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2012 IT Prediction: IT Appliances Accelerate IT Initiatives around Cloud, IT Infrastructure and CyberSecurity
Thoughtful application of IT appliances can help speed IT initiatives. 2012 will see rapid growth of IT Appliances in three areas: Cloud Infrastructure, IT Infrastructure for Mission-critical environments, and CyberSecurity.
Preparing for Your Private Cloud, Part IV: IT Industrialization and Building a Cloud Factory
A private cloud provides an excellent platform for industrializing IT services. Standardization is the key to reducing cycle time and improving quality. Repeatability will let you rapidly, predictably provision new IT services. Measurement, monitoring and continual improvement help cut the fat out of IT services and improve service quality.
Efficiently Securing User Communities with IT Appliances
Security appliances, as well as codified implementation and configuration best practices, reduce the time, effort and cost involved in designing and implementing network security.
Preparing for Your Private Cloud, Part III: Decide How You Will Provision and Manage
Standard management practices shouldn’t go away when you adopt a private cloud. You should have a way to measure, monitor, and improve its effectiveness.
Preparing For Your Private Cloud, Part II: Know What You Already Have
Discovery technologies, modeling, and process flow simulation are needed to document your business services, service management processes and the infrastructure and the applications that support them. Evaluate this inventory to determine what can (and can’t) be easily moved into a cloud.
Preparing For Your Private Cloud, Part I
You’ve decided to implement a Private Cloud – a cloud you will host and manage internally on your own IT infrastructure. What issues you might encounter in a shared infrastructure environment like a private cloud? What areas do you need to pay attention to when you’re planning and building your private cloud? What steps should you take to prepare for implementing a private cloud?
