The Bottom Line
Explain the differences between virtualization and the private cloud.
Virtualization enables multiple operating system instances to run on a single
physical piece of hardware by creating multiple virtual machines that can share the
resources of the physical server. This enables greater utilization of a server’s
resources, reduction in server hardware, and potential improvements to
provisioning processes. The private cloud is fundamentally a management solution
that builds on virtualization but brings additional capabilities by interfacing with
the entire fabric, including network and storage, to provide a complete abstraction
and therefore management of the entire infrastructure. This allows a greater
utilization of all available resources, which leads to greater scalability. Because of
the abstraction of the actual fabric, it is possible to enable user self-service based
on their assignment to various clouds.
Master It Do you need to change your fabric to implement the private cloud?
Describe the must-have components to create a Microsoft private cloud.
The foundation of a Microsoft private cloud solution comprises virtualization hosts
using Hyper-V and then SCVMM and Windows Azure Pack to provide the core
fabric management, abstraction, cloud creation, and end-user self-service
functionality. Orchestrator and Service Manager can be utilized to build on this
core set of private cloud functionality to bring more-advanced workflows,
authorization of requests, and charge-back functionality.