http://blogs.technet.com/b/privatecloud/archive/2013/02/11/the-portal-gateway-to-the-cloud.aspxIn this post, Jamal Malik discusses how the portal is the gateway for the consumer of a cloud service and how the portal is related to the key feature that has been responsible for driving the success of cloud computing – that being the simplificationen-USTelligent Evolution Platform Developer Build (Build: 5.6.50428.7875)http://blogs.technet.com/b/privatecloud/archive/2013/02/11/the-portal-gateway-to-the-cloud.aspx#3554065Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:06:23 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3554065Thomas W Shinder - MSFT<p>Private Cloud is a cloud infrastructure that is owned and operated by a single organization. It supports the five essential characteristics of cloud computing and enables cloud capabilities. For detailed information on what private cloud is all about, please see our private cloud reference architecture <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/3819.reference-architecture-for-private-cloud.aspx">social.technet.microsoft.com/.../3819.reference-architecture-for-private-cloud.aspx</a></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3554065" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.technet.com/b/privatecloud/archive/2013/02/11/the-portal-gateway-to-the-cloud.aspx#3554041Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:15:10 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3554041Ashok Chandran<p>What is Private Cloud? How does it differentiate from the normal internet web hosting? I am still confused why we use the term Private Cloud when the infrastructure and softwares are maintained, used by the Consumer itself.</p> <p>Please help clarify.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3554041" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.technet.com/b/privatecloud/archive/2013/02/11/the-portal-gateway-to-the-cloud.aspx#3553076Sun, 17 Feb 2013 05:24:58 GMTd5e57398-b9ef-4490-9955-07cbb4e4a80d:3553076Waqas M<p>Thanks for sharing</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.technet.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=3553076" width="1" height="1">