As the hybrid cloud matures to support the enterprise, there is a requirement to provide a consistent and predictable foundation for enterprise computing. There is a need to support the development, deployment, management, and control of the overall environment. While many business units have taken advantage of the public cloud because of its ease of provisioning services, many other organizations are looking pragmatically at the private cloud to support mission critical workloads that need to be protected behind the firewall. Enterprises require workload portability, security, integration and connectivity, and overall management of workloads.

That’s where this book comes in handy. IBM Cloud Private For Dummies, Limited Edition, provides insights into the role of the private cloud and how it supports the changing requirements for computing. The book focuses on IBM’s private cloud offering — IBM Cloud Private — that works in concert with IBM’s public cloud services.