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Private Cloud

Useful Blogs, Articles and Announcements from Microsoft Sites:

• Microsoft Private Cloud: Microsoft Private Cloud home page, Overview, and general benefits.
• Step-by-Step: Build Your Cloud with System Center 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Hyper-V and Microsoft Azure: Steps for building Microsoft private cloud in 6 weeks. (11 Apr 2014)
  
• Getting Started With Cloud and Datacenter Solutions: Resources for IT Professionals who want to architect, plan, and implement cloud and datacenter solutions with Microsoft technologies.
  
• Microsoft Private Cloud-Government is in: Microsoft Private Cloud solutions for Government Agencies
• A Malware and Firewall Protection Solution for the Private Cloud: V-Firewall for Microsoft Hyper-V - A useful solution to many of security issues in the Microsoft Private Cloud.
• Additional Change and Configuration Management Considerations for Private Cloud: Details of Change and Configuration Management Considerations for Private Cloud
• Cloud Computing: Architecting a Microsoft Private Cloud: Details on what a private cloud is, and how hosted Infrastructure as a Service can support that environment.
• Deploy a private cloud infrastructure using virtualization: Explore, Plan, Deploy and Operate resources for Microsoft Private Cloud.
• Dig Into an IT Pro Private Cloud Library: A collection of good IT Pro resources on Private Cloud.
• How much a private cloud costs?: Estimations on infrastructure cost of Sample Private Cloud.
• Mapping Private Cloud Capabilities to the Microsoft Private Cloud Platform: Detailed mappings between private cloud capabilities and platform.
• Mapping various layers of Private Cloud. Mapping various layers of Private Cloud.
• Private Cloud – A Technical Perspective: An introduction to private cloud approach.
• Private Cloud Blog: Microsoft Private Cloud Team Blogs.
• Private Cloud Infrastructure as a Service Monitoring and Manageable Applications: Details on service monitoring in a private cloud.
• Private Cloud Planning Guide for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): Various private cloud capabilities, and their characteristics.
• Private Cloud Reference Model: Details on Private Cloud Reference Model.
• Private Cloud Solution Hub:  Basic steps to Explore, Plan, Deploy and Operate Microsoft Private Cloud.
• Private Cloud Security Model - Infrastructure Security: Details on various layers of infrastructure security in Private Cloud.
• Private Cloud Technical Concept and Overview: Details of various layers of Private Cloud Architecture.
• Reference Architecture for Private Cloud: Details on the reference architecture for Private Cloud. 
• Security Issues in the Private Cloud: Some reasons to consider a redesign of the security architecture when moving to a Private Cloud.
• System Center 2012 SP1 CTP2 Now Available: Information about release of System Center 2012 SP1 CTP2, and other relevant links. (15 June 2012)

Articles from External Agencies

• Microsoft Makes Cloud Management Move On VMware:How System Center 2012 will challenge top systems management vendors IBM, HP, BMC Software, and CA Technologies (17 Jan 2012)

Downloads

• System Center 2012 SP1 CTP2 Now Available: System Center 2012 Service Pack 1 CTP2 download links and other relevant information. 

Videos/How To

• How Microsoft IT Manages a Private Cloud Infrastructure using System Center:  Microsoft IT's journey to the Private Cloud (Duration: 00:11:12)
• Preparing the Datacenter for a private cloud with Windows Server 2008 R2: Microsoft Virtual Academy (MVA) Learning sessions on Private Cloud.
• Private Cloud Jump Start (01): Introduction to the Microsoft Private Cloud with System Center 2012 (01:21:32)
• Private Cloud Jump Start (02): Configure & Deploy Infrastructure Components (01:07:06)
• Private Cloud Jump Start (03): Configure & Deploy the Private Cloud Infrastructure (01:15:16)
• Private Cloud Jump Start (04): Configure & Deploy Service Delivery & Automation  (01:12:09)
• Private Cloud Jump Start (05): Configure & Deploy Application Management (01:14:24)
• Private Cloud Jump Start (06): Monitor & Operate Infrastructure Components (01:28:17)
• Private Cloud Jump Start (07): Monitor & Operate the Private Cloud Infrastructure (01:31:47)
• Private Cloud Jump Start (08): Monitor & Operate Service Delivery & Automation (01:38:17)
• Private Cloud Jump Start (09): Monitor & Operate Application Management (01:36:03)
• How to Create and Configure a Private Cloud in System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 - Part 1: Step by step procedure explained with help of screenshots.

Case Studies

• Air Products: Industrial Gas Manufacturer Deploys Software and Servers Faster with Automation. ( 14 June 2012)
• MODETOUR: B2C, B2B Tour Service That Take Wings with Private Cloud ( 12 June 2012)
• University of Incheon: Using a Computer Lab as the Starting Point for Students' Cloud Computing Experience  ( 12 June 2012)
• American University of Beirut: By Moving to the Cloud, University Significantly Cuts Costs and Improves Customer Service ( 8 June 2012)
• Convergent Computing: Consultancy Helps Customers Optimize Servers, Save $1.2 Million with Private Cloud ( 18 May 2011)
• Microsoft Corporation: Microsoft Uses HP Hardware to Provision 40,000 Virtual Machines in Five Days. ( 5 May 2011)
• China Telecommunications Corporation: China Telecom Introduces Cloud Services Platform in Just Six Months. ( 22 April 2011)
• Internet Initiative Japan: Cloud-Services Provider Reduces Time-to-Market Time and Cost by 33 to 50 Percent. ( 14 April 2011)
• Lionbridge Technologies: Global Translation Provider Simplifies Private Cloud Administration with Portal. ( 16 July 2010)

Private Cloud Competitors

• Amazon Private Cloud: Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
• IBM Private Cloud: IBM SmartCloud Private Cloud Computing
• Oracle  Private Cloud: Oracle’s private cloud products
• Rackspace Private Cloud: Managed Private Clouds from Rackspace

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