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Published inJan 2016
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ISBN-139781785882470
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Amit Malik
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Amit Malik

Amit Malik is an IT enthusiast and technology evangelist from Delhi, India. He specializes in Virtualization, Cloud, and emerging technology space. He has an intense knowledge in building cloud solutions with Microsoft Windows Azure Pack. Amit holds various industry admired certifications from all major OEM's in Virtualization and Cloud space including MCSE for Private Cloud. Amit has designed and built numerous virtualization and private cloud solutions comprising the product lines of Microsoft, VMware, and Citrix. Apart from these, he can be found working on emerging technologies including VDI, hyper convergence, Software Defined Infrastructure solutions including networking and storage, Containers, Big Data, IoT, and other similar technologies. Amit is interested in building products and doing product management in near future for related technology space. You can always reach Amit on LinkedIn (https://in.linkedin.com/in/amitmalik99)or email (contact2amitmalik@gmail.com)
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Cloud fabric infrastructure planning


Planning a cloud fabric infrastructure involves practice and involvement of business and technical decision makers. Cloud fabric has to be planned in such a manner that ensures that services are available for the business in a reliable and efficient manner. Current infrastructure assessment, forecasting and future resource planning, cloud service catalogues, along with strategic vision and financials are the key facts to consider while planning for cloud infrastructure. Let's have a look at the foundation and basic principles for planning a WAP-based cloud fabric infrastructure for delivering IaaS services.

Choosing the hardware

While choosing hardware for your cloud infrastructure, there is a long list of precautions to be taken care of. The following are some of these precautions:

  • Follow the Microsoft certified hardware and software supportability and compatibility list. It is not a mandatory requirement as a WAP-based solution can be installed on almost...

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Published in: Jan 2016Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781785882470

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Amit Malik

Amit Malik is an IT enthusiast and technology evangelist from Delhi, India. He specializes in Virtualization, Cloud, and emerging technology space. He has an intense knowledge in building cloud solutions with Microsoft Windows Azure Pack. Amit holds various industry admired certifications from all major OEM's in Virtualization and Cloud space including MCSE for Private Cloud. Amit has designed and built numerous virtualization and private cloud solutions comprising the product lines of Microsoft, VMware, and Citrix. Apart from these, he can be found working on emerging technologies including VDI, hyper convergence, Software Defined Infrastructure solutions including networking and storage, Containers, Big Data, IoT, and other similar technologies. Amit is interested in building products and doing product management in near future for related technology space. You can always reach Amit on LinkedIn (https://in.linkedin.com/in/amitmalik99)or email (contact2amitmalik@gmail.com)
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