The potential of private clouds remains untapped. The adoption of cloud computing by midsize organizations has allowed them to be more flexible and lower IT costs. Yet midsize companies have not taken this technology as far as it can go. Learn more about the advantages that Private Cloud has to offer here.

1. 7 THINGS YOU
SHOULD KNOW
ABOUT PRIVATE
CLOUDS.
Just for midsize companies.
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2. The potential of private
clouds remains untapped.
The adoption of cloud computing by midsize
organizations has allowed them to be more flexible
and lower IT costs. Yet midsize companies have
not taken this technology as far as it can go.
While server virtualization is one thing, private
clouds can be truly transformational.
See how on the next few pages.
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Download “How Private Clouds can Transform IT
in Midsize Companies” by the Aberdeen Group.

3. 1.
Private clouds means
fewer servers.
• You consume less power
• You require less management
• You use less space in the data center
• You need far less maintenance
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4. 2.
Faster deployment
with private clouds.
52% of midsize companies report they’re able to deploy new
applications in a fraction of the time – a reduction from 14.7
days on average to only 4.2 days.
• Time to value is 10 days faster, a 71% improvement.
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5. 3.
There’s also less downtime.
48% of midsize organizations reduce application downtime
via server virtualization.
• The cost of downtime is over $100,000 per hour.
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6. 4.
Private clouds lower IT costs.
48% of midsize organizations reduce their overall IT
expenses as a result of cloud computing.
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7. 5.
Happier employees are
also found in the cloud.
Cloud computing does not cause IT employees to lose jobs,
but rather they are redirected to more business-critical projects.
• Cloud eliminates many of the mundane and repetitive
tasks, freeing employees to do more interesting work.
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8. 6.
The tool that makes it
all happen.
A new breed of software has arrived just for cloud computing.
• rivate Cloud Management Software – purpose-built to
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help you fully realize all the benefits that a private cloud can
bring to your midsize company.
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9. 7.
To maximize your private
cloud, check for these
software features.
• Ability to convert virtualized environment to private cloud
• Security and compliance
• IT single-management pane of glass
• Support for multiple types of hypervisors
• Positioned for future cloud technologies
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10. Start now.
From lower IT costs to happier employees to the
ultimate in security, private clouds can do more
for midsize organizations than you realize.
Learn more
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Download “How Private Clouds can Transform IT
in Midsize Companies” by the Aberdeen Group.