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Private Cloud Solution Hub

A private cloud enables organizations to deliver IT as services by providing a pool of computing resources delivered as a standard set of capabilities that are specified, architected, and managed based on requirements defined by a private organization. In a private cloud, an organization controls its environment by using cloud-enabled products on premises or through a hosting service. The journey to a private cloud is often driven by application maturity, performance requirements, regulatory requirements, or specific business drivers. Use this roadmap to explore private cloud concepts and benefits and plan and implement your private cloud solution.

For an introduction to Private Cloud Computing and an overview of this site, please watch the Private Cloud Solution Hub Walk-through video.

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The Journey to the Private Cloud – The Operations Layer
In this article Vincent Montalbano focuses of the Operations Layer. He describes how the Operations layer executes the business requirements defined at the Service Delivery Layer and enables cloud-like service attributes that cannot be achieved through technology alone.

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