Microsoft Private Cloud Computing

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Written by a team of expert authors who are MVPs and leaders in their respective fields, this one-of-a-kind book is an essential resource for IT administrators who are responsible for implementing and managing a cloud infrastructure. Youll quickly learn how cloud computing offers significant cost savings while also providing new levels of speed and agility. Serving as a how-to guide, Microsoft Private Cloud Computing walks you through building a secure, internal cloud and delivering it as a service to your company using Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V and Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012. Special Features Cloud computing is the hottest topic in IT. According to a Gartner survey of 2,014 CIOs representing more than $160 billion in spending across 50 countries and 38 industries, cloud computing is ranked the #1 technology priority for CIOs. (CMSWire.com) Private cloud leads the way. Gartner believes that over the next several years more investment will be spent on private clouds than spent by enterprises on external (or public) clouds. Sand Hill Group's "Leaders inthe Cloud" study found 44 percent of IT executives that have adopted cloud solutions are either currently running or planning to run private clouds, and that number will reach 54 percent in three years. Targets virtualization audience. Virtualization is the technology enabler for all cloud types. Without having virtualization in place, the cloud is hardly an implementable solution. Outstanding author team. All authors are MVPs, leaders in the community, and presenters at major tradeshows like TechEd. Only how-to book on cloud computing for IT admins, who are primarily responsible for implementing and managing a cloud infrastructure. About the Author Aidan Finn is an MVP in Virtual Machine: System Administration and leader of the Windows User Group in Ireland. He currently works as a technical sales lead promoting the usage of virtualization, System Center, and Forefront technologies by systems integrators and consulting companies. Hans Vredevoort has worked as an infrastructure consultant for more than two decades. After a long career with Nobel in the Netherlands, he recently joined the System Center focused company INOVATIV in Amsterdam. Hans has been a Cluster MVP since 2009 and helped kick-start the Hyper-V community. Patrick Lownds is the leader of the Microsoft Virtualization User Group in the UK and industry speaker at TechEd, Microsoft Virtualization Roadshows EMEA, and more. Damian Flynn is the Infrastructure Architect for Lionbridge Technologies and is also currently acting manager of the Core Infrastructure Group. He is an MVP in System Center Virtual Machine Manager: Architecture and a member of the Microsoft Windows Futures Council. Table of Contents Part 1: Introduction to Cloud Computing Understanding Cloud Computing The Microsoft Private Cloud Part 2: Fabric and Service Management Introducing the VMM 2012 Architecture Setting Up and Deploying VMM 2012 Understanding the VMM Library Understanding Network and Storage in VMM 2012 Deploying Hosts and Clusters in VMM 2012 Understanding Service Modeling Part 3: Private Cloud Solution Creating a Private Cloud Working in the Cloud App Controller and the Public Cloud Cloud Services Process Pack Conclusion Index