IT shops rally around private clouds

Going forward, a hybrid public-private approach will likely win IT shops rally around private clouds Computerworld - Private clouds -- where companies use their own infrastructure and provision virtualized services to end users via automated tools -- are gaining traction among IT leaders who want to deliver advanced services at lower cost. However, as with any new approach to computing, private clouds today fall short on manageability, and some users worry about the risk of vendor lock-in, particularly with virtualization and other tools that make cloud computing possible. Further, the fuzzy nature of just what private cloud computing means could slow the adoption of internal cloud setups. (See sidebar, below.) That lack of definition doesn't bother Geir Ramleth, CIO at San Francisco-based Bechtel Corp. In fact, he says, the... [read full story]                    

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