Public Cloud

What is Public Cloud?

A public cloud is a pool of virtual resources—developed from hardware owned and managed by a third-party company—that is automatically provisioned and allocated among multiple clients through a self-service interface. It’s a straightforward way to scale out workloads that experience unexpected demand fluctuations.

Top-of-mind concerns that public cloud providers should address for the physical infrastructure are:

• Fast implementation to accommodate rapid growth – How will you streamline the process of designing, specifying, installing and managing the increasingly complex physical infrastructure necessary to optimize your data center?
• High-density server deployments that exceed available power and cooling supply – How will your team monitor and manage the available power and cooling for a given server or cabinet?
• Maximize revenue generation per square foot or kilowatt – How do you ensure that you maximize revenue (such as floor space and vertical space in the cabinet) in your facility?
• Ability to meet or exceed Service Level Agreements (SLAs) – How do physical infrastructure moves, adds and changes impact your ability to meet your SLAs?

See Also

• IT Strategy (Information Technology Strategy)
• IT Governance
• Enterprise Architecture
• Chief Information Officer (CIO)
• IT Sourcing (Information Technology Sourcing)
• IT Operations (Information Technology Operations)
• E-Strategy