Cloud infrastructure is an important step in providing Private cloud. Here are a few steps in building the cloud infrastructure:
Step 1: The definition no purpose is necessary first. It is important to highlight what are the business requirements for which the cloud is being developed.
Step 2: Workload definition is important. The enterprises that will be using the cloud must be having some applications that are run on cloud. Define these workload in advanced.
Step 3: Definition of Governance and other important aspects like Software, Networks, and Security etc.
Step 4: Implementation. In this step, the private cloud along with other resources is stage into the data center.
Step 5: Testing: Test processes are defined for a better verification of the requirements.
These basic steps shall lead you to build a private cloud. There are multiple patterns to be followed; the end result has to be better service provision.