For organizations currently using traditional infrastructures, a cloud will enable users to consume IT resources in the data center in ways that were never before available. Companies following traditional data center management practices know that making IT resources available to an end user can be time-intensive. It involves many steps, such as procuring hardware; finding raised floor space and sufficient power and cooling; allocating administrators to install operating systems, middleware and software; provisioning the network; and securing the environment. Most companies find that this process can take two to three months—or more. Those IT organizations that are re-provisioning existing hardware resources find that it still takes several weeks.
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