Where the private cloud should go

Private cloud--the most popular pronoun of the moment, is widely concerned about, is such a popular product, we do not know how to give it a home, it in the field of the "destination" where exactly?

Whether it is joy or worry, private clouds have broken into people's eyes. As the current technical hotspot, it is almost the only topic of conversation. But there is also the obvious problem: although many companies like the concept, it is in a state of doubt whether it will bring some benefits to itself. It is not as simple as many people think that a private cloud should be placed where it is suited to apply in the IT field.

First, let's take a closer look at what the "private Cloud" is. As I discussed in other articles on the cloud (for these articles, refer to the following page: http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-explosion/confessions-cloud-skeptic-724), Many of the technologies behind the cloud are not new technologies. The same is true for private clouds. In a sense, the private cloud is just a repositioning of a lot of big things that are already doing--though they are a little different.

The private cloud combines the physical server management behind virtualized and managed software frameworks (automated, self-service resource allocation and billing). Because they are complex to configure in a heterogeneous environment, they are limited to high-end applications, but none of these features are new at any point.

Private cloud is a different place: the private cloud is dedicated to simulating the functionality of a public, multiple-user cloud rather than simply automating the management of private server resources. This difference is not obvious, but the difference is very important.

Today, with some high-end systems to achieve independent resource allocation and billing, it can be more efficient and more accurately reflect the cost of IT services. The services introduced as part of the private sector have made it organizations a provider of cloud services--they can even create a higher level of abstraction between resource consumers and actual server resources, storage resources, and network resources.

Personally, I think it's great. It allows further decoupling of the various applications and infrastructures that support the business. I have often encountered this situation: just to meet the needs of individual applications, there is often a need to invest in infrequently used infrastructure--if the funds are invested elsewhere, they can be more effective. If you put all your resources in an opaque cloud and then charge by usage, you can cleverly avoid the kind of unbalanced investments mentioned above-which allows it to put money on the necessary infrastructure.

In large enterprises, the benefits of implementing a private cloud are undeniable. In many large businesses, it has struggled to get ahead of the needs of the business unit. If they do not, business units "Act without authorization" through their own IT capabilities and purchase their own servers and storage devices.

This will inevitably lead to waste of money and inefficient operations, as well as risk of decentralization of data management and protection strategies. By turning themselves into cloud service providers for those business units, these IT organizations can take the lead and provide users with services on demand. As hybrid cloud computing technology matures, private cloud technology allows it to decide how to take advantage of the public cloud rather than letting the business units decide for themselves.

In small businesses, the benefits of building private clouds are not obvious. In small businesses, it services are targeted to their own, rather than to large, business units that are proficient in it. In these enterprises, it is not appropriate to deploy a private cloud. Self-service and internal security do not provide any benefit to such enterprises-the properly built virtualized infrastructure does not disclose their confidentiality. The private cloud does not accelerate the delivery of the solution, it only brings new complexity to IT management and monitoring--and it is not, to be sure, a step forward.

I think that the difference between large and small businesses will fade over time. Just as 10 years ago, the early adopters of large-scale server virtualization were large businesses, and the early adopters of private cloud technology will be large enterprises of the same size today. Today, some of the smallest businesses typically use more sophisticated virtualization technologies to manage 3 to 4 servers, while early adopters of private clouds often manage thousands of servers.

These situations result in small businesses not being able to use private cloud management solutions, and as these solutions become more sophisticated, they also integrate their work into virtualization and storage solutions, and they end up as the de facto standards of it. If you don't immediately see the value of building a private cloud, don't worry-whether you use it now or not, it will end up at your side.

Original name: Finding a home for the private cloud author: Matt Prigge

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