There is more to managing a private cloud than just deployment and monitoring. You often times need to ensure that the configuration of the servers that host private cloud resources, as well as the workloads running within the private cloud, do not deviate too far from their appropriate configuration. You need to ensure that the servers that host private cloud resources, as well as the workloads running within the private cloud, are kept current with software updates. You also need to ensure that the workloads and the servers that they run on are regularly backed up and able to be recovered, both for business continuity purposes and to accomplish data retention objectives.
Objectives in this chapter:
Manage compliance and configuration
Manage updates
Implement backup and recovery
