Managed Private Clouds–Use Cases

1. Scaling up for peak retail seasons and then scaling back down

• Deploy VMs faster than physical servers

• Create and deploy VM templates instead of installing apps on each physical server

• Optimize compute resources and reduce infrastructure complexity and costs

2. Allocating resources is difficult due to fluctuating traffic

• Turn VMs on and off based on demand

3. Compliance standards require higher security

• A broad portfolio of managed security devices and services available

1. Growing customer facing, mission critical apps is expensive and slow

• Deploying VM clones lets you grow faster

• Scale for less money by adding VMs only when needed

• VMotion increases stability

2. Security and compliance for apps is needed

• A broad portfolio of managed security devices and services available

3. Ability to customize config with .NET apps

• Support custom apps with full root administration access

4. Want to run databases and other elements of your app outside of the cloud

• Integration of your Private Cloud with the other components of your managed hosting environment

1. Deploying discrete systems for each department is costly

• VMs address departments' needs for isolation without overspending on hardware

2. Assessing resource needs for each system is challenging

• Easily change system resources or spin up and down VMs to meet performance needs

3. Unrealistic turnaround times for projects

• Provision new VMs quickly and store templates for each department's apps for on-demand