What to Consider Before You Reach for the Cloud

Just like there are a variety of end users, building a successful Cloud business is not a one-size-fits-all model. Whether a Cloud Builder, Cloud Provider or Cloud Reseller.

TDCloud can help you make the most of this opportunity by providing you with the tools and services you need to make sure you’re ready to embark on this new profitable endeavor.

First, defining the role of a Cloud Builder:

Cloud Builder
Includes products such as servers, storage, networks, virtualization and security that help VARs build private clouds for their end-user customers—either on- or off-premise.  A Cloud Builder is not building out a data center and hosting private clouds for end users.

Second, defining the deployment models that a Cloud Builder would deploy:

Private cloud: In this case, an organization owns its own cloud. The operation of the cloud takes place behind the internal firewall or behind a third-party’s firewall. This type of cloud is managed by the organization or a third-party, and can exist on-premises or off-premises.

Hybrid cloud: As its name suggest, a hybrid cloud blends the public and private cloud models, and provides a high degree of interoperability between a private cloud and a public cloud implementation. The hybrid model is favored by companies that want to own and operate a cloud infrastructure sized for routine loads but like the flexibility of renting extra capacity to handle load spikes.

The opportunity for a Cloud Builder is to recommend an architecture and assist the customer in deploying the cloud on-premise.  Tech Data has the resources, training, enablement, and best in class data center partners to help you build Clouds for your customers.