Private Cloud is a secure, stable, scalable and simple shared services model deployed within enterprise network boundary adhering to cloud computing principles. Primary Goal of Migration to Private Cloud is Seamless transfer of Application Services from Current Data Center to the new facilities built using Shared Services Architecture for Private cloud. AppsCloud – A Methodology for migrating to Private Cloud The Emphasis of this methodology is on: Understanding application workload Behavior Ensure Security Leverage technology innovations Adherence to Cloud Computing Principles The Goal is to de-risk the datacenter migration, reduce disruption due to change and simplify the path to Private cloud adoption. Understanding Application Workloads Application Infrastructure in a large organization is inherently difficult to comprehend as a single entity due to diversity of Application workloads (Email, Database, Data warehousing, ERP, Analytics etc). D