Riverbed Tech Brief Sample

Cloud computing has become an important new tool for IT managers in controlling the cost and complexity of business-critical applications and data. Cloud computing is compelling to enterprises because it allows them to consolidate resources, provision services more quickly, and even rationalize costs more effectively with new business models.

However, there are numerous challenges with this approach that may prevent organizations from succeeding with cloud initiatives. These cloud initiatives may be private cloud (where server and storage resources live behind a corporate firewall) or public cloud (resources live in a shared datacenter, via a service such as Amazon EC2). In both cases, problems with application performance, available bandwidth, and visibility often limit the effective gains of a scalable cloud computing model. Addressing these limitations can be the difference between success or failure of a cloud-based system, which in turn can affect an organization’s effectiveness and competitive advantage in its market.