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Data Center Sourcing: Cloud, Host, Co-Lo, or Do It Yourself

2 September 2010

The decision to outsource or in-source applications that support a given enterprise function is not a simple matter. Just when IT organizations felt they had figured out what to outsource and what to keep in-house, cloud computing has fueled renewed interest in outsourcing and caused enterprises to reassess their IT services sourcing strategies. In this Decision Point, Managing Vice President Richard Jones describes the decision process to determine when and how enterprise applications should be sourced. Sourcing may be done internally or by one of many externally hosted cloud and managed- services models.

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Table of Contents

Contents

Decision Point
Decision Context
- Business Scenario
- Related Decisions
Evaluation Criteria
- Requirements and Constraints
  - Service Level Requirements
  - Network Requirements
  - Resiliency and Recovery Requirements
  - IT Skills Requirements
  - Flexibility Requirements
  - Security Requirements
  - Regulatory Constraints
  - Compatibility Constraints
- Principles
Alternatives
- Internal IT
- Co-Location
- Unmanaged Hosted and Cloud Hardware Infrastructure as a Service
- Managed Services
- Hosted Managed Services, Cloud Software Infrastructure, and Platform as a Service
- Full-Service Hosted and Software as a Service
Future Developments
Decision Tools
- Using the Decision Tools
  - Decision Filter
  - Requirements and Capabilities Assessment
Related Documents
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Tables

Table 1.

Sourcing Management and Facilities Models

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Decision Filter for Competitive Advantage or High Security Risk

Figure 2.

Decision Filter for IT Staff Skills

Figure 3.

Decision Filter for External Unmanaged Facilities

Figure 4.

Decision Filter for Outsourced Management

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