How IT pros can control their private cloud computing destiny

January 18, 2013 Off By David

Grazed from TechTarget. Author: Lynn Haber.

Private cloud computing makes sense for some, but not all, organizations. Companies with security and privacy concerns, for example — particularly concerns that relate to sensitive workloads or government regulatory and/or compliance requirements — are candidates for private clouds.

At the same time, there’s an assumption that large organizations with a reasonably sized IT estate, many existing business applications and the need to routinely build new applications are suited for private clouds. For these organizations, private clouds can reduce costs, improve efficiency and enable a higher-quality delivery of services, thanks to automation and repeatability…

"Users get quicker delivery, more productivity and more agility," said John Treadway, a vice president at the consultancy Cloud Technology Partners. Today, true private cloud deployments are hard to come by. However, many companies have started the journey, and most can benefit from lessons learned – from both the casualties and the successes…

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