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Bob Plankers, Contributor Published: 11 Oct 2012
Private cloud strategy: Building blocks and roadblocks

This article is part of the May 2011, Vol. 1 No. 2 issue of Private cloud strategy: Building blocks and roadblocks

For most organizations, designing and managing a private cloud is a tectonic shift in existing IT operations. All layers of the data center stack require retooling to ensure solid network, storage and application performance, secure data exchange, and flexibility in a cloud environment. Changes can be welcome as cloud designers rethink old processes and methods. Cloud computing affects everyone in IT. In the first part of this series, we explored how enterprises must rethink networking and security for private and hybrid cloud. In part two, we look at how cloud computing affects legacy applications and forces IT managers to shift away from traditional data center management practices. We also look at how licensing, fees and chargeback differ in the age of cloud. What about our legacy applications?  Enterprises are built on legacy applications. These applications assume a traditional operating system, such as Microsoft Windows, running on a traditional server. The challenges of moving legacy applications to a private cloud are often the same as those in ... Access >>>

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