Why Build a Private Cloud?

Grazed from Business2Community. Author: Alexis Cleary.

IT is currently facing two dilemmas. The first is many want their private cloud architecture to work with their existing data center. Secondly, IT professionals are looking to build private clouds that are open to other clouds but also equipped to run existing in-house systems and applications. So you may be asking yourself, “Why should I build a private cloud?”

Under a private cloud, an agency effectively acts as a service provider for their internal customers. IT professionals that move to a private cloud would deliver the same kind of flexible computing as public clouds from Amazon Web Services (AWS), but behind a firewall and without the security worries that come with sending data outside the agency. This scenario appeals to organizations that want more control over their infrastructure…

What is the Advantage of a Private Cloud?
The key advantage of private clouds is they allow you to manage virtual servers. Private clouds allow you to shift workloads to any machine depending on the demand, launch servers without human involvement and provide users with resources they have used for either chargeback or showback purposes.

Private Cloud Options: OpenStack and Eucalyptus
OpenStack, an open source project, offers agencies the option of building a private cloud that is compatible with a variety of public clouds. OpenStack supplies an end user portal for self-provisioning and virtual use tracking to provide chargeback statements. If service level increases, OpenStack allows for load balancing and automatically utilizes more servers to meet demand…

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