Proprietary Solutions
VMware (www.vmware.com) and
Microsoft (www.microsoft.com
/enterprise/microsoftcloud) emphasize
the hybrid nature of their offerings.
They have products for both
public and private clouds and provide
on-premises servers.
VMware products include vCloud
Hybrid Service, vCloud Connector,
and vSphere virtualization. Microsoft
has Windows Azure, Windows
Server, and Microsoft System Center.
These two providers offer a more
integrated solution because they own
their products, but the disadvantage
is lack of portability.