The Private Cloud
Private cloud computing is a different take on the public version, in that smaller, cloudlike IT systems within a firewall offer similar services, but to a closed internal network. This network may include corporate or division offices, other companies that are also business partners, raw-material suppliers, resellers, production-chain entities and other organizations intimately connected with a corporate mothership.
To make a non-technical analogy, Private Cloud Computing is a little like owning your own car instead of using a rental car that you share with others others and that someone else owns for your automobile and transportation needs. Rental cars haven't completely replaced personal automobile ownership for many obvious reasons. Public Cloud Services will not likely replace dedicated private servers either and will likely drive adoption of private cloud computing.
Security
Obviously, security is much tighter in a private cloud, simply due to its exclusive nature. And security is Reason No. 1 that an enterprise would consider constructing its own private cloud formation.
We do it for Profit
As with so many things, cloud computing is very much about business economics. Companies like Google, that have pioneered and used their private cloud computing platforms effectively today and over the last few years can and do generate staggering economic values. The economic benefits should translate directly to the bottom line in a variety of ways due to increased technology operations effectiveness.
Existing companies across different industries can benefit similarly to various degrees by
The Virtual Workforce - VDI Computing
VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) is a server-centric computing model that borrows from the traditional thin-client model but is designed to give system administrators and end users the best of both worlds: the ability to host and centrally manage desktop virtual machines in the data center while giving end users a full PC desktop experience. Citrix is a leader in this area. This is perfect to manage a team in China where you want all data to and IT resources to be managed in Hong Kong. Google will not be cut when your staff browse via Hong Kong.
VDI for use in private cloud computing appears to be headed in the same direction as server cloud computing.
Virtual Workforce
VMware vSphere is the industry’s first cloud operating system, transforming IT infrastructures into a private cloud—a collection of internal clouds federated on-demand to external clouds—delivering IT infrastructure as an easily accessible service. Enable the next generation of flexible, reliable IT services with the efficiency and low cost of cloud computing—featuring uncompromising control over service levels.
VMware vSphere
