The traditional approach to designing IT infrastructures is evolving. While the application-based silo (in which compute and storage infrastructure is dedicated for the exclusive use of a single application) remains the standard for some IT shops, many organizations have deployed zones of virtualization to improve utilization and efficiency.

This white paper discusses the business drivers that are leading companies to a private cloud, important steps that NetApp suggests you consider when following the path to cloud deployment, and the benefits of NetApp unified storage for the private cloud.