EMC Ramps up for Private-Public Cloud

Grazed from Datamation. Author: Rob Enderle.

I’m at EMC’s analyst event in Boston this week and it’s an interesting event. One of the compelling stats that they shared: approximately 18% of large companies are choosing to build their own public cloud because they feel they can do it better and cheaper than services like Amazon Web Services can. EMC is moving on this opportunity with a solution called “Project Nile” and I think the trend is very interesting. Let me explain.

Private vs. Public Cloud

Unless you’ve been living under a rock in the IT space you likely know this: private cloud efforts have advantages that include compliance, security, and IT oversight. Disadvantages include cost, inflexibility, and bureaucratic red tape. These services are supplied and managed by IT, using technology generally purchased through third parties…

Public cloud efforts have advantages that include cost, ease of deployment, and a lack of required red tape. Disadvantages include a lack of security or compliance, uneven reliability, and lack of integration with systems on premise…

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