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  • Private cloud strategy: Building blocks and roadblocks

    As public clouds have gained popularity among the IT industry, private cloud has begun to catch the eyes of IT pros, particularly those who want greater self-service and automation but worry about data security. However, many still remain apprehensiv...  E-Zine

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    This expert e-zine covers select topics that can help guide your organization through the process of preparing your data center for the cloud. Learn about the most common cloud computing challenges and how you can overcome them. Get expert advice on ...  E-Zine

  • Building an effective private cloud in 10 steps

    Private clouds offer many of the advantages of public cloud services, but without the security concerns and compliance issues that make IT managers sweat. So how time-intensive is it to build a private cloud in your enterprise? Roll up your sleeves; ...  E-Handbook

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    This expert e-zine highlights the latest cloud computing trends and provides exclusive tips for how you can successfully build, manage and optimize a private or hybrid cloud. SearchDataCenter's Advisory Board answers your biggest questions on data ce...  E-Zine

  • What is private cloud computing anyway?

    What is private cloud computing? Vendors are racing to deliver private cloud offerings, but there are really only a few “true” cloud solutions available, so it is critical to be able to separate fact from fiction when looking at the saturated cloud m...  E-Chapter

  • DevOps: Bringing order to the chaotic cloud

    This expert e-zine discusses best practices for implementing and managing a private cloud in your enterprise. Gain insights on the complexities of cloud, how to overcome them and the key steps to take to successfully build your private cloud. In addi...  E-Zine

  • Tips for preparing and building a secure private cloud

    This expert resource explores the advantages and disadvantages of hybrid clouds, how to get your environment hybrid cloud-ready and provides key tips for a secure private cloud and successful cloud management.  E-Chapter

  • Patching holes in private cloud security

    Existing security tactics designed for a traditional data center with physical resources need to be adapted to operate a private cloud infrastructure securely. Without the proper private cloud security safeguards, it's just as vulnerable to threats a...  E-Chapter

  • Enforcing policies to meet compliance and security standards

    To ensure your enterprise meets compliance and security standards for external audits, your security settings must be properly configured. This is even more important in the private cloud, which introduces a wealth of new security threats. In this e...  E-Chapter

  • Common challenges in developing a private cloud environment

    In this issue of the Private Cloud E-Zine, we examine common challenges in developing a private cloud environment, from IT departmental silos to the lack of sophistication of cloud management tools. Access this resource to address the various factors...  E-Zine

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  • desktop as a service (DaaS)

    Desktop as a service (DaaS), also called virtual desktop or hosted desktop, is the outsourcing of a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) to a third party service provider.  Definition

  • European Cloud Computing Strategy (ECCS)

    The European Cloud Computing Strategy (ECCS) is an initiative established by the European Commission to promote the adoption of cloud computing services.  Definition

  • Hyper-V Cloud

    Hyper-V Cloud is a combination of Microsoft virtualization and virtualization management software that makes it easier for businesses to virtualize their existing server hardware assets and either consolidate them or move them to the cloud.  Definition

  • cloud-in-a-can (cloud in a box)

    A cloud-in-a-can, also called a cloud in a box, is a marketing term used to describe a turnkey product for private cloud deployments.  Definition

  • hybrid cloud

    A hybrid cloud is a cloud computing environment in which an organization provides and manages some resources in-house and has others provided externally. For example, an organization might use a public cloud service, such as Amazon Simple Storage Ser...  Definition

  • private cloud (internal cloud or corporate cloud)

    Private cloud (also called internal cloud) is a marketing term for an enterprise computing architecture that's protected by a firewall. Promotion of the private cloud model is designed to appeal to an organization that wants more control over their d...  Definition

About Building a private cloud infrastructure

For companies considering cloud computing, private clouds are a good starting point. Building and managing a private cloud enables you to pool hardware, storage, network, Web, and virtualization resources for more flexible, dynamic and on-demand requirements. Get news and research on the benefits of pooling resources into private clouds to address a business's changing computing needs as well as the potential drawbacks of managing private clouds. This topic covers VMware, Virtual Datacenter OS, vSphere, Egenera, Citrix Cloud Center, 3Tera, rPath and Hyperic.

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