Middleware for Creating Private Clouds

Cloud computing has been attracting a lot of attention recently. This is because it can meet demands for speedy system implementation in pace with changes in the business environment and for reducing the rising costs of information and communications technology (ICT). Two forms of cloud computing are presently in use: public cloud computing (using ICT resources provided by service providers via the Internet) and private cloud computing (using a cloud "owned" and kept for private use by individual corporations). Although these two forms co-exist, different systems use them in different ways depending on requirements such as security, reliability, and cost. In addition to providing public-cloud-computing services, Fujitsu provides middleware products for constructing private clouds in accordance with the varied needs of our customers. This paper overviews our middleware products that support speedy system implementation and ICT cost reduction by making use of private cloud computing.