Storyboard: Power the IaaS Cloud with a Cloud Management Solution

Author(s): John Sloan, Chris O'Connor

Most compute Clouds leverage consolidated, standardized, and virtualized infrastructure. These are important foundation pieces. But to offer a fully functional Cloud, you need a cloud management solution (CMS).

This research will help you:

  • Understand why a CMS is a necessary component for building a functional infrastructure Cloud.
  • Evaluate the features and functions of cloud management solutions.
  • Explore the emerging and diverse cloud management market.
  • Map out your next steps in the journey from infrastructure consolidation and abstraction to offering full cloud services.

A CMS is a capstone that tops a utility infrastructure foundation, taking it to the next level. But a key question is: “Do you need to go to that next level?”