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That was what I was looking for...it seems DA is cool for a few users, but a &quot;private cloud&quot; built on DA does not seem the best way to go.<br />
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Thanks.
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That was what I was looking for...it seems DA is cool for a few users, but a "private cloud" built on DA does not seem the best way to go.

Thanks.

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We are debating setting up a private cloud for a customer. &nbsp;We are debating using DA (Microsoft Direct Access) for this.<br />
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Thoughts on application and effectiveness of using DA for private cloud?<br />
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Thanks<br />
<br />
Cliff
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We are debating setting up a private cloud for a customer.  We are debating using DA (Microsoft Direct Access) for this.

Thoughts on application and effectiveness of using DA for private cloud?

Thanks

Cliff

DA for private cloud

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