Eight Requirements for Self-Service IT and the Next Generation Data Center by newScale, Inc.
Virtualization is revolutionizing computing. It greatly facilitates the creation and deployment of services, permitting IT to be fast on its feet in delivering the services the business requires. With virtualization, IT can deliver services to users on-demand. With this capability, IT can empower users to serve themselves in requesting services. For example, a user can request a complete application development system and have the request quickly fulfilled through the provisioning of virtual resources. This eliminates the long delays and much higher costs of provisioning physical resources.
This paper examines the requirements and provides guidance on leveraging the resultant ca...