What is Enterprise Cloud Computing?

Enterprise Cloud Computing combines the visibility and control of the enterprise data center with the flexibility and responsiveness of cloud computing.

Private, virtualized data center infrastructure and public cloud environments, coupled with policy-based design processes, adherence to architectural standards, automated system provisioning and real-time resource consumption tracking and monitoring, enable Enterprise IT to accelerate and improve service delivery while reducing costs, improving software and physical resource utilization, and increasing effectiveness of IT personnel.

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Platform	Benefits	Limitations
Enterprise Data Center	IT policy enforcement Centralized control of hardware and software resources Compliance with internal and external requirements and regulations	Legacy IT management tools not designed for today’s dynamic, virtualized environments Change management is risky due to complexity Provisioning hardware and software for new applications is labor and capital-intensive
Public Cloud Infrastructure	Rapid access to physical resources and software components Replace upfront capital expenditures with ongoing operating expenses	No enforcement of IT policies Difficult for IT Operations to maintain visibility and control Platform-specific APIs lead to vendor lock-in

Enterprise Cloud Computing: Improve IT Service Delivery While Maintaining Control

Maximize utilization of existing enterprise data center resources Provide IT-controlled access to a portfolio of flexible, private and public cloud computing environments Enforce existing rights and identity management policies across all private and public cloud resources Enable fine-grained consumption tracking of both internal and external cloud resources Allow enterprise-standard applications to be deployed on private or public cloud infrastructure with no code changes Accelerate application delivery while improving IT efficiency by automating mundane tasks and replicating best practices

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