Cloud Technology Partners (cloudTP) has announced the public launch of its new and improved website atwww.cloudtp.comintended to provide CIOs, CTOs, and other IT and business professionals with a comprehensive portal for gaining and sharing knowledge about cloud computing. The continuously evolving site will enable its visitors to quickly and easily source the latest information pertaining directly to their unique IT and business challenges, as well as engage in conversation, and even debate, with their peers and/or industry analyst experts regarding existing and emerging cloud technologies and methodologies. cloudTP also announced the availability of a new white paper titled, “Mastering Private Clouds-Top Strategies for Successful Deployment.” It provides the detailed guidelines necessary to drive a successful private cloud initiative and reap the numerous benefits that flow from it, including:
  • Reduce capital costs by sharing IT resources among business units and departments
  • Maximize utilization and reduce redundancies
  • Reduce administrative costs via automated workload management
  • Improve end-user satisfaction with self-service portals
  • Better track costs and usage via metering and charge-back