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Getting private cloud? Better change your funding model

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The traditional data center is a mishmash of equipment, tools and operating systems – and project-based funding is largely to blame. This budgeting anachronism was sustainable when servers were physical, but causes problems in a virtualized environment. It’s anathema to private cloud. Transitioning to private cloud requires a chargeback funding model. Chargeback aligns with the dynamics of shared resource pools and facilitates both improved budgeting and planning along with more efficient resource consumption. Organizations often start upon the virtualization journey with “low hanging fruit” servers and gradually work up to Tier 1 machines. IT