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The Many Faces of Private Cloud
Summary
Private workloads continue to be critical for most organizations, and I&O technical professionals must modernize private infrastructure in parallel with public cloud adoption. The key is to decide how much and what type of “private cloud” is enough.
Published: 14 January 2020
ID: G00342755
Analyst(s): Alan Waite
Table Of Contents
Comparison
Analysis
- What Is Private Cloud?
- Alternative Hosting and Management Models for Infrastructure
- Technology Approaches for the Control Plane
- Hyperconverged and Software-Defined Infrastructure
- Virtualization Automation
- Continuous Infrastructure Automation
- IaaS Orchestrators
- Container Orchestrators
- CaaS Solutions
- Private PaaS Platforms
Guidance
- Define Infrastructure and Control Plane Responsibility
- Choose the Simplest Combination of Approaches That Meets Your Needs
- Clearly Define the Modernization Outcome to the Business
- Plan for Changes in Internal I&O Team Structure and Skills
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