What is private cloud?

With a private cloud, you get many of the benefits of public cloud computinginclud- ing self-service, scalability, and elasticitywith the additional control and customization available from dedicated resources.

Two models for cloud services can be delivered in a private cloud: Infrastructure as a Ser- vice (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS). With IaaS, you can use infrastructure resources (compute, network, and storage) as a service, while PaaS provides a complete application platform as a service.

Microsoft offers solutions that deliver IaaS and PaaS for both private and public cloud deployments. This datasheet focuses on Microsoft solutions for IaaS and provides an over- view of Microsoft Hyper-VTM Cloud, a set of programs and initiatives to help customers and partners accelerate deployment of IaaS.

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