Utility Computing
Utility computing is often considered one of the greatest promises of the next decade of computing. Millions of dollars are spent every year on this new era of computing. UC is, however, difficult to define, as it seems to mean something different to everyone asked, and to every system vendor. UC can be narrowly defined as simply aligning pricing models to data center resources, or pay-as-you-go models. This definition is focused on the hardware, CPUs, storage systems, and sometimes the network.
Almost everyone agrees with the benefits of UC:
Decreased total IT costs and business costs
Maximized resource utilization and service density
Minimized waste and underutilization of dedicated systems
Accurately charged users and better ...
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