Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Consolidation Planner is a tool that can be used to help organizations that are considering a move to the cloud or
new physical hardware (for example, Exadata) to identify and shrink their infrastructure footprint.
Summary
In this chapter, you reviewed cloud computing, its key characteristics, and its delivery and deployment models.
You also learned that in order to get the best out of your cloud infrastructure, it is important to efficiently manage
all phases of the cloud lifecycle. You can't have a very good solution just for provisioning or monitoring, for efficient
cloud management. EM12c lets you gain total control over all the phases of the cloud lifecycle, allowing you to
achieve the highest return on your investment in an enterprise private cloud.
