{"id":11709,"date":"2011-11-30T08:40:42","date_gmt":"2011-11-30T08:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/internal-cloud\/"},"modified":"2011-11-30T08:43:28","modified_gmt":"2011-11-30T08:43:28","slug":"internal-cloud","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/26648\/internal-cloud","title":{"rendered":"Internal Cloud"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_internal_cloud_mean\">What Does Internal Cloud Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An internal cloud is a cloud computing service model that is implemented within an organization&#8217;s dedicated resources and infrastructure. Internal clouds apply virtualization mechanisms, shared storage and network resources to facilitate full control of an organization&#8217;s cloud computing environment. <\/p>\n<p>An internal cloud is also known as a corporate cloud.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_internal_cloud\">Techopedia Explains Internal Cloud<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>An organization builds an internal cloud by applying the cloud computing service model and delivery framework over local and\/or offsite data center resources. The internal cloud then delivers computing, storage and software services to each node within the organization.<\/p>\n<p>An internal cloud provides the following benefits: <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Total cloud security (or at least, control over security)<\/li>\n<li>Reduced infrastructure costs<\/li>\n<li>Reduced hardware requirements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This concept is very similar to a private cloud in that cloud computing techniques are used for a single organization. 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