"Microsoft® Private Cloud Computing" by Aidan Finn, Hans Vredevoort, Patrick Lownds, Damian Flynn

This is a must-have comprehensive resource that covers all aspects of implementing a private cloud. Written by a team of expert authors who are MVPs and leaders in their respective fields, this one-of-a-kind book is an essential resource for IT administrators who are responsible for implementing and managing a cloud infrastructure. You’ll quickly learn how cloud computing offers significant cost savings while also providing new levels of speed and agility.

Serving as a how-to guide, Microsoft Private Cloud Computing walks you through building a secure, internal cloud and delivering it as a service to your company using Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V and Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012.
Walks you through the entire process: understanding cloud computing, understanding the Microsoft concept of a private cloud, deploying a private cloud fabric, deploying services, and building a private cloud, as well as integrating it with Microsoft’s public cloud to create a cross-premises or public cloud
Discusses fabric management with System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) 2012
Examines how to provide network and storage with VMM 2012
Looks at the VMM library configuration
Discusses private cloud and cloud service management with Microsoft App Controller

Contents
Introduction
Part 1. Introduction to Cloud Computing
1. Understanding Cloud Computing
2. The Microsoft Private Cloud
Part 2. Fabric and Service Management
3. Introducing the VMM 2012 Architecture
4. Setting Up and Deploying VMM 2012
5. Understanding the VMM Library
6. Understanding Network and Storage in VMM 2012
7. Deploying Hosts and Clusters in VMM 2012
8. Understanding Service Modeling
Part 3. Private Cloud Solution
9. Creating a Private Cloud
10. Working in the Cloud
11. App Controller and the Public Cloud
12. Cloud Services Process Pack.
Index


About the Authors
Aidan Finn is an MVP in Virtual Machine: System Administration and leader of the Windows User Group in Ireland.
Hans Vredevoort is a Cluster MVP and an infrastructure consultant.
Patrick Lownds is leader of the Microsoft Virtualization User Group in the UK.
Damian Flynn is the Infrastructure Architect for Lionbridge Technologies and acting manager of Core Infrastructure Group.