Internal Cloud Business Plan Template

Author(s): John Sloan, Michael Battista

Communicate that success in the internal cloud depends on a solid capacity management plan, and gain approval for a business plan. This document will help you:

  • Understand the benefits of carefully managing capacity in a consolidated infrastructure.
  • Identify the problems that capacity management is able to solve.
  • Explore the opportunities that your organization has in terms of return on investment in internal cloud management.
  • Foresee and mitigate the risks involved with managing consolidated infrastructure.
  • Outline the next steps in developing the internal cloud.

Use this business plan as a starting point for obtaining executive buy-in when planning your internal cloud.