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Chapter 4. Sample overview
In this chapter, we describe the sample application and the ITSO private cloud used to
illustrate the actions that are required to build a custom cloud environment. Using a private
cloud approach allows us to overcome the limitations of a classic infrastructure and provide
more flexibility to the system.
We describe the application and the requirements that it must satisfy.
This chapter contains the following topics:
4.1, “Application requirements” on page 52
4.2, “The ITSO private cloud” on page 57
4.3, “Customizing the components” on page 66
4.4, “Deploying the ...