Chief information officers (CIOs) are faced with unprecedented pressure to scale up their IT infrastructure with extremely limited resources, and cloud computing is increasingly becoming part of the answer. Dell views cloud computing as a fundamental business model change — where IT is provided as a service. Leveraging clouds to offload selective IT workloads can provide greater responsiveness to your business needs while driving greater efficiencies. Cloud computing from Dell can help you to:
Increase IT capabilities while minimizing capital expenditures and operational overhead.
Provide greater business flexibility through an on-demand, pay-as-you-go model that scales with your business.
Have more choice in providers — utilize in-house and third-party vendors.
Public Clouds, Private Clouds or Both?To realize the benefits of cloud computing, you first have to decide where to provision the service. Will you use the ever increasing choice of commercial public cloud services, build your own private cloud or do both selectively by workload? The answer depends on the needs of your organization, your planned level of investment and your security requirements. Whatever your choice, Dell is uniquely qualified to help you.Take Advantage of Cloud Computing TodayFor thousands of customers, Dell is one of the largest enterprise cloud-enabled service providers. Dell offers cloud-based services that can discover, track and manage distributed PCs through the Internet; locate and alert your employees during a crisis; provide a resilient backup email system; and automate data backup and encryption. Competing Effectively: Building Your Own CloudAs a trusted cloud solutions provider to some of the largest cloud builders, such as Microsoft and Ask.com, Dell has a proven track record in helping organizations build their own cloud — or hyper-scale — environments. Dell is also a key enabler and partner with VMware, Citrix and Microsoft. Learn more about how Dell can enable your organization to build a cloud environment to help you gain a competitive advantage.
