Cloud Computing: Automating the Virtualized Data Center

Appendix A. Case Study: Cloud Providers - Hybrid Cloud

Throughout this book, we talked about areas of the cloud that need to be addressed to deliver a successful orchestration and automation solution. This case study, while fictional, brings together a lot of the subject areas addressed in this book in an attempt to provide an example of how to design, build, and automate a cloud. Cisco helps build public and private cloud for many organizations using Cisco products, services, and partners to provide services to end customers. This use case looks at the business challenges faced by a large enterprise end customer and describes how cloud services and technology can help meet the corporation’s goals and reduce time to market. Although it is fictional, ...