Global Financing can help your company achieve
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Preserve cash and existing lines of credit these benefits of cloud computing:
for other strategic business needs
Lower cost
Adopting cloud can help your company reduce your IT costs—financing
the IT infrastructure needed to operate in a cloud environment, can
help take these savings further. Our offerings provide credit-qualified
companies with:
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Zero percent interest rate for select servers, storage and software
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Fair Market Value (FMV) leasing that helps further lower your
Total Cost of Ownership with savings up to 16% compared to
outright purchase1

2. Act with speed
Cloud enables your company to accelerate time to market—financing
can help expedite the time to value by:
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enabling your company to acquire the cloud solutions you need by
addressing budget constraints
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helping your company to accelerate your cloud project’s cash flow
break even point by as much as 6 - 10 months by spreading up-front
costs over time2
Increase flexibility
Cloud provides your company with the flexibility to react to new
demands and revenue streams—financing can help increase the
cash available to seize those opportunities. IBM Global Financing:
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helps your company avoid up-front costs for cloud solutions, and
conserves cash for other strategic initiatives
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FMV leasing brings protection from technology obsolescence and
enables credit-qualified clients to add capacity and upgrade with
little or no changes in monthly payment.
By leveraging our vast expertise in technology and technology financing,
you can achieve an optimal solution that meets your cloud requirements
and your budgetary needs.
For more information
Please contact your local IBM Global Financing representative, or visit:
ibm.com/financing/us/cloud
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