ID Number: G00207134



Stuck Between Stations: From Traditional Data Center to Internal Cloud
22 September 2010
 
Chris Wolf  

Many enterprises understand the attraction of cloud computing but are wary of placing critical applications or sensitive data on public shared infrastructure. Rather than wait out public cloud maturity, organizations can realize many operational benefits by deploying internal clouds to deliver hardware infrastructure as service (HIaaS) today. In this Gartner guidance document, Research VP Chris Wolf outlines the technical requirements, tools, and practical steps necessary to build an internal cloud HIaaS infrastructure.








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Table of Contents

Contents
  • Summary of Findings
  • Guidance Context
    • Problem Statement
    • Guidance Applicability
  • Gartner Definition
  • The Gartner Approach
  • The Guidance Framework
    • Pre-Work
      • Devise a Cloud Computing Strategy
      • Map Security, Application, Identity, and Information Management to Cloud Strategy
      • Assess and Deploy the x86 Server Virtualization Infrastructure
      • Assess and Deploy Storage Infrastructure
      • Assess and Deploy Network Infrastructure
      • Assess and Deploy Compute Infrastructure
      • Deploy and Manage Non-Critical Virtual Workloads
    • Stage 1: Technologically Proficient
      • Consolidate Physical Servers onto VMs
      • Define Standard VM Templates
      • Define VM Service Tiers
      • Assess and Deploy a Lab Automation Platform
      • Include Virtualization in Software Procurement
    • Stage 2: Operationally Ready
      • Deploy HA and Virtualize Tier 3 Apps/Services
      • Deploy Essential Management Services
      • Implement Service Pools
      • Automate VM Provisioning
      • Update Procurement and Change Management
    • Stage 3: Application Centric
      • Deploy Load Balancing and Virtualize Tier 2 Apps/Services
      • Enforce QoS
      • Implement Showback and Update Data Protection
      • Automate Application Provisioning
      • Update Audit and Accounting Processes
    • Stage 4: Service Oriented
      • Optimize for Multi-Tenancy and Virtualize Tier 1 Apps and Services
      • Deploy Virtual Infrastructure Appliances
      • Implement or Update a Service Catalog
      • Automate Service Provisioning
      • Define HIaaS Standard Models
    • Stage 5: Cloud Enabled
      • Optimize for Cloud Portability
      • Deploy Virtual Data Centers
      • Define IA Service Management Requirements
      • Automate Cloud Bursting
      • Plan IA Policy Requirements
    • Follow-Up
  • Risks and Pitfalls
  • Conclusion
  • Revision History
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Figure 1.
Internal Cloud Transformation Guidance Framework




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