Introducing www.privatecloud.com

I wanted to let everyone know that one of the projects I've been working on is now available for your perusal.

Privatecloud.com is a joint effort between the VCE coalition to create a portal into the industry-wide private cloud discussion.  If you've been trying to follow all the different conversations, you know how hard it can be.

We've invested some editorial resources in assembling the best discussions and content, and putting it all in one place.

Yes, you'll see the collective views of EMC, Cisco and VMware on the topic, but you'll also get a healthy dose of alternative points of view as well.  I've written a number of pieces for the site, as have others.

And, just to set expectations, we're not going to attempt to be a tech-detail-heavy site (others cover those angles far better); instead, we're going to try and focus on how people are using the technology, rather than the technology itself.

If you've got a moment, please drop by www.privatecloud.com and let us know your thoughts.

Thanks!

Comments

[Sam Johnston]

Positioning "private cloud" as "enterprise cloud computing" and thus implying that "public" cloud is somehow not "enterprise ready" is disingenuous at best.

Sam

[Chuck Hollis]

Hi Sam

I'm just going by what all those big-time enterprises tell me day-in and day out. I meet them every day.

After all, we can have our opinions, but ultimately it's the people with checkbooks who decide.

And, as we speak, it's pretty unanimous -- for now!

-- Chuck

[Marco Bussadori]

Sam, Private clouds ARE enterprise solutions by virtue they are private.

Say, as an example, regulation forces you to have total control of your data, what does that mean? no ability to leverage the cost benefits of elasticity and efficiency delivered by high utilization and centralization? No, you set up a private cloud.

Public clouds are very much enterprise ready, but there are areas where the physical location of data becomes critical.

Then there is the simple aspect, if your enterprise's core business had some "secret sauce" would you distribute it outside your secured internal network? I for one, would not.

Both clouds have their place as do hybrid models. The more use case choices the better and very much like Chuck says, the checkbook will vote.

Marco