{"id":1487,"date":"2010-08-30T07:00:40","date_gmt":"2010-08-30T15:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.formtek.com\/blog\/?p=1487"},"modified":"2010-08-30T07:00:40","modified_gmt":"2010-08-30T15:00:40","slug":"private-cloud-computing-easier-said-than-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formtek.com\/blog\/private-cloud-computing-easier-said-than-done\/","title":{"rendered":"Private Cloud Computing: Easier Said than Done"},"content":{"rendered":"

The benefits of cloud computing include flexibility and cost savings. \u00a0Scalability of resources is really the key to its popularity of the cloud. \u00a0The traditional approach to infrastructure divvies up servers and processing power based on the applications running in the organization. \u00a0 Resources become dedicated to applications, and usually, to allow room for growth, the servers are configured with way more capacity than is currently needed. \u00a0And whenever a new application comes along the first reaction is to think about what dedicated hardware we need purchase to support it.<\/p>\n

Cloud computing changes the focus from managing resources on a micro basis to more of a macro view. \u00a0We no longer are checking on the health of the dedicated hardware for each and every application, we manage computing resources at a more abstracted and higher level. \u00a0It makes a lot of sense, and a lot of people have come to see the value. \u00a0In a recent report by the Yankee Group<\/a>, 57 percent of respondents were positive about cloud computing and viewed it as an enabling technology.<\/p>\n

When people drill down into what is involved with cloud computing as applied to the enterprise though, a lot of issues come up that are cause for worry. particularly data security and vendor lock-in. \u00a0But that’s public cloud computing. \u00a0With private cloud computing, security issues are not much different than with an infrastructure that uses dedicated servers. \u00a0With the benefits of cloud computing and minimal security issues, private cloud computing can look attractive. \u00a0In fact 70 percent of respondents to the Yankee Group survey said they would prefer to use private cloud computing compared to public cloud computing.<\/p>\n

But hold on. \u00a0Private cloud computing also implies that your IT organization will need to set up and manage your internal cloud resources. \u00a0That’s easier said than done. \u00a0In fact, a report by Forrester <\/a>found that most organizations simply don’t have the knowledge or expertise to pull it off. \u00a0They are operationally quite complex, and to adequately design and set one up requires a lot of expertise. \u00a0 To architect such a system you need to be able to apply knowledge from the areas of auto-provisioning, identity-based security, governance, use-based accounting, and multitenancy.<\/p>\n

So that leads to an interesting push and pull of the IT skill set required by organizations. \u00a0SaaS and public cloud computing promote the idea that IT responsibilities can be off-loaded to a vendor that specializes in computing infrastructure. \u00a0In those cases, the need by that organization for specialized internal IT skills is not so great. \u00a0But on the other end of the spectrum, there are some applications that want to keep sensitive data in-house and to then use technologies that maximize IT efficiencies \u00a0like private cloud computing. \u00a0To do that, those organization require very specialized and skilled resources. \u00a0Obviously, organizations will need to balance the costs and benefits and arrive at some middle ground for the approach they take. \u00a0And exactly which approach the organization ultimately takes will provide interesting insight into the overall nature of that organization.<\/p>\n

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