Is your organization implementing an internal cloud as a strategic move towards managing growth and delivering services to meet the demands of the business? According to Tommy Peterson of EDTech Magazine June/July 2011, Franklin University updated their IT Infrastructure to manage its growth, and implement an internal cloud. Perhaps virtualization is the first step towards streamlining resources, and moving towards developing a service model to meet today’s business demands while preparing for the future? Franklin University began with virtualization as the central of the new cloud model. With federal and state budget cuts, declining endowments, universities, hospitals and other industries are finding new ways of delivering technology to improve business, increase profits and maximize service cost effectively. This shift is requiring creative and forward thinking to the delivery of IT services to an organization. This approach is looking at IT as a business.  More about Franklin University’s approach to managing growth and enduring ROI:  http://www.edtechmag.com/higher/june-july-2011/room-to-grow-in-the-cloud.html

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