An Amazon Machine Image (AMI) provides the information required to launch an instance. You must specify an AMI when you launch an instance. You can launch multiple instances from a single AMI when you need multiple instances with the same configuration. You can use different AMIs to launch instances when you need instances with different configurations.
Cloud Hosting is the procurement of computing resources from a cloud computing provider or facility to host data, services, and/or solutions. It’s an Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) form of a delivery model — it provides a suite of remote/virtual services. As such, these forms of the IaaS delivery models are delivered on an on-demand basis.
A lot of information is available about IBM SmartCloud Enterprise capabilities, but it’s not always easy to find. This blog post contains an overview of the capabilities of, and how to use and configure IBM SmartCloud Enterprise. Especially, to fit your business needs and add the most value.