Private Cloud and IT Service Delivery

[JMH]

IT budgets under pressure, ‘doing more for less’ – we’re all familiar with the headlines. And of course vendors are always at the ready with solutions that address those very pain points. ‘Spend to save’ is the accompanying mantra. But what’s actually happening in the real world? Is the IT budget situation as dire as it’s proclaimed to be? What’s the relationship like between business and IT these days? What technologies are being deployed to improve IT service delivery? And does ‘cloud’ have a role to play?

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/06/25/it_service_delivery/

 

[JMH]

Another source.

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/diy-it/heating-up-the-debate-over-public-vs-private-clouds/636

 

[JMH]

[h=1]CIOs Must Beware Private Cloud Plan Hijackers[/h]

Private cloud is inevitable, but that doesn't mean the road is going to be smooth. One of the major roadblocks is going to be your own staff, so we can expect the same tar-pitted demise of traditional server and storage infrastructures as we experienced with the decline of mainframe computing.

Why not get out ahead of the curve, rip off the Band-Aid, and start to realize the substantial benefits of private clouds? We should all be so lucky. Truth is, substantial change is hard and is met with resistance.

http://www.informationweek.com/articles/232601681?cid=RSSfeed_IWK_Authors