NetApp: Private Clouds: Storage Architectures Are Key To Maximizing Efficiencies
Today, enterprises across the world are crafting cloud strategies and starting to invest in private clouds to take advantage of the economic benefits that cloud models offer. In fact, Forrester found that 29% of enterprises consider building a private cloud a high or critical priority.1 The more interesting finding, however, is that although enterprises greatly desire the economic benefits from a cloud model, those who have implemented a private cloud are not taking full advantage of those benefits. Why? Well, we discovered that it's primarily due to two reasons: 1) lack of understanding about what a true cloud model consists of, and 2) underestimation of the critical components that make up a true private cloud (i.e., storage).
In fall 2010, NetApp commissioned Forrester Consulting to scientifically qualify the notion that companies lack clear understanding about clouds and hence underestimate the key components that are required to achieve maximum benefit from a cloud strategy. This paper reflects the results from a study of 150 US enterprise IT decision-makers who were surveyed about their private cloud interests and implementations.
