These slides will cover the essential characteristics of cloud computing in the data center. Why should you consider adopting cloud architecture? We'll show you.

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Cloud Computing Overview
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in the IT industry

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Cloud Computing Essential Characteristics
• On-demand self-service
• Broad network access
• Resource pooling
• Rapid elasticity
• Measured service
Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

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Why Cloud Computing?
With correct methodology,
cloud architectures can
increase agility, provide data
protection, improve scalability
and reduce costs.

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Cloud Computing Benefits
• Dynamically provision services and
scale in seconds to meet real-time
user requirements
• Increase utilization of storage,
compute and networking resources
• Enable multi-tenancy with ability to
charge back business units for services
• Deliver services faster while
maintaining control without adding
complexity
• Maintain security and compliance
requirements
• Reduce capital and operational
expenses

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How Can InterVision Help?
• Work with you to build a private
cloud with best-in-class hardware
and software from leading IT
vendors
• Design hybrid cloud architectures
• Recommend a pre-packaged data
center stack that is highly
scalable and manageable
• Leverage your previous
investments and move your
legacy systems to the cloud
• Map a cloud strategy that meets
your current and future
requirements

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InterVision Cloud Services
• Cloud Readiness Assessment
• Private Cloud Infrastructure
• Cloud Storage Solutions
• Hybrid Cloud Integration
• Cloud Management Tools
• Cloud Support Services

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Cloud Readiness Assessment
InterVision’s assessment service is
designed to identify and address
any gaps in your current
infrastructure and develop an
actionable plan for cloud readiness.
Our team of cloud experts reviews
and analyzes your entire enterprise
computing environment and meets
with you to discuss your business
drivers and requirements. We
ensure that we have a complete
and accurate picture of your
environment prior to mapping a
plan to the cloud.

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Private Cloud Infrastructure
Private clouds generally provide the highest performance and
security of all cloud models, and let organizations easily scale up
storage and compute capacity. InterVision can help you select
technologies to build a customized private cloud that meets your
business requirements. We also work with leading IT vendors to
offer pre-packaged solutions that speed up the deployment. This
includes converged, highly virtualized infrastructure built on front
end open systems, unified fabric, and backend storage topologies.

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Cloud Storage Services
Cloud storage allows organizations to store, access and manage
almost any amount of data on infrastructure managed by a service
provider. InterVision can help you develop an enterprise cloud
storage strategy tailored for your environment and requirements,
while ensuring that your data is preserved and protected.
Cloud Storage Use Cases
• Back up of active data needed for business system recovery
• Archival of data that is not being actively updated
• Collaboration across workgroups and multiple devices
• Serve static data for websites

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Hybrid Cloud Integration Services
Hybrid clouds offer a number of advantages and
use cases, including:
• Dynamic capacity expansion (cloud bursting)
• Keeping intellectual property on site
• Dev/test
• Flexible business operations
• Optimized costs
InterVision works with customers to understand
their application environment and create a
hybrid cloud strategy that leverages public cloud
resources. We help IT staff monitor and secure
the management of resources across public and
private clouds.

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Cloud Management Tools
InterVision systems engineers
have expertise in the best cloud
automation and management
tools leading manufacturers.
These solutions orchestrate the
provisioning of data center
services to make workloads
operational within minutes, and
enable use of a self-service portal
for management, monitoring and
chargeback.

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Cloud Support Services
InterVision tailors cloud
solutions to each customer’s
service availability needs.
We design, procure and build
the right IT infrastructure to
support any cloud model.

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InterVision’s Cloud Methodology
Steps to help you get started in the cloud
1. Analyze your business initiatives and application flow
2. Review overall IT requirements including workload, I/O,
security, backup, disaster recovery, and multi-tenancy
3. Help you clarify your goals and requirements
4. Identify solutions and service delivery models that will
maximize the effectiveness of IT spend
5. Create a cloud roadmap and strategy

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If you have any questions about cloud
computing or are interested in
discussing cloud in your company,
please feel free to reach us at
info@intervision.com