Read the attached commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of NetApp, ‘Private Cloud – It’s More Than Just Virtualization’.

Just like virtualization slowly picked up pace across industries and organizations of all sizes, it's inevitable that every organization will eventually rely on cloud technologies to some extent. Some pros even suggest that IT teams who aren't staying ahead of the cloud curve and haven't yet embarked on developing cloud environments may soon find themselves with an outdated skill set in need of updating.

For now, though, most companies that have invested in the cloud use internally based private clouds. Unfortunately, setting up private clouds in a manner that maximizes benefits realization is difficult - so most companies aren't getting the most bang for their buck.

In March 2012, NetApp commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a survey of 265 enterprise IT decision-makers with private cloud environments regarding the functionality of their clouds, the risks, challenges and benefits, and the effects of them on the business/IT relationship. Access this Forrester study to explore the survey results and gain insight into maximizing the benefits of your company's private cloud.