A private cloud provides cloud computing benefits like scalability and elasticity using dedicated resources controlled by the organization. It can deliver infrastructure as a service (IaaS) and platform as a service (PaaS) models. Microsoft offers private cloud solutions using Windows Server, Hyper-V, and System Center to build a flexible private cloud with self-service provisioning and integrated management.

1. What Is Private Cloud? WHY MICROSOFT
The Microsoft private cloud is optimized for service de-
PRIVATE CLOUD IS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF CLOUD SERVICES on resources dedi-
livery and provides both the flexibility and control to
cated to your organization, whether they exist on-premises or off-premises.
harness the full power of the cloud on your terms.
With a private cloud, you get many of the benefits of public cloud computing—includ-
• Within your reach today: Microsoft provides a fa-
ing self-service, scalability, and elasticity—with the additional control and customization
miliar and consistent platform across physical, virtu-
available from dedicated resources.
al, private, and public cloud environments, so you
Two models for cloud services can be delivered in a private cloud: Infrastructure as a Ser- can use the investments and skill sets you already
vice (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS). With IaaS, you can use infrastructure resources have, while taking advantage of the new value the
(compute, network, and storage) as a service, while PaaS provides a complete application cloud offers.
platform as a service.
• Optimized for service delivery: With the Micro-
Microsoft® offers solutions that deliver IaaS and PaaS for both private and public cloud soft private cloud, you can manage across het-
deployments. This datasheet focuses on Microsoft solutions for IaaS and provides an over- erogeneous physical and virtual environments,
view of Microsoft Hyper-V™ Cloud, a set of programs and initiatives to help customers and standardize and automate datacenter processes,
partners accelerate deployment of IaaS. and provide deep insight into key business applica-
tions—so that you can manage your applications
IAAS IN A PRIVATE CLOUD and services end-to-end in an operationally effi-
You can build a private cloud today with Windows Server® 2008 R2, Microsoft Hyper-V, cient manner.
and Microsoft System Center.
• Harness the full power of the cloud: Powerful
The foundation is built on the Windows Server platform with the Windows Server Ac- identity, application framework, development, and
tive Directory® identity framework, Hyper-V virtualization capability, and System Center management tools span across private and public
end-to-end service management capabilities. cloud environments, giving you the flexibility and
control to build, run, migrate, or extend applica-
The new System Center Virtual Machine Manager Self-Service Portal 2.0 simplifies the
tions to the Windows Azure™ public cloud for al-
pooling, allocation, provisioning, and usage tracking of datacenter resources, so that
most unlimited scale whenever you need it.
your business units can consume Infrastructure as a Service.
SELF-SERVICE & PROVISIONING
INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT
PLATFORM
By building a private cloud on Windows Server 2008 R2, Hyper-V,
and System Center, you can take advantage of the comprehensive
Microsoft approach to cloud computing and transform the way
IDENTITY you deliver IT services to your business.

2. Deployment Options
HYPER-V CLOUD
To accelerate IaaS deployment, Microsoft has designed a set of programs and initiatives to CASE STUDY: LIONBRIDGE
help deploy private and public clouds based on Windows Server Hyper-V, System Center,
“Customers will see that we can now better
and related products. These programs are tailored to specific deployment types according
support an environment that’s up and running
to customer needs and preferences
24 hours a day, seven days a week. With System
HYPER-V CLOUD DEPLOYMENT GUIDES Center, we can scale…up and down faster and
Deployment type: Custom get more projects into the cloud.”
When you want to build your own cloud infrastructure, Microsoft offers a set of guides for
implementing IaaS. These guides are a collection of best practices for designing, deploy-
Damian Flynn
ing, and operating private clouds, and they are based on Microsoft experience gained Applications Architect
during hundreds of customer engagements in over 82 countries. Using the guides, you
Corporate IT Core Team, Lionbridge
can work with a broad ecosystem of partners to design and deploy a customizable private
cloud environment that can be built into your existing infrastructure.
HYPER-V CLOUD FAST TRACK
Deployment type: Prevalidated Configuration
Microsoft has partnered with market-leading server providers to deliver Microsoft Hyper-V Cloud Fast Track, a reference architecture for building private
clouds. Fast Track combines Microsoft software; consolidated guidance; validated configurations from OEM partners for compute, network, and storage;
and value-added software components.
HYPER-V CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER PROGRAM
Deployment type: Hosted
When you want to run your IaaS deployment in a hosted environment, Microsoft offers the Hyper-V Cloud Service Provider Program. This program is
designed to help hosters build cloud services platforms on Microsoft technologies. Through the program, you can work with hosting partners around the
world to take advantage of IaaS and the additional scale and capacity that hosters can provide.
HYPER-V CLOUD ACCELERATE PROGRAM
To help you get started on cloud implementations, Microsoft is investing in a set of engagements for testing and deploying IaaS. The Hyper-V Cloud Ac-
celerate Program is for customers who work with partners or Microsoft Services, and is designed to help fund cloud assessments, proof-of-concepts, and
deployments. The program can help to reduce the risk, cost, and time associated with testing and deploying a cloud environment.
For more information, visit http://www.microsoft.com/hyper-vcloud.
MICROSOFT PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH to cloud computing, helping you harness the full power of the cloud on your terms. Whether
in your datacenter, with a service provider, or from Microsoft datacenters—and whether in a private cloud, public cloud, or Software as a Service environ-
ment—Microsoft provides the flexibility and control you need to use cloud computing in the way that best meets your unique business needs.
Through automation and workflow systems, the resources
dedicated to any one IT service can expand or contract according
to demand or specific policies. The resource pool is shared across
multiple business units with granular control over access and use.
At the same time, resource usage is tracked and can be billed
back to line-of-business owners.
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