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Private Cloud Computing E-Zine Volume 1: Private cloud computing as a business strategy

1. Private cloud computing as a business strategy. While many enterprises have moved to the private cloud model, have they adopted it entirely, and what are the roadblocks to getting there? In this inaugural edition of our Cloud Computing e-zine, we explore company strategies for private cloud adoption, some of the benefits of this model, and the challenges of a true private cloud infrastructure.

2. Building the cloud. As companies develop private clouds, which features and functions are must-haves and which are nice-to-haves? How has the cloud computing software provider landscape matured over the past year to provide these features, and what are the costs, management and other tradeoffs.

3. Administration and management. Building a private cloud has major implications for companies’ internal IT departments. Which skills are paramount for the new era of cloud computing, and does your IT shop have them? This article examines how instituting the cloud requires a hard look at your IT human resources and skills and whether new, hybrid roles are required to handle the challenges of the cloud.


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