Cloud Data Centers and Cost Modeling

Appendices

Appendix A Catalogue of Major IT Project Catastrophe

	Year	Company	Outcome (Costs in US$)	Value
1	1992	Budget Rent-A-Car, Hilton Hotels, Marriott International and AMR(American Airlines)	Travel reservation system cancelled after $165million is spent	$165
2	1993	Greyhound Lines Inc.	Bus reservation system crashes repeatedly upon introduction, contributing to revenue loss of $16 million	$61
3	1993	London Ambulance Service [UK]	Dispatch system cancelled in 1990 at $11.25 million, second attempt abandoned after deployment, costing $15 million	$26
4	1993	Allstate Insurance Co.	Office automation system abandoned after deployment, cost $130 million	$130
5	1993	London Stock Exchange [UK]	Taurus stock settlement system cancelled after $600 million is spent	$600
6	1994	Chemical ...